Browse Forums General Discussion 1 Feb 21, 2010 7:41 pm I was watching a friend bath her baby the other day. It looked very painful Their bath is just a regular one with no steps (not sure if these make it more comfortable or not...) And it made me wonder... what makes a child-bathing friendly bath? Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 2Feb 21, 2010 8:23 pm None As far as I can see, without the 'step' you break your back leaning over. With the step, it's slippery getting in and out Maybe I just need more practice Custom European Cabinets - Melbourne Kitchen Specialist PM for business details as website currently being updated! Our Crazy Owner Builder Journey! Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 3Feb 21, 2010 9:03 pm None!! HAd both - neither provide any real advantage...but ... with a newborn - the newborn bath helps. Mine is in the change table. OK, so didn't use it for very long - but with my bad back well worth it. Then - we got a bath that has legs which sit over the bath. Get my drift? So the bath, and two added thingies (very technical) went over the bath so the bath was raised. Much better than little babies being in the big bath. It has the added advantage of a mould so baby could lie back, and much easier to wash when both hands are free. When bub grows older you can take the legs off and it could sit in the bath. Not that baba sits in the bath - ouch! However I did buy a knee rest made by fisher price and its plastic and soft and does my knees the world of good so kneeling down isn't so bad. (getting up still hurts though!!) Anyhoo just my experience. I'm sure much more wiser people than me. My house and my rants.... - viewtopic.php?f=31&t=26937 We are in!!!...and still unpacking. Thankfully there are always Tim Tams Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 4Feb 21, 2010 9:17 pm one you can both fit in at the same time! A thankful person is a happy person. [/color]My hobby design blog: http://aviewondesign.blogspot.com/ Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 5Feb 21, 2010 9:33 pm Ahh yeah none unless you are in at the same time. A bath stand with wheels was my lifesaver on my back. We did a baby bath on the dining table which was a pain to empty, we did the laundry tub which was a pain if I had things soaking. So third child and bad back later I bought the stand which was about $40 and then added wheels from bunnings, the bath was around $30 and the drainage hose meant I could take it to the back door to empty with the drainage hose into a bucket outside to water the garden. We used that until my little one was around 9 or so months, then I just sit next to the bath on a little step with a towel to go under my knees when I'm doing the washing part. It's such a short period of time that it's a strain on your back and there are so many other things during that time that are back strain (ie carrying baby, nappy changing, sleeping with a bubba in the crook of your arm, walking in circles with screaming bubba in your arms sometimes for hours, bending over cots to pat a bub back to sleep, bending into a portacot to put a little one to sleep at Grandma's house, twisting and maneuvering yourself in the care to settle a very unhappy baby, climbing into the middle seat to strap bubby in the car seat) So my advice is be kind to your back with all of those things, bathing is just one of the many. Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 6Feb 21, 2010 10:33 pm A laundry trough makes a great baby bath. Then when they have outgrown that they are old enough to sit up in the bath themselves. Also, when they were young I used to love having a bath with them too. We had a big corner bath and I could fit my two youngest in with me at the same time ... fun and water saving Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 7Feb 22, 2010 5:12 am jaelee Also, when they were young I used to love having a bath with them too. We had a big corner bath and I could fit my two youngest in with me at the same time ... fun and water saving My DH used to get in with ours, too. I have some really cute photos. Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 9Feb 22, 2010 1:17 pm I would have to say the kitchen sink when they were really little, then the laundry tub then they mostly just came in the shower with me. I was to scared to bath DD1 though, she was so tiny when she was born that her dad gave her her first bath and continued on as the main bath giver, was the same situation with DD2 as well. Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 10Feb 25, 2010 10:06 pm I'm with those who say the only comfortable way is to hop in ... or use the baby bath/kitchen sink. There's very little I would have done differently in the first six month's of my son's life ... in fact my only two regrets are bathing related ... I should have dunked him at bathtime (I knew I could, but didn't have the guts) and I should have taken him in the shower. The children I know who were dunked and showered are vastly more confident in water than those who weren't. At the moment, my son (aged 2) will hop in the laundry trough for a splash down, but refuses the bath completely. I'm hoping it's just a phase ... but at least it means I don't have to clean the bath! Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 11Mar 02, 2010 1:11 pm For both of mine I used a baby bath on a stand with wheels. It had a tube for the plug so you could wheel it into the bathroom and empty it easily without having to lift the full bath. I would fill it up with a bucket from the laundry as that was easy too, and no bending at all. I'd have it set up in their bedroom right next to the change table where all the 'essentials' would be. I also had baths and showers with mine from an early age (funny photos too!). For #2 child, when he was about 3 months we had a special bath seat for him for the bigger bath with my Daughter. Kept our arms free for bathing, but also safe for him to sit in and splash around...saved water, but still had to kneal to wash, but would anyway to wash my Daughter. I'm not sure I'd want to bath a baby where I prepared food... in case of poo explosions Henley - Wilshire Mk 3 ... I love my house!! Site start: 4th Feb 09 Handover: 10th Sep 09 Blog: http://stormygirlscastle.blogspot.com/ Build Thread: viewtopic.php?t=7166 Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 12Mar 03, 2010 3:03 am we have included a retractable shower into our bath hob. I figured that would make rinsing washed hair much easier, but moreso cleaning the bath!! That's as much of a back killer ar the bathing of small children!! Our bath has a mixer tap with a divertor so that we can choose if the water comes from the bath spout or from the shower head. The shower head is attached to a hose that retracts fully into the hob that the bath sits within, so the hose is completely unseen unless the shower is in use. I can't wait until I have a bath there to test it with! Unfortunately, we haven't really found an easier bathing method other than shower, thus the reasons for trying to make the existing method a little easier Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 13Mar 03, 2010 12:03 pm ahahah I ******** a little I bath both mine (8months and 2 and a half years) in the laundry trough still as its big enough for both of them to sit in and play with a few toys without me killing my back leaning in the bath to wash them. It makes getting them out easier too and you can fit sit up toddler chairs in them as well. For things like soaking clothes and all that gear you would use a normal trough for we use a bucket and recycle the water in the garden as opposed the drain, we do this for the kids bath water too Works well all round RHI - BALDIVIS PERTH 2005 Bought/Finished WA Housing Centre Home 2010 Building the Benchmark with REDINK Homes in The Avalon 2013 Building the Michigan with Cont3nt Living In Highbury Estate! Re: What makes a bath parent's-back friendly? 14Mar 03, 2010 12:08 pm Getting in with them or putting them in the shower. Baths are paaaaaaaaaainful when bathing little babies or toddlers, I'm glad ours love the shower Caz & Co ALL MOVED IN!! Now comes all the hard work-decorating.... [b]Blog: http://cazoraz.blogspot.com/ Settling in Thread: viewtopic.php?f=31&t=36993 After some ideas on making our patio kid friendly . Currently we have exposed aggregate. 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