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DD hates bath time

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Imawurzel · 06/03/2008 12:01

She is 8 wks today and i give her a bath twice a week and top and tail her the rest of the time.
One bath is with me and the other is in her bath.
She screams the house down when i bath her, how can i help her enjoy it more?
She used to like having her hair washed too but now doesn't like that either.
I'm always talking soothingly to her to try and calm her down, but it's not working.
Help oh wise mums.
T.I.A.

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WelliesAndPyjamas · 06/03/2008 12:04

Start by having a bath with her (big bath not baby bath obviously ) so she can be cuddled, feel safe, and gradually get used to it.

It does get easier.

Beauregard · 06/03/2008 12:05

maybe leave the bathing for a while and just give lots of washes?

motherinferior · 06/03/2008 12:06

I agree that it does get easier, really it does, everything gets easier from this stage!

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Imawurzel · 06/03/2008 20:32

ok i'll try that thanks.
will need DH to help,so i can hand the slippery little monster too him when we're done.
Or will i be able to do it alone ya reckon??
Anyone managed to do it alone??

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AMumInScotland · 06/03/2008 20:47

You can always leave her vest on to give you something to grip

powwow · 06/03/2008 20:58

I have found that if baby is either hungry or over sleeply they will not enjoy bath time do you bath at the same time of different times. Just a tip try and bath at the same time each day and this will soon become part of their routine.

MrsBadger · 06/03/2008 21:16

MI is (as so often) right

I bathed dd very little at that age and usually in with me (yes you do need dh - you get in, dh passes her to you, you wash her and give ehr back, then run some more hot in and have a ncie bath yourself )

and we did it in the mornings for ages as she was at her least grumpy then

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Imawurzel · 06/03/2008 22:22

im still sleeping when DH goes to work. so cant bath in mornings.
will try an do it at same time in evenings.
thanks for advice.

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MrsBadger · 06/03/2008 22:24

maybe bath once a week on a weekend morning only then?

not like she's getting muddy

nappyaddict · 17/04/2008 07:14

you don't need someone to pass you the baby i used to lie ds on the floor, get in and then lean over the side and pick him up. to get out i would do the same in reverse.

have you checked the bath is warm enough for her? they can have it up to 39 degrees. ds hated anything cooler than this.

PearTart · 18/04/2008 15:17

DD hated her bath for ages- when all her peers were happy and smiling having theirs. I remember feeling depressed about this. She was about 4 months old when it started to get better. But it will! Now she's a older; bath time is great fun.
You may find that having a bath support makes her feel safer- the fabric one from mothercare got best reviews on MN. I think that my DD was sensitive to her surroundings and just didn't understand the unusal sensation of partially floating in the water and this unnerved her. Ditto the cold surface of the bath- hence fabric bath support. (She also hated being in a swing until she understood it, and was generally sensitive to her environment)
We also found that bath time went easier with the bathroom light off and hall light on. The old light used to blast into her eyes- consider what your DD's looking at whilst in the bath.
Also agree with Nappyaffict- too cold is not good.

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