We have a bath seat (the one pictured below) but my babe (7 months old) just wants to be in the water and splash, so she leans forward and has almost tipped in a few times.
I'm looking for a bath seat solution. She sits very well unsupported and sometimes I just pop her in the tub, but that causes issues with hair washing since I can't lean her back.
Does anyone have any solutions that work for their older babies?
grapefruit / 4903 posts
I just sit mine in the big tub with a nonslip mat once they can sit unsupported. I lean her back into my hand to rinse her hair. We did use the Munchkin inflatable duck tub with DD1 as an intermediate solution when she was a wobbly sitter.
pear / 1986 posts
We got this inflatable tub once she should sit up mostly on her own. She loved to splash on her own, plus this was great when we traveled, too.
http://www.mommyshelperinc.com/inflatable_tub.htm
hostess / papaya / 10219 posts
We used this, which he sat on but it was good so he wouldn't slip. It worked great.
http://www.amazon.com/Leachco-Safer-Bather-Infant-Bath/dp/B00005JIVI
honeydew / 7463 posts
Still use this at 13 months because it has a seat that helps keep him upright. We used the exact same one as you and had the exact same problem around the exact same time 
This has been great!
ETA: at 13 months he's totally able to sit in the tub on his own. But we have one of those deep soaking tubs and its hard to reach in to him when he's in there without the seat. And because he's so much lower I worry I won't get to him in time if he falls.
And, this also helps to keep him from standing in the tub.
bananas / 9118 posts
I either drew the bath fairly shallow in the big tub so he could lay down for the rinse, or just leaned him back to rinse hair. We used the chair for less than 6 months, then went to nothing in the big tub.
I've also seen laundry baskets used instead of buying an inflatable tub.
pear / 1750 posts
We have been using this one for months: http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Precious-Planet-Whale-Tub/dp/B0018Z8CN8
You can remove the bolster inside when LO can sit unsupported.
honeydew / 7463 posts
Omg I'm an idiot. I posted above and forgot the link.
http://m.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=30444126&camp=PLAPPCG-_-PID17696114:BRUS&cagpspn=plab_17696114&eESource=CAPLA_DF:30444126:TRUS
pomegranate / 3779 posts
We used this one for several months. I like that it attaches to the side of the tub, so it can't tip over.
hostess / watermelon / 14932 posts
Same as Rattles. I actually just rinse her hair a little at a time while she sits. She's gotten used to it lol
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