https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:15:04 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-672025 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 21:36:48 +0000 reyorra 672025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My 11-week old daughter is hit and miss with the bath. Sometimes she seems to enjoy it, although she has a very serious look on her face while she's kicking her legs and flailing her arms (I joke that she's trying hard to swim away!). But sometimes (like tonight) she wants nothing to do with the bath. Even on the good days, she doesn't like being taken out of the bath because it's so much colder. Until she consistently enjoys bathtime (or at least stops crying at any point in the process) it will probably become a nightly relaxation thing. Right now it's only a cleanliness thing although I have begun doing them at night since they'll need to be at night when I go back to work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671951 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:48:05 +0000 Mrs. Tea 671951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh bathtime! I was so excited for it and then it was pretty rough in the beginning days with our little miss. I actually wrote a post on this and it is coming up on the blog any day now! The jist of it is that eventually they find it soothing and it just takes time and a little adapting for the people giving the bath. Stay tuned for my post, I really hope it will help :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671893 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 20:12:16 +0000 immabeetoo 671893@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wanted to add we started LO in a "tummy tub"http://www.chinaberry.com/p/TummyTub.cfm?tid=628021802&amp;zmam=7946946&amp;zmas=2&amp;zmac=252&amp;zmap=16056&amp;zmam=7946946&amp;zmas=2&amp;zmac=40&amp;zmap=16056</p> <p>DH says we should've just used a bucket (he's probably right) but it started a really positive association with the tub that carried over to when he outgrew it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671848 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:39:59 +0000 hilsy85 671848@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Chen: I think around 9, 10 wks or so? He started to outgrow it and get too heavy. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671844 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:39:16 +0000 hilsy85 671844@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: aw yay! Glad it went better :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671824 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:26:03 +0000 Smurfette 671824@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: After what you said we tried it tonight without the sling and DH held her and I did the washing. She didn't cry till we took her out, so I think she was cold cause she wasn't in the water. Thanks!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671809 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:15:55 +0000 pinkb 671809@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO likes the bath but it seemed to ever stimulate her for it to be right before bed and she would scream, I think she would get too cold. So I do it during the late morning, goes over much better. I am going to try and move it be part of the bedtime routine once she is a bit older. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671712 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:20:33 +0000 prettylizy 671712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She goes through phases where she hates the tub. Right now it's a blast. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671699 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:17:39 +0000 dagret 671699@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He loves the bath - very cheery and alert during - but turns into a psycho when it's time to get out. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671651 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:50:34 +0000 dolphin 671651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD use to look really tense in the bath. Her fists would be tightly clenched and I would have to pry them open to clean. She's 3 months now and is okay w baths. Doesn't love or hate it.</p> <p>@hilsy85: when did you stop using the sling? I would like to stop using the sling too but afraid her head will slump down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671605 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:21:51 +0000 autumnlove 671605@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She likes baths only when DH gets in the tub with her. She is 15 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671601 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:18:52 +0000 ladyfingers 671601@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He loves the bath and the sound of running water. It makes him super mellow. But then he gets really cold and cranky while we're drying and dressing him. He doesn't have a problem falling asleep but I'm still nursing to sleep so I don't know if the bath helps! He does love his little foot massage I incorporated at the end once he's in his jammies :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671526 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:14:31 +0000 Smurfette 671526@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@hilsy85: R hates being naked. She screams during diaper changes too. I can't wait till she grows out of this stage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671500 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:05:44 +0000 hilsy85 671500@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Smurfette: our LO hated it until he was able to be in the bigger part of the infant tub--he hated the sling part because it held him out of the water. </p> <p>LO loves the bath--it definitely excites him! We follow with pjs, book, boob, and bed, so he has time to unwind after bath. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671493 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:03:10 +0000 Smurfette 671493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Two weeks old and hates it! We don't do it every night for this reason. I hope she learns to love them cause I would like it to be a part of bedtime routine. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671489 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 16:01:10 +0000 MrsStar 671489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Lo loves bathtime! She's 6 months and I think splashing helps to wear her out. She knows its part of her bedtime routine because after her bath and has her sleep sack on, she's super relaxed and cuddly. She then knows its time for boob and bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671376 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:50:15 +0000 skibobrown 671376@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD loves bathtime! It doesn't exactly make her sleepy... she is usually particularly alert and happy in the tub. But she knows that it's the first step in her bedtime routine, so she definitely knows to expect that sleeping is pretty much the next thing on the agenda after the tub. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671365 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:48:34 +0000 lovehoneybee 671365@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: Same here. It's also the first part of our routine, so nursing, a book and a song usually calm him down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671360 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:46:27 +0000 Amelieisme 671360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO loves bathtime! We have never done it as part of his bedtime routine though as I am too lazy for that at night (I'm a morning person). We mostly shower with him in the morning and have done that since he was pretty young. He now sits in the shower and plays with toys while I shower. We do baths for fun and playtime sometimes though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671354 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:44:08 +0000 DillonLion 671354@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We do bath first thing as the beginning of the bed time routine. It doesn't really relax her so that is why we do it first. Then we do lotion, quiet play time, swaddle, book, bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671348 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:43:24 +0000 buffalove 671348@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>bath, bottle, bed for us too! DS loves the bath and is pretty wild while getting dressed, but once we start the bottle he calms down. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671346 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:40:38 +0000 immabeetoo 671346@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>They used to relax him but now he's more mobile and loves to splash and kick at toys! We got in the habit of blow drying him off afterward which chills him a little before books then nursing then bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671341 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:39:05 +0000 pl0508 671341@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He loves them! We do bath,bottle, bed ! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671336 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:36:52 +0000 purrpletulips 671336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD (3yo) loves baths and is hard to get out of the tub. DS (6 1/2m) hates baths and screams the entire time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671332 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:34:36 +0000 BelugaBean 671332@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She loves bathtime! It's not part of her bedtime routine yet but we're thinking about incorporating it soon. She used to just get excited and stay excited but now she seems to get excited but then calm down once she's out of the tub. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671322 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:31:04 +0000 sumer08 671322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO loves baths. He just turned 7 months, so he's playing with toys in the tub now. It does stimulate him, but I also think it relaxes him at the same time. After bath time, we change into pj's, then we watch a Baby Einstein "Baby Lullaby" DVD (~20 min) to calm him down and get him ready for bed. Following his movie, he gets a bottle, then bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671320 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:30:28 +0000 heffalump 671320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LO screamed throughout her first 3 months of baths. But at least it wore her out :) Now she loves them. I don't know that the bath itself is relaxing for her, she is playing and reading her bath books and splashing. But I think it's the routine. She knows that after bath is night night time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671316 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:29:33 +0000 regberadaisy 671316@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>LOVEs bathtime and it gets her super excited! But it has no adverse affects on bed time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671312 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:27:30 +0000 chopsuey 671312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS loves baths and gets super tired after he gets one.<br /> DD loves baths too and asks for them all day long.<br /> She loves showers too. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-does-your-lo-respond-to-bathtime#post-671308 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 14:26:54 +0000 edelweiss 671308@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>before LO arrived, i had always heard about incorporating a bath into the bedtime routine. i thought we would do the same, visualizing this relaxing bath experience that would throw him into the drowsy but awake stage, except in reality the bath seems to put LO into this weird worked up and jittery state, almost like he's caffeinated. he doesn't complain when he's in the bath and seems to think the sensation is interesting, but almost a little too interesting considering that we're preparing for bed.</p> <p>does your LO like baths? do they find it relaxing, stimulating, or fun? if it is stimulating or fun for them, how do you calm them down afterwards if the bath is near bedtime? </p>