https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 13 Apr 2026 03:30:30 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1093183 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:39:06 +0000 banana 1093183@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: Thanks for the tip! I thought about your "get in the tub with her" advice last night when she was screaming while I was washing her feet. Figured it was worth any shot. THANK YOU!!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1093182 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:37:55 +0000 lovehoneybee 1093182@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Excellent! Definitely a great start! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1093176 Tue, 17 Sep 2013 16:34:54 +0000 banana 1093176@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: I tried getting in the tub with her last night and she didn't scream or cry!! SUCCESS!!!! I tried it once and gave up after she cried but I decided to give it another go. So glad that I did! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083499 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:46:12 +0000 chopsuey 1083499@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>oh noooo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083498 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:45:16 +0000 runsyellowlites 1083498@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@banana: Yep. She favors standing along side the couch/bed for some drive by nursing so it wasn't too difficult (I've gotten used to it). Wasn't the first choice thing to do, but it worked. lol </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083493 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:43:56 +0000 banana 1083493@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sweet_p: I bought her a few bath toys but she won't even go near the bath TUB. I haven't tried the bubbles though! Will try tonight!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083489 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:42:47 +0000 sweet_p 1083489@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO went through this phase too. What about getting some bath toys that she can play with while she's in there? We have a set of sea creatures and recently bought a little fishing net. LO also really likes bubbles, so we distract her with those and the toys while we wash her hair, etc. Hopefully things will get better for you soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083482 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:39:51 +0000 banana 1083482@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@runsyellowlites: So you kneeled by the tub whilst standing her up whilst nursing? That's some major mama talent right there! I hope it's a phase too because I was just commenting on another thread that my baby's neck doesn't smell like stinky cheese anymore. And now I'm gonna be a big fat liar! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083474 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:35:46 +0000 runsyellowlites 1083474@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P did this at about 14 mths &amp; there was no pool or scary thing that happened to cause it, she just suddenly started hated baths! She'd scream, cry, and try to climb out of the tub. Finally DH &amp; I started taking care of bath time together &amp; I'd kneel at the side of the tub while she stood up &amp; nursed... it was the only way DH could get her bathed without her trying to claw her way out.</p> <p>After a couple months I was able to shower with her without protest (put a few inches of water in the tub &amp; she would crawl around). Now she's back to liking baths, just like that. </p> <p>Hope it's a quickly passing stage for your lo! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083461 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:30:54 +0000 banana 1083461@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lovehoneybee: I tried getting in with her last night and she screamed like a maniac and was holding on to me for dear life! UGHH. WHY did I take her swimming??</p> <p>@mrsmate: Kids are SO weird sometimes. haha. Glad it was just a phase with your daughter. I hope mine wakes up one day (soon!) and decides that water isn't her worst enemy! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083435 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 17:16:28 +0000 mrsmate 1083435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Around 18mo DD went through a phase when she seemed terrified of baths. We just sucked it up bc you're right, you can't NOT bathe them. It was several months before she would be happy about taking a bath again. What was weird was she would happily swim in a pool or the ocean. One day she woke up and she was fine with baths again. Kids are weird. I'm sure you didn't traumatize your LO :wink: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083336 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:29:26 +0000 lovehoneybee 1083336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh poor baby. Do you think it would help if you got in the tub with her? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/i-think-i-traumatized-my-baby#post-1083328 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 16:25:40 +0000 banana 1083328@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DD (13 months) used to LOVE taking baths. She would crawl in her tub all the time, whining for me to turn the water on. She would splash and laugh and have a good ole time.</p> <p>Well...we took her swimming last week for the first time. I thought that she would love it, since it's essentially a tub but bigger. Unfortunately she didn't share my same thought process. She was screaming and squirming the entire time so I we left the pool. That night, I tried to give her bath. She FREAKED OUT. I thought it was because she was tired. But nope. Same thing the next night. And the next. It's been 8 days since that swimming pool experience and she's deathly afraid of getting in the tub!</p> <p>What do I do?? I can't NOT give her a bath. She won't even let me sponge bathe her on our sink. It's like as if she's deathly afraid of water on her skin!</p> <p> :sad: </p>