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14m old freaking out at the bath - help!

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CrushWithEyeliner · 18/02/2008 20:00

DD has a massive aversion to the bath now. She has excema which has recently been infected (better now) but dermatologist is adamant we must bath and anoint every night.
I think I may have got the water one degree too hot (not awfully or anything) the other night and she is really sensitive about this..now she is getting hysterical and won't be put into it at all.

Shit what am I going to do? Does anyone have any tips for me...

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AnnaPx · 26/03/2008 16:18

DD did this a few weeks ago, having previously loved it. Same age as yours, but no excema.

We got over it by running a very shallow bath and me getting in with her. If that hadn't worked the next thing we were going to try was putting her in an empty bath with a washing up bowl of water, and sponging her using that (and trying to get her to play with it).

Good luck

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