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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.

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.

Totally doable. I had a little bath chair that I used before he could move around. Then I would just lean in.
Now he's four and I sit on the floor and read while he splashes & plays, most of the time he shuts the door so he doesn't splash water out, it's great!

@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.

@snowjewelz: 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!

@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.

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...

http://www.amazon.com/Mommys-Helper-Baby-Bath-White/dp/B0044M8JAS/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1453925051&sr=8-5&keywords=bathtub+divider

@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.

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.

This is going to sound crazy, but bear with me....my name is MrsLonghorn and I bathe my child in a plastic storage bin.

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.
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.

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!