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baby bath support

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ranirani · 01/01/2009 21:25

anyone used one?
I have seen this one
babyetc.co.uk/clean/bathing/bath-seats/tigex-bath-support-seat-raspberry
and this one:
www.boots.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?storeId=10052&productId=10999&ca llingViewName=&langId=-1&catalogId=11051.
but second one looks weird and also it doesn not give much support whereas 1st one ilooks sturdy but isn't it too hard?

any suggestions?

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NAB3lovelychildren · 01/01/2009 21:27

get a big sponge

BabyBaby123 · 01/01/2009 21:28

can't see your links but the best kind are the plain towelling ones - the big plastic ones are a waste of time and take up too much space ime

Dottoressa · 01/01/2009 21:31

I can't see your links either! We had a round plastic bath seat for DS, and never used it - but we did use it for DD, as DS was a toddler when she was born, and it made life much easier for me to manage them both in the bath when she couldn't sit unaided, and he wasn't reliable enough for me to have my hands occupied 100% with her!

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ranirani · 01/01/2009 21:31

i have plastic baby bath, basic one from ikea
but I thought that the plastic supprt hrelps you with the whole bathing thing: you do not need to hold baby as much, whereas cloth ones are just... i do not know, is there any sense in them, if you bathe your baby in baby bath not in the big tub?

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BabyBaby123 · 01/01/2009 21:33

you won't need a plastic one if you have a baby bath - you probably won't need anything at all but if you do get one I'd go for a towelling one - they are sturdier than they look and more comfortable

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ranirani · 01/01/2009 21:38

ok, i guess I will just wait then when the baby comes to see if I do need anything. They make you beleive you need so many things! so far i have been holding off buying gimmicks, i think need to hold of this one too then. tthank you for advice babybaby

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picklesmama · 01/01/2009 21:41

I have the plastic one from John Lewis and had a M&P one for my DD before - always had tonnes of use out of both! I had a towelling one which was fine while my daughter was tiny but they grow out of them very quickly.

CarGirl · 01/01/2009 21:42

The rigid plastic one from birth to 9 - about £12 from mothercare revolutionised my life.

www.mothercare.com/Mothercare-Ergonomically-shaped-bath-support/dp/B000IVQQNQ/sr=1-10/qid=1230846031 /ref=sr110/279-3123883-0189017?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A2LBKNDJ2KZUGQ&n=44537031&mcb=core

you don't get wet, you don't have to hold onto the baby and great for sharing with older siblings etc. I used to absolutely hate bathing my dds but with this I actually started enjoying it. Check out your local NCT sales/ebay to buy one 2nd hand if possible.

All the others they used to try and turn over, or sag and stuff, think I tried most of them tbh.

BabyTalk13 · 01/01/2009 21:46

I had a plastic support from mothercare (called..Ergonomically shaped bath support) which we used in her baby bath and normal bath until she could sit alone (then got the aqua pod!) and it was excellent, she was much calmer in the bath when using it and its was very helpful to us. Def would use it on any other children I have

CarGirl · 01/01/2009 21:50

BabyTalk that is the one I've linked to - it's ace isn't it!

frogmarsh · 01/01/2009 22:15

We have the basic fabric support from mothercare here

It is brilliant, so simple and useful. I once left it at a friends house and she took weeks to return it - bathtime was twice as hard without it, we were ecstatic when it was finally returned. Highly recommend it

samsonara · 01/01/2009 22:24

The one cargirl linked to is the one I used and found it brilliant new baby to about 9 months

goldFAQinsenceandmyrrh · 01/01/2009 22:26

I got the one cargirl linked to (after having it recommeneded to me here on MN) - and I'm afraid I didn't like it at all. Was ok for the very early months, but I found DS3 started to push his feet on the bottom of the bath, or push with his arms, and "slide" out of it very easily. I did continue to us it for a while after that, but I couldn't do it without holding him otherwise he would have been submerged (as happened the first time he pushed himself out and slipped down). He can't have been more than 3 months when it happened.

CarGirl · 01/01/2009 22:32

LOL FAQ, I used it for 3 dc and non of them did this, they did try and sit up from it from about 5 months but I guess they were quite happily being entertaind by their bigger sisters!

goldFAQinsenceandmyrrh · 01/01/2009 22:34

I must have had bad luck with it then, I bought it as I needed something to use so I could bath 2 DS's at the same time. Was quite scary the first time he did it as (obviously) I wasn't expecting him to slip out so wasn't quick enough to catch him before he went right under the water he cried loads afterwards

I do still have it (I think) if the OP wants to buy it off me

BabyTalk13 · 01/01/2009 23:18

I wouldnt bath without it, I hated bath times when she couldnt sit bt like cargirl enjoyed it when using this support.
No slips happening here! and we used it from about 1 month all the way til she was around 8/9months!!!

wellbalanced · 02/01/2009 09:56

Ive used the one in your 1st link, the same as the ones that cargirl & babytalk rec, I loved it and have bought one for my 1st baby, it also fits in the baby bath (which i was given-dont know if ill use both together-but it would use less water!)
It gives gives you free hands leaving you to wash and enjoy bath time without being in an awkward position!

domesticslattern · 02/01/2009 11:03

When I was holding one in John Lewis, a bloke actually came up to me and said:

"sorry to bother you, but we bought one of them and it was a total waste of money."

so we didn't buy one, and it turned out we didn't need one at all. We didn't buy a baby bath either, just bathe DD in the big tub, right from the start. If both DH and I are at home then she comes in with one of us.

People do really vary as I know some swear by the seats (as above!), but depending on your confidence/ other kids/ back strength/ feelings about co-bathing etc. it is perfectly possibly to put it on the list of "things they try to flog me I might not need". And save your cash.

sammysamsam · 03/01/2009 00:43

i actually used a cloth support seat for the first few weeks (borrowed from friend) but found babys weight kept on making the material gather and slide down- returned the support and then opted for the ergo shaped (linked above) and LOVED IT. i did use it with a small wet towel lining the seat to make it that little bit softer, but it totally enabled me to be hands free. bathing times are so nerve wracking in the beginning, esp for first time mums.. i had to rely on my own mum coming over to help me cos i just couldnt handle ds in first few months (he had eczema and was very slippery to handle due to all the emulsifying greasey creams we used to have to apply to his skin at bath time to ease dryness etc...)

BabyTalk13 · 03/01/2009 15:32

Yeh we had the same problem with the eczema and all the creams.
As a nanny Id bathed children b4 and was ok with it but just found it so much harder with it being my first child and being so slippery!

KnackeredOfLeeds · 03/01/2009 23:43

We bought a huge teddy shaped sponge from Mothercare.. about £8 can be used in baby bath or big bath and great for the slippery little suckers.. especially when they are really small and your new at it.. it means they don't flip over when they wriggle which was pretty scary. I'm about to have my second and you have just reminded me to put it on my list of things to buy..

anon786 · 06/01/2009 13:40

No no no.... sod baby baths... get a Tummy Tub... best thing ever... very easy to use, very practical, my baby just loved it. It's a sort of specially shaped bucket thing, you put a bit of water in the bottom and the baby sits in it. You just have to hold on to their chin till they can keep their own head up. It's quite womb like for the wee one, so they don't get the same distress about lying down in the water, they get full submerged up to their shoulders, although you can still get in about them with a cloth or sponge and they don't slip about the same way. I recommend them to everyone and I don't know anyone that didn't like using it.

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