https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 01 May 2026 18:47:51 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439807 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 10:12:40 +0000 snowjewelz 2439807@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@iluvboba637: oh that's a good idea! def getting that for easy rinse off! </p> <p>@MrsLonghorn: I might do this! she's totally fine in her duck tub but I'd totally just keep her in a thing if it's bigger! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439398 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 05:39:20 +0000 autumnlove 2439398@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We moved into our house when I was at the end of my second trimester for LO 2 and the doors really bugged me. I had DH take them off a few weeks later! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439368 Thu, 28 Jan 2016 00:19:43 +0000 Freckles 2439368@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Omg, we had this problem in our old house. I just got in the tub and bathed her. I was ready to rip the glass doors down because it annoyed me to no end! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439351 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 23:02:52 +0000 MrsLonghorn 2439351@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>This is going to sound crazy, but bear with me....my name is MrsLonghorn and I bathe my child in a plastic storage bin. :silly: </p> <p>We only have 1 tub in our house, and it is and extra deep whirlpool tub in the master bathroom - horrible for bathing our 16mo.<br /> We just bought a giant plastic storage bin and bathe him in that, inside the stall shower in his bathroom. We put the IKEA alligator bath mat in the bottom, so it isn't slippery. He doesn't have a ton of room to move around, but since that is all he is used to, he doesn't seem to mind at all. I'd have to check and see what size the bin is, but it has been fantastic for us -- hopefully we will move to a house with a regular bathtub before he outgrows this magical solution. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439338 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 22:38:04 +0000 Grace 2439338@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>It's a pain in the ass. We built a second bathroom in the basement when she was a year old and made sure to have a tub and shower curtain. But you can make it work. It's just annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439282 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 20:26:14 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2439282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>A friend uses it like that just fine but he just sits there and she leans in to wash him. Once they sit well you don't have to worry as much with them drowning assuming you are always right there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439223 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 18:52:12 +0000 iluvboba637 2439223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have doors in our tub/shower. I had DH install a handheld shower head with an extra long hose. I used to stay outside and just hose him down but now that I'm preg I can't lean over easily so I just get in with him after he's soaked and played for awhile to wash him and spray him down. </p> <p>I like my tub/shower with doors. I hate shower curtains so we are definitely not removing our doors. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439066 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:09:26 +0000 KT326 2439066@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: Yup, it drives me crazy! He wants privacy when he goes potty but gets mad if we aren't standing right outside the door. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439064 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:07:41 +0000 babynumber1 2439064@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: We removed the doors of ours and hung a shower curtain. It was just not kid friendly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439062 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:06:53 +0000 peachykeen 2439062@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My first thought was laundry basket as well. I've seen bathtub dividers, but never used one. Maybe something like this might work to keep LO contained in the open half? Not sure how sturdy it is once baby gets older/stronger...</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Helper-Baby-Bath-White/dp/B0044M8JAS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1453925051&#038;sr=8-5&#038;keywords=bathtub+divider" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Helper-Baby-Bath-White/dp/B0044M8JAS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1453925051&#038;sr=8-5&#038;keywords=bathtub+divider</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439058 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:05:29 +0000 snowjewelz 2439058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@KT326: Hahaha too funny. I need privacy but wait come get me please! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439056 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:04:06 +0000 Adira 2439056@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: I think you'll be okay. We had doors on our tub growing up and it didn't seem to be too much of an issue for my parents. Yes, it's a smaller opening, but it's not like your LO can get that far away from you in the tub. You'll be able to grab her quickly if necessary. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439055 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:03:03 +0000 KT326 2439055@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have sliding doors on our bathtub and it has been fine. I've been bathing him in there since he could sit up on his own. When he was smaller I would just place a folded towel on the side of the tub over the guides and lean in. We are renting so we couldn't do anything about it anyway. </p> <p>Like @rachiecakes: now that DS is almost 4 he closes the doors so he can splash or if he wants privacy (his new thing is telling us he needs his privacy). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439054 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:03:00 +0000 Andrea 2439054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: :grin: DH and I are both tall, heeehee. Ok, so maybe it's not exactly nbd, which is why we worked on getting the kids to shower. Now they both shower and it's definitely nbd! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439050 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 15:01:27 +0000 snowjewelz 2439050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Adira: Haha, I guess I should look at the pro's then! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439046 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:58:51 +0000 Adira 2439046@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: OMG, I WISH we had doors on our tub! Both kids make huge messes when they are playing in the tub and I get soaked! When it's just Xander, I go sit as far from the tub as possible so I can read while he's splashing and soaking the floor. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439044 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:57:18 +0000 tinyperson 2439044@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@snowjewelz: You can always try it in the bathtub a few times and then decide if it's worth trying something else in the walk-in...we can't take our doors off either - it looks like the previous owners put in a liner over the existing bathtub and then screwed the doors into the liner/wall tile. Taking them out would mean redoing the bathroom. :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439041 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:55:33 +0000 snowjewelz 2439041@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@rachiecakes: yes, that's like my ideal dream place! got a couple more years to go lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439040 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:55:08 +0000 snowjewelz 2439040@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@MamaG: No thank God it opens out to the open! </p> <p>@tinyperson: Yeah I agree.. So I don't know if I want to find another solution with the walk in shower for now, or just make it work till she can help herself more</p> <p>@MrsF: Haha oh no! Taking them off is def not an option for us</p> <p>@Andrea: Yeah, I'm short so I feel like I'd really be almost in there haha. </p> <p>@Tanjowen: Oh how smart! We don't have a track so at least that's not an issue! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439038 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:54:29 +0000 rachiecakes 2439038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Totally doable. I had a little bath chair that I used before he could move around. Then I would just lean in.<br /> Now he's four and I sit on the floor and read while he splashes &amp; plays, most of the time he shuts the door so he doesn't splash water out, it's great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439029 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:48:50 +0000 Tanjowen 2439029@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO took baths nightly in a tub just like that until 22 months (then we moved ). No issues, just be sure to put down a non slip mat and we cut a slit in a pool noodle and stuck it on the track the door is on to protect against falls. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439027 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:48:26 +0000 Andrea 2439027@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, it's definitely doable. Ours is like that and it's nbd. You could also get in the tub with your LO if you find it difficult leaning in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439024 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:47:59 +0000 MrsF 2439024@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We had this setup growing up and my parents took the doors off :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439021 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:45:11 +0000 tinyperson 2439021@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have a similar set up, but we just make it work. It gets easier when they get older and don't need to be supported as much. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439012 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:43:11 +0000 MamaG 2439012@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Is the opening on the shower side like in the picture? That would be a colossal PITA to me. We bathe K in the big tub (with a curtain) but I only open the curtain about halfway, because immediately following C gets her shower (which we do with the curtain half open. K sits on the end of the tub opposite the shower and I just don't let her move around much. I kneel next to the tub and make sure she stays sitting, pass her toys, etc. I think that would all be doable if the opening is on the other end.</p> <p>But otherwise, yah, I'd take those doors out, sorry. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2439001 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:32:42 +0000 snowjewelz 2439001@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@avivoca: We designed it that way, hahaha. We obviously knew we'd have kids, but aesthetics def trumped logic at the time. Plus it wasn't like I was really thinking about this back then! At first, I was gonna get a big stokke tub or something and continue bathing her downstairs until she's older and just do showers or old enough to help me help her in the big tub. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2438996 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:30:55 +0000 avivoca 2438996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That would annoy me to no end! If it was me and I owned the house, I would remove the glass doors. I hate glass doors on a tub/shower combo. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-i-bathe-my-toddler-in-a-tub-w-glass-doors#post-2438991 Wed, 27 Jan 2016 14:25:23 +0000 snowjewelz 2438991@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Not my shower, but pretty close -<br /> <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/pin/72409506483289913/" rel="nofollow">https://www.pinterest.com/pin/72409506483289913/</a></p> <p>So DD (almost 14 mo) has been bathing in her duck tub in our downstairs walk in shower since she was 6 months. She is starting to outgrow the duck tub, but I don't understand how I can bathe her in our tub like that when I only have a very small opening to work with! Or it's totally doable and I'm crazy? I was thinking I'd contain her to where the opening is with a laundry basket... And just reach in as best as I can to wash her.... </p>