Bathtub

[SIZE=10pt]My twins are now 19 weeks and we have the Fisher Price Rainforest Bath center and I HATE it!! It was great when the twins were newborns and they fit nicely in the hammock but now they sit without it. However they do a lot of kicking and they arch their backs and their butts scoot right off the edge and they fall back first into the water!! I'm currently giving one-hand baths because of this but now my dd has decided to try and roll over in the tub--UGH!!
Is anyone using a really good tub or something that sits in the bathtub? Currently baths are part of our everynight bedtime routine so it has to be something that is durable. Does anyone give both of their babies bath at the same time at this age? It would save me at least 20 minutes! I would love any suggestions to help make this process smoother. I can add that both babies LOVE the bath! They love to splash and babble through the whole bath!
Thanks in advance!
Brigette[/SIZE]

 

I really like our Primo EuroBath. I am able to use it now with a sponge to bathe the little ones. Once they were a little older and sitting we were able to bathe both, one on each end.
-Beth

 

I use the sink when it is just me because it is so quick ! When my dh is available we often take them in the bathtub with us. They love the bathtub. I have the same baby bath and dislike it too.

Heather

 

I had the First Years infant-toddler bath, but I think the design is the same as the FP one you have (the little ridge to keep them from sliding down). My girls never tried to roll in the bath, but their little butts would go up and over the ridge and I was constantly pulling them back up. Perhaps one of those foam teddy bears in the big bath? I can't find a link to it, but I know some people here use it. Or a bouncy seat in the bath? That way you can strap them in.

 

We did the sink most of the time. We had a baby bathtub, but the sink worked better for us.

 

I still bathe mine in the bathroom sink. They are getting a little big now (feet are heading over the edge), so we might have to start using our infant-to-toddler tub. I am going to use it on the bathroom floor though, and not in the tub, as I have bad knees and a bad back and I'd rather sit.

 

Guys! Put BOTH your Bumbo seats in the bath tub! Works great and you can have them sitting up and it is tons of fun AND it saves time Helps keep both babies on the same schedule too by bathing them at the same time. The material the Bumbo seats are made of does not absorb the water and they drain out and dry really well!

I will have to post a picture of Maeve and Will in the tub in their Bumbo seats.......fat little rolls everywhere! LOVE it

~Jillian

 

QUOTE(Jillianstwins @ Jun 5 2008, 07:59 PM) [snapback]812862[/snapback]
Guys! Put BOTH your Bumbo seats in the bath tub! Works great and you can have them sitting up and it is tons of fun AND it saves time Helps keep both babies on the same schedule too by bathing them at the same time. The material the Bumbo seats are made of does not absorb the water and they drain out and dry really well!

I will have to post a picture of Maeve and Will in the tub in their Bumbo seats.......fat little rolls everywhere! LOVE it

~Jillian


How do you clean their privates with them in the bumbos?

 

I use this body sponge thing they lay in by Munchkin. It is only like $5 or something.
I think it is impossible to bathe two infant children at the same time. And not very safe at all...
It only takes a few minutes to bathe a child...especially on the sponge thing cause they lay in the water.

 

QUOTE(allboys @ Jun 5 2008, 10:01 PM) [snapback]812968[/snapback]
How do you clean their privates with them in the bumbos?


We do the bumbos in the tub too.

We save cleaning the "buttular area" for last, right as we're pulling the kid out of the bumbo, soapy washcloth, then a quick dip in the water, rinse, then take wet wriggly baby to the towel, pass off to other parent.