Bathtime nightmare....

We give our girls a bath every other night - one after another - & they are so so so so cute when they are in the tub, all happy & smiley & warm....THEN....the minute I take them out of the bathtub & put them in their towels it is a screamfest.

We give them bottles right after their baths & for little Chloe this doesnt even console her....it's like she is traumatized every other night & we are sooo sad & frustrated by it.

I even warm the towels in the dryer so they are warm for them!!

Does anyone have any advice on how they dealt or deal with screaming babies once they are out of the warm bath??

I hope it gets better....it makes bathtime a really miserable time in our house.

 

Maybe they just really like the bath? Have you tried letting them stay in it until they seem to want to get out?

 

QUOTE(Her Royal Jennyness @ Apr 2 2008, 10:34 PM) [snapback]702258[/snapback]
Maybe they just really like the bath? Have you tried letting them stay in it until they seem to want to get out?


awesome idea! sadly, once the water gets even remotely cold it is screamfest 2008 again!!!!!!!!!
i was totally willing to let the little cutie sit in the tub till she was all wrinkled!
oh babies.......

 

My girls were the same way at that age. And guess what, I hate to tell you, they still are. It's not necessarily a screamfest, but they do cry almost every single time. All I ever did was get them dressed as quickly as possible and snuggle them like crazy to get them to calm down. :hug99:

 

My Aiden went through that. For a while. We just always put him in last because then we could work on consoling him without having to bathe/deal with Conner. He would scream bloody murder...it was awful. He outgrew it, so hopefully yours will too. He now will occasionally whimper when we get out, but he's much better.

 

Mine did that too. After keeping a sleep journal (for other reasons) I noticed that bathtime pushed everything later in the night, including bedtime. Have you tried feeding them before bath time? I would think they are either tired or hungry and don't realize it until they are doing something they don't want to do. FYI mine don't do it anymore! Hang in there!

 

QUOTE(MichelleL @ Apr 3 2008, 05:54 AM) [snapback]702295[/snapback]
My girls were the same way at that age. And guess what, I hate to tell you, they still are. It's not necessarily a screamfest, but they do cry almost every single time. All I ever did was get them dressed as quickly as possible and snuggle them like crazy to get them to calm down. :hug99:


I agree. My girls get like this too sometimes and I just work fast to get them dressed and have some fun toys to play with after bathtime to calm them down (your's are a little young for toys, but will enjoy the snuggles).

 

Victoria and Athena use to be the same, in actuall fact Athena still cries. But now i think it is because she doesnt like getting dressed.!!!

 

They'll grow out of it. From 3 months to 4 months, my boys HATED the bath as well as what happened after the bath. If the timing and environment and participants in the post-bath routine are not exactly right, we still have screamfest '08 over here!

 

Mine were like that for a bit and I felt the same way as you do. It did not last too long though and bathtime is now a pleasure at our house. Is there something different you can allow them to do after the bath that they don't usually get to do? I know my babies love to be naked and we let them have naked baby time after the bath. They are older than yours (10mos. old) but maybe you can let yours chill out on a playmat naked for a few minutes.

At 3 months we only did two baths a week. Our doctor said it was fine and we did spongebaths everynight as part of our bedtime routine. If it really is miserable right now maybe try to make them less frequent and sponge bath before bed instead.

Amy

 

Thanks for the advice ladies!! I am glad to hear that mine aren't the only unhappy 'after-bath' kids
I will try to change things up a little to see what their reactions are & if that doesnt work I will just hope that they grow out of it within a year or two!!!!!
Luckily screamfest 2008 wont happen again until tomorrow (bath night), or maybe I will just have stinky babies through the weekend

 

QUOTE(ahmerl @ Apr 3 2008, 09:35 AM) [snapback]702633[/snapback]
Mine were like that for a bit and I felt the same way as you do. It did not last too long though and bathtime is now a pleasure at our house. Is there something different you can allow them to do after the bath that they don't usually get to do? I know my babies love to be naked and we let them have naked baby time after the bath. They are older than yours (10mos. old) but maybe you can let yours chill out on a playmat naked for a few minutes.

At 3 months we only did two baths a week. Our doctor said it was fine and we did spongebaths everynight as part of our bedtime routine. If it really is miserable right now maybe try to make them less frequent and sponge bath before bed instead.

Amy

I just had to lol when I read your reply. We have so many "times"--bath time, bed time, sleepy sack time, story time, stroller time--now I can add a new one--naked baby time!!!! Thanks for making me laugh ( I must be on the nutty side!)

 

My girls did the same thing- but it is getting better- and as dumb as this may sound- I think putting them in together has helped us. One has always cried more than the other when they get out. So last night when Erynn got out and didn't make a peep- Abby didn't seem quite as ticked off! But I do think they will eventually get used to it! My son used to cry to- until around 6 months I think- when there was something easier and more interesting than a bottle to show him afterward- now he begs for a bath, ha ha ha.

 

QUOTE(camdensmommy @ Apr 3 2008, 02:05 PM) [snapback]703471[/snapback]
My girls did the same thing- but it is getting better- and as dumb as this may sound- I think putting them in together has helped us. One has always cried more than the other when they get out. So last night when Erynn got out and didn't make a peep- Abby didn't seem quite as ticked off! But I do think they will eventually get used to it! My son used to cry to- until around 6 months I think- when there was something easier and more interesting than a bottle to show him afterward- now he begs for a bath, ha ha ha.


how does it work to do them at the same time? In the big tub or both in the small sink tub? worth a try!!

 

One thing I did for a while was bathe one every other day and in the morning while they were happy. For example I did Natalie's baths on Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun. Then Nathan on the other days. It was so much better. Now at 7 months old they love their bath time and like to kick around in the water and now I give both a bath right after the other.