Bath Time gone Bad...HELP

ssage

My DD used to love the bath...she has always hated getting her hair washed but she always enjoyed the bath and playing with some toys.  Then, her second to last bath, she cried when I put her in the water (the temp was fine) and cried for a bit in the beginning and then calmed down (until the hair issue) and the last bath, she put her feet on the edge of the tub and wouldn't go in it and wasCLINGING to my hubby and I had to give her a bath standing up so to speak while he held her. 

It was horrible!  Anyone have any suggestions on what to try or have any experience?  My next thought was to get in the tub with her.

jesspacatc

I have to go in the tub with K if we want to avoid a melt down.  Usually its the hair that throws it over the edge. This started when K was about 15 months.

ELF4321

One of my nieces was an absolute terror to bathe, so my SIL ended up just getting in the shower with her -- for some reason, my niece loved having the water coming from above in the shower, but hated sitting in it in the tub.

Jen&Louie

Just to wait it out.  We just went through TWO MONTHS of the same thing with G.  Every time we bathed him it was a screaming fight, tears and clinging to us the whole time.  He is so strong that it got to the point that DH had to strip down and sit in the tub with him.  Then, all of a sudden, it stopped and now he loves bathtime again.  We didn't do anything differently, it was just a stage he went in and out of.  Craziness.

I will say that he still won't sit in the tub.  He stands up and we use the handheld shower.  But, that's no surprise because he doesn't like sitting in general.

navybride06

We have had 1 or 2 times of this also, but generally he loves the bath and i throw in more toys.  He does love the shower also and when I am in a hurry we will do this, because he will sit in the bath forever.  We have more times he screams because we are taking him OUT then IN.

Augustbride

Perhaps it would help to get one of those visors that keep the water out of the face. I hate to have water directly on my face my DS inherited this.

ssage

Thanks everyone for your suggestions.

I think I will try getting in the bath with her and see how that works. 

August....I bought the visors for her hair washing aversion....the first time she didn't get it so it wasn't bad...she is so strong that she won't let me put it on her head.  I just let her cry that part out.

nicinnewyork

my kid hates getting her hair washed too.  she does better with the hair washing if she gets a "shower" that day.  but we went thru like 3 weeks of using swim goggles to wash her hair.  im not saying it's easy, but she thinks they are cool and it was better than fighting.

ssage

nicinnewyork:

my kid hates getting her hair washed too.  she does better with the hair washing if she gets a "shower" that day.  but we went thru like 3 weeks of using swim goggles to wash her hair.  im not saying it's easy, but she thinks they are cool and it was better than fighting.

goggles are a great idea...thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

jesspacatc

ssage:

nicinnewyork:

my kid hates getting her hair washed too.  she does better with the hair washing if she gets a "shower" that day.  but we went thru like 3 weeks of using swim goggles to wash her hair.  im not saying it's easy, but she thinks they are cool and it was better than fighting.

goggles are a great idea...thank you!!!!!!!!!!!

I like goggles!  Normally i just pray, cover and pour!