Changing from bath seat

My LO is 1 years old but she's a tiny baby so we've still be using the Angel bath seat (soft touch bath support) and she loves it. But even though she still fits in it, we want her to get used to sitting up properly in the bath and play with her toys properly in the water. I tried to give her a bath today without her bath seat and in a small baby bath and she cried the whole time and I'm not sure if it's just because it was new for her or if I could have done something better. I ran the bath 37c, to just above her tummy, added bubbles and her toys. How did everyone transition to having their baby sitting in the bath? Any advice is welcomed! I'm very aware that we should have done this sooner, so please be kind :) x

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I'd just be persistent. It's probably as you said it's new and she'll get used to it. My LG crawls in the bath to get her toys that float out of reach and even stands unaided now. It's all about being confident in the water, it just takes time, she'll get used to it. Xx

Oh we also have a bath mat in our bath as well xx

Hmmm above what has been said, how about doing a trial run without the water? So just let her play with her toys in the bath a bit during the day? That will help get her used to the bath without the seat. Once she understands she can still stand, crawl in the bath she should attempt even with water Oh and if she's really scared, just do a small amount of water (like ankle?) so she's more confident?

My 1 year already started walking xx

Thank you! @Shan I've used the bath tub in the day with her before without water and she has been fine but it's a good shout to try it again now that she's been in it in the bath with water as well. And I was thinking maybe i filled it up a bit too high for her first time so I'll try with a small amount as you said ❤️

My little girl started climbing out so we had no choice but to transition 🫠 however we got a bath mat as mentioned above but a sealife one so lots to look at, we didn’t put a huge amount of water in the first few times and now if I do bathtime rather than my partner 😅 she’s also recently taken to laying on her tummy in the bath with the toys I think it’s time and confidence every baby is different don’t put to much pressure on yourself maybe try every other bath without the seat?

Strongly recommend a bath Matt for inside the tub! It’s stops them sliding around gives them something to hold on to so they’re not as scared to move around! My LO loves the bath with the Matt in but hates it with the Matt out. ❤️

We have a bath mat, you could put her in the bath with you and see if this helps.

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