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Filed under: Babies, Health & Safety: Babies
When you have a small house, purchasing baby gear
only means one thing: less space. Our shoebox has one bathroom, which means we have to share tub space with the our two
boys. Quinlan, now eight months old, has outgrown his
Safer Bather pillow so we needed to decide on his next tub (and by the way, the Safer Bather was awesome.) When
Nolan was a wee pup, we used the inflatable Snug
Tub. It was fun for him to have his own little padded tub, but good lord - the thing was HUGE. We'd hang it on a
shower hook when it wasn't in use but it would be right up in my face when I took a shower. And it would always slip
off the hook. Never again.This time round, we remembered a tip from a friend - use a plastic laundry basket. We tried it last night with a smaller square basket and Quin loved it. He could sit up easily and and splash around the water that was flowing through the openings. He wedged his feet into the corners somehow so he didn't slip, and it was really easy to bathe him. Actually, Nolan got a kick out of it so when Quin was done with his bath Nolan wanted to play in the tub basket - or what he now dubs the pirate ship. The best part? We took it out of the tub, wiped it dry in a few minutes and used it for laundry. And the boys also played with it in the living room. Multi-purpose products - love. it.
I'm sure others have used this tip before, but I certainly wish I had heard about it sooner!
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ReaderComments (Page 1 of 1)
1-25-2006 @ 4:13PM
mamaloo said...What a brilliant idea! Excellent! I wish I had a tub and an infant to give it a go. I'll be sure to tell friends about the great tip.
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1-25-2006 @ 4:25PM
Bonnie said...Sounds like a good plan! After the Safer Bather (which rocks!) We used one of those tub seats for about a month until we were sure our son could sit stead enough to not fall sideways an bonk his head on the tub. Once that fear passed, we simply put a grippy mat w/ suction cups and pictures of ducks on the bottom of the tub to keep his tush from sliding around.
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1-25-2006 @ 4:41PM
Karli said...What a great idea! I never thought about that! I'm definitely have to remember that when my baby comes.
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1-25-2006 @ 4:47PM
Karli said...What a great idea! I never thought about that! I'm definitely have to remember that when my baby arrives.
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1-26-2006 @ 12:34AM
suburban misfit said...Just make sure that no one sneaks in while it's sitting on the floor before the bath. Those things tip over *really* easily...my daughter may or may not have received a large bruise on her forehead because of a stolen moment in an empty laundry basket. Not that I'm telling if she did.
:-)
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1-26-2006 @ 6:01AM
Elizabeth S. said...I think I'm going to try this tonight! lol
What a neat idea!
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1-26-2006 @ 3:49PM
Ann Adams said...Neat idea - a little too late for me I'm afraid.
We always used the kitchen sink until they outgrew it by which time they could play in the tub and most of what I had to contribute was shampoo and supervision.
For a couple of years, until they got too big, we had 3 in the tub at once. All girls, all stairsteps.
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1-26-2006 @ 8:32PM
Colleen said...After reading this article, I tried the laundry basket bath tub. It worked beautifully and my daughter loved poking her fingers through the holes in the basket. Thanks for a great tip!
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