https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:31:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-506498 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 19:03:42 +0000 Mrs. Grizzly Bear 506498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When our LO got too big for his Fisher Price bathtub, we just went ahead and moved him into the big tub. He has a mat he sits on and a whale covering the spout. His daddy sits beside the tub, helping coral the toys within LO's reach, and I sit in the tub, making sure he doesn't slip-slide too much. He loves the freedom of it.</p> <p>Whenever we're in a hurry, we just clear everything around the sink in the kitchen and plop him in that. Even though he's big for his age - wearing 18 month clothing at 12 months, 70% on the growth charts, etc - he still loves nothing more than to be in water. He doesn't slide around as much as the big tub, doesn't try to mess with the drain like the big tub, and we can get him in and out with a lot less hassle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-506440 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:26:22 +0000 Sweet T 506440@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS went straight into the big tub once he could sit up on his own. We didn't use a mat early one because he would stay seated or crawl around. Now that he stands up, we have a rectangular mat so he doesn't slip. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-506434 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:23:55 +0000 betsyboop 506434@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Thanks everyone! I think we're going to go with a mat like the one @babyboecksmom recommended. We live in an apartment so space is somewhat of an issue for us, so a mat is ideal. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-506005 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:54:26 +0000 Bao 506005@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>There little bath seats you can get too, if you didn't want to go the tub route. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505932 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:39:37 +0000 lemondrop 505932@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just use a rubber mat in the tub (alligator one from Ikea) since he was a couple months old. Before he was sitting, I would just lay him down and put a hand towel under his head. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505864 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:26:46 +0000 Rescuemom10 505864@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm I bought the whale one because my SIL is still using it and my nephew is 1.5yrs old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505857 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 15:25:21 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 505857@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@betsyboop: Yeah, that was a big problem at first so we got this mat and it is SO much better. </p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-Natural-Rubber-High-Suction/dp/B005S6EEAS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1358281512&#038;sr=8-4&#038;keywords=bath+mat" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Kikkerland-Natural-Rubber-High-Suction/dp/B005S6EEAS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1358281512&#038;sr=8-4&#038;keywords=bath+mat</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505740 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 14:56:04 +0000 betsyboop 505740@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@birdieputt: This looks great, I wish we had gone with this from the start!</p> <p>@zippylef: @BabyBoecksMom: @sarbear: Do you have a rubber mat or something like that at the bottom of the tub? We tried bathing her in the big tub but she was sliding all over the place! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505077 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:48:07 +0000 GrapeCrush 505077@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>we've just started putting him in the big tub when he turned 8 months. we bought an inflatable one, but it's just sititng in the box, and he loves being in the big bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505050 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:39:53 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 505050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put her baby tub in the big tub and gave her baths in there. Once she started trying to climb out of it, we moved her into the big tub, but made sure to have a mat and a spout cover in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505042 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:36:46 +0000 loveisstrange 505042@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started putting her in the regular tub when she outgrew it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-505039 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 10:35:45 +0000 birdieputt 505039@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just transitioned my 8mo babies to a Primo EuroBath. <a href="http://www.amzn.com/B000056OV0" rel="nofollow">http://www.amzn.com/B000056OV0</a>. I bought mine at Buy Buy Baby. Lots more room for them to splash about! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/bathtub-options-for-a-baby-who-can-sit-up#post-504743 Tue, 15 Jan 2013 07:58:39 +0000 betsyboop 504743@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO is 8 months and sits on her own. We've been using an infant bathtub (Fisher Price whale tub) for bath time but I think she's pretty much outgrown it. We'd like to buy another tub for larger babies but preferably not an inflatable one. Can anyone please recommend one? </p>