Toddler refusing to have a bath!

[Freewanderer]

Hello,
Am just wondering if there is anyone who has had this problem and if so, what they did to solve the problem? Toddler is 19 months, has been refusing to even be lifted into an empty bath now for several weeks. I’m not sure what’s happened/what she’s frightened of?
We have tried just an empty bath, new toys, putting her 4 month old brother in... etc. Even tried getting in ourselves too!
Any suggestions or thoughts would be much appreciated.

Thanks very much @BlackKittyKat. Will try that

My sister got my daughter a multicoloured bath bomb. My daughter loved it because it made the water pretty. It lasted about 4 baths. We only used a baby bath and fished it out before it dissolved completely.

We had the same, even though she still loved her weekly swim lessons!

We just wiped her down and let her visit me in the bathroom while I was having one and one day she wanted to get in. Hair washing was still a battle for a while though.

What about a little paddling pool, have lots of fun on a warm day with some water in it and some bubbles, try to break the ice that way?

Yes, have tried the paddling pool. She stayed for a few seconds and I tired to wash her hair. She then lost it completely!
She used to love swimming so much. Shame she hasn’t been going.
The water bomb might be worth a go too. Thanks @kayakingmum.
Toddlers r a mystery. I like the idea of her seeing us having baths but not trying to make her get in.
Thanks all for some excellent ideas

Could you get in the bath with her?
Dd went through a stage of hating the bath (turned out she was terrified of the plug)
My DH would pass her to me when I was in the bath. I'd blow some bubbles and then we'd get out, very slowly built up her tolerance to it. She still hates plugs and filters in swimming pools!

I think it made her feel safer because it was smaller and there was no plug hole.

The dreaded plug hole!!!
When my Ds was about that age he was terrified of the bath. Turns out he was frightened of being sucked down the plug hole. I remember we bought a Winnie the Pooh bath mat that covered the plug and he was fine after that.
He still remembers it now (he's 16) it must have really frightened him

Would she bath a toy baby?

Oh I went through this a month ago.
For 2 weeks straight DS became hysterical at even the mention of the word bath.
I'm absolutely against just pushing through with it until they stop crying, utterly pointless and distressing if you ask me.
We worked around it by bathing in the sink/paddling pool, then slowly just messing around in the bathroom dropping toys into an empty bath, standing in an empty bath, watching me have a bath etc. Then gradually adding a cm of water each day. DS absolutely fine now