My DD is 10 months old and up until a couple of weeks ago, absolutely loved the bath. She would sit in it happily for a good 10/15 minutes and was never fussed about getting her head wet or anything like that.
A couple of weeks ago she was splashing like usual and some water went in her eyes and all over her face, she got panicky and a bit teary, we quickly got her out and dried and she calmed down quickly enough.
We thought she would just forget about it, but ever since then she absolutely hates being bathed. The moment we put her in it, she screams and thrashes around and tries to climb out. She gets really upset and worked up, so we literally dip her in, wash her quickly and take her out in the space of about 30 seconds.
My husband has tried showering with her and having the shower head really low so it’s not going anywhere near her face/eyes, but she still got really upset. We only have a shower and baby bath, otherwise we would have tried sitting in the bath with her, but we’re worried she’s scared of water now completely.
Does anyone have any tips? We are persevering with bathing her but just trying to make it as quick as possible because she gets so upset and we feel awful, but at the same time need to wash her! We’ve cut baths down to twice a week. We also used to go swimming with her every now and then but haven’t done that either since Bathgate!!