Bathing baby in wetroom?

[NinjaTurtleMikey]

I’m disabled so I have a wetroom, meaning no bath or shower cubicle. I’ve been bathing my now 5mo in his bath on a stand but he’s extremely wriggly now and it’s getting almost impossible to bath him alone as I have to kind of tuck him (naked and wet!) under my arm whilst I grab the towel, all the while he’s kicking and thrashing and trying to roll over. Not unhappy at all he loves baths, but it’s a bit like taming a small, chubby crocodile I should think, but the croc only has 2 teeth.

He’s also getting really long for it and either kicks the edge (sending himself into the other edge), kicks the plug out or just puts his legs straight up out of the water completely 😂 he can’t sit up yet so it’s even more difficult.

I’d bath him in the kitchen sink but it’s next to the back door and there’s no radiators in my kitchen.

Any ideas would be much appreciated please! Bath time is absolutely key in his bedtime routine but it’s getting very difficult for me.

At this time of year I don’t think you need any heat on in the room you bathe him in, we don’t put the heating on until late October/early November and the DC have survived quite well

Something like this for under the shower?
m.ebay.co.uk/itm/Bathtub-Jane-bath-Adaptable-Shower-Tray-/132659335922?ul_ref=http%3A%2F%2Frover.ebay.com%2Frover%2F1%2F710-53481-19255-0%2F1%3Futm_source%3Dtwenga%26utm_param%3DeyJlcyI6MCwicyI6OTcyMDIzNywiY2kiOiIwMzgzNGY5OWVlMjgxNjQwZWYyYjgxNjIxNTY5MWNkNiIsImkiOiIzOTQwMjMwMTY2NTY1MTExNCIsInRzIjoxNTM1MTc5OTgxLCJ2IjozLCJzbyI6MTUwMCwiYyI6NDU0NTR9%26utm_campaign%3Dtwenga%26utm_medium%3Dcpc%26ff3%3D4%26pub%3D5574631662%26toolid%3D10001%26campid%3D5338243305%26customid%3D03834f99ee281640ef2b816215691cd6%26mpre%3Dhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.ebay.co.uk%252Fitm%252FBathtub-Jane-bath-Adaptable-Shower-Tray-%252F132659335922%26srcrot%3D710-53481-19255-0%26rvr_id%3D1643846134321%26rvr_ts%3D6fdb8c6f1650aa18c0e667e4fffe0a67&_mwBanner=1&_rdt=1&ul_noapp=true

Can you get up and down from the floor or does the solution need to be raised up off the floor?

2 teeth already! Well done.
I’m guessing from what you say that putting the tub on the floor isn’t an option? And here in Scotland, I’m with you that it would be too chilly next to a draughty door even at this time of year.
Could you put his towel somewhere safe but accessible (laid out in your bed?) and then carry him through wet?
Or a towel poncho for you - cut a hole for your head in an old towel, so you don’t have to juggle so much?

Otherwise, I’m sort of regretting making the bath such a big bit of our bedtime, and wish I’d sometimes made it a wipe with a damp cloth. Better for their skin, the environment and easier in unfamiliar locations.

Oh dear, sorry, none of those are much help. It does get easier when they can sit up, I’m with you there. Actually, would you manage a bucket on the floor? That would hold him sort of upright, could you reach him out?

Babies that age are very adaptable so whilst you may feel bathtime is key in his routine, replacing a bath with another calming activity should be fine, at least after a few days. Then you can bathe him at other times when someone else can help.
DC1 had a bath every night but DC2 only had one a couple of times a week and they often had a bath in the morning.
I guess you'd still need a plan for what to do if there's a nappy explosion.

I'm not disabled, but we don't have a bath. I used to take the DCs into the shower with me. You can soap and rinse them then put them on the floor of the shower or bathroom while you clean yourself.

It does depend on whether you can manage the floor though.

I would do that but it’s a bit like wrestling a wet bag of snakes at the best of times, the whole floor gets really wet too plus he rolls around everywhere it just doesn’t seem very safe to put him on the floor. If there was almost like a high chair that seems like the kind of thing that would help shower him. Even in this weather it would be too chilly to bath him in the kitchen I think and the towel is right next to me, the hard part is just the 0.01 second I have to hold him with one hand and pick it up while he’s trying to fling himself across the room

I would shower with him when he was much smaller but it’s been possible for about 6 weeks. He really suffers with wind and a bath/shower really helps to settle it at night, there’s a noticeable difference when he doesn have one

High chair might be a really good idea. I know we used to stick the cheapy ikea plastic one outside and stick the sprinkler on and ds loved it.

Buckle in and stick under the shower???

Would something like this work?
www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/chairs-stools-benches/high-chairs/langur-junior-highchair-white-spr-09252593/

Cross posted with Formerly

Would you be able to put an IKEA Antilop high chair in the shower? The design is very simple so easy to wipe dry and it's light to move.

The lap strap wasn't fantastic when I was using ours a few years back but I think that's been improved. I used reins and their D rings to make it more secure.

Wet babies are like handling eels at that age!

What about a big storage box?

Or kitchen sink?

I did consider exactly that high chair but worried about getting it dry before it went rusty

And doesn’t he need to be sitting upright before that?

Oh no I was thinking of the simpler high chair. Always prepared, I bought a high chair before he was even born but it wouldn’t do as it’s got too many bits? Cushiony reclining seat etc

We’ve got this to use in wet rooms when we go on holiday. Our 3 year old still fits in it.
It’s cushioned, padded, and you can kind of prop them against the sides when they’re little.

Ikea / Asda basic high chair, shower him, put poncho towel over his head before picking him up. You can get inflatable insert if he is too little.
It shouldn’t go rusty before you are done using it. They are frequently on fb selling sites for £10, I’m sure it would do a good 6-12 months without much drying / care.

Something like this?
www.argos.co.uk/product/6127970

Thank you, it’s not the bath that’s the problem as he’s got one of those change tables the bath fits into in there at the moment and it takes up the whole bloody room and hides my shampoo. He had a baby bath on the floor when he was tiny but it destroyed my back and I didn’t like using it on the wet floor (which happened regardless of towels etc getting him out.)
I’m really thinking high chair and poncho towel now as it’ll give me some space back too. I live in such a tiny Wendy house and baby stuff takes up so much room! Where can I find the inflatable inserts please?

@knittedfairies typically I’ve just given my one away but he was too big to fit in it comfortably anyway. He wears a 6-9 month in clothing and even then some are a bit small

Sorry to be personal OP but what do you use to shower?

What I mean is can you get onto the floor? If so you could put a towel on the floor to make it less slippy.

I'm also thinking one of those chairs you get in the toilets for hanging babies - sort of a plastic chair on the wall, but I suppose that would need him to sit up.

I can understand the kitchen being drafty but could you bath him in his vest?

A completely out there idea - which may be completely stupid. If you have a fairly solid shower seat, one of those flip down shelf type could you put a plastic shopping basket on it and shower him?

You might need something to secure it.

How about this bath seat?

direct.asda.com/george/baby/baths-bath-toys/angelcare-soft-touch-bath-seat-aqua/050318185,default,pd.html

How about this?

It is £££ but you could probably sell it afterwards