Help! Baby Hates Bath Time
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Yea how old is he? If he's a newborn-4 months I would suggest wrapping him in a muslin cloth blanket and pouring water on him. My daughter loved this. All the way up till she could sit on her own.
Can you try at a different time of day? Let him just splash about a bit before getting in? Not sure how old he is. Mine hated it for a while as she wanted to be sitting by herself not in a seat.
My daughter hates bath time too so I started making a big bath for both of us. And I slowly put her in the water while holding her close. Obviously I still want her to get use to splashing and the shower head so that when she is fully okay with a bath I can use them, so I got her a little portable elephant shower head that I use and she’s slowly warming up to it!
When my babies were that little I took a towel and put it in the bottom of the tub and sat down on it and put the baby In my lap and washed us together and rinsed with the baby against my chest and they stopped screaming so much they just want mommy they're desperately lonely and scared when they aren't on you
She’s 4 months in few days
My son was the same! Still can be from time to time.. we found changing his seat helped (didn't alleviate the issue) we started him off in what I would say looks like a beach chair that sits in the tub. Then we switched to kind of a smaller tub that we could fill with warm water that he could sit in (I think he was just cold in the first setup) but he still didn't love it. You just kind of have to be patient and get it done as quickly as you can. Luckily, when they're little, they don't need a bath every day.
@Kalina I second this
@Akila he is 9 months old. He used to love bath time until he was 8 months, but recently, he has started hating it. I’m not sure what’s troubling him
My son is the same !! He’s 6 months and screams so much it’s horrible ! He doesn’t like it either
@Shazia omg have the same name!!!!! lol my son has hated it since he was born
@Shazia what I’ve learned is babies go through phases and they don’t always last. Main thing is to just stay calm and try to fake being happy when baby is fussy so he can associate bath time with fun-They go off of our energy. Not sure if you’re doing these things yet, but I’ll just put what helps for us (my son LOVES bath time now, so much so he cries when it’s time to get out😂) • upright bath seat (game changer) • bubble bath, warm water, music and toys • at 9 months I was still at SAHM and he wasn’t around many people, so I only bathed every other day and did wipe downs on the others • make sure water doesn’t get in ears when washing hair • turn the heat up so baby isn’t cold when get out the tub I would even say if he’s really fussy and it’s stressing you out, just make bath time quick. Don’t try to force all the toys and bubble bath stuff. Clean him and get out. You’ll know when he’s ready to do more. It will get better. Hang in there love
I get in with the baby
Mines the same, loved it when he first born then started screaming the place down and it got to the point it was juts to stressful for all of us. He is 18moths now, we now do a quick shower with dad which still really upsets him but I have tried everything and he just hates water
My son hated bath times till about 4/5 months, now he tolerates them at 6 months 😅
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Try bathing baby as you stand to shower, holding him close to your body and careful not to let them slip because they get slippery. Then hand off to partner to dry up and dress. I agree with different time of day or in a bath for you both and two others suggested.
I have to bathe with my son in the bath or he will absolutely melt down
Sometimes it has to do with being cold as silly as that may seem.. keep him covered with a towel for most of his body and start with the feet and go gradually until he is use to the temperature. I was going to say go in the bath with him, but great if you are already doing that. Use little towels to wash him if he’s too frantic and just go little by little..let him play with water in different ways, to allow him to get use to the feeling. Hope any of this helps!
My son is the loudest most active baby I've seen in awhile, but when I get in the shower with him and hold him chest to chest, he's so quiet and calm while the warm water runs on him. Its a lot of work but such special bonding.
I'd recommend making sure the water is warm enough. My baby didn't like the bath until I started temping the water to make sure it was 100 degrees, and also putting a muslin cloth over him and pouring water on it continuously to keep him warm. Now he loves them.
How old is he? My son hated bath time too, and then i started bringing him in the shower with me. he’s pretty heavy, so i have i sit on with him on my chest/lap. he absolutely loves it and it’s one of our favorite things to do. he’ll be five months in a few days. much easier and less messy then a baby bath as well!
Go in the water with him ! Bath or shower See what he likes I've showered my newborn several times.
My boy hated the bath as a baby, I only bathed him twice a week and done it as fast as possible. Now at 16 months, he LOVES a bath! Refuses to get out 🤣 one thing I learnt is he likes it deep and warmer around 38oc xxxx
How many months is he?