Baby bath seats
These sit in the adult bath and are designed to contain your baby in one comfortable
position, leaving your hands free to wash him. Even though a baby is supported by the seat
and his head is kept clear of the water, many parents still feel the need to keep one hand
close at all times, particularly with a very young baby.
There are three types:
- Towelling cloth stretched hammock-style over a metal frame. These are suitable from
newborn. They are quite cheap, the cloth comes off for machine washing, they are small and
easy to store but offer the least support to the baby and are quickly outgrown
- A moulded lie-back seat with suckers to secure it to the bottom of the bath, suitable
from newborn, ensuring the baby is well supported
- A rigid plastic seat that encircles a sitting-up baby (from about six months) to keep
her in one place. It has suction pads to secure it to the bottom of the bath and may have
an integral play feature
Points to consider
- A bath seat is much less bulky and easier to store than a baby bath and often makes new
parents feel more confident about bathing their baby
- A lie-back bath seat will be outgrown once your baby can sit up
- Since the seat is used in an adult bath, you use
more water than you would in a baby bath
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