When you have your first baby, bath time is a fun, bonding experience with your little angel. Usually.
You are able to go in stages, slowly changing your routine as your baby develops. You start out in the baby bath, and then it is a monumental day when your bambino has his first bath in the big tub. Get out the camera! Once in the big tub, the bath ease contraption works well, and you keep the water levels low.
Then he starts to motor. And motor boat. Bath time is a place to coral him, and your tub becomes a mini swimming pool. And just like a pool, I shudder to think of the pee to water ratio.
And then comes baby #2.
When your second child is old enough for the big tub, again, out comes the camera! Your two angels in a tub together. How nice. But then you suddenly realize that they are at two very different levels of bathing; two very different levels of water.
I began bathing them both in shallow enough water to use the bath ease for my youngest son. But of course, my older child's level of fun went way down. He went from evening swim and splash to sitting in a shallow puddle. Other than separate baths, (and double the work) I really saw no way around this.
Until another mom gave me a tip, which I now share with the masses.
A laundry basket.
Plain and simple. When your youngest is able to sit on his own, put the laundry basket in the tub, fill the water up to a fun, splashable level, and place your youngest inside. The plastic of the basket helps that little bum stick and not slip around. And the water is deep enough to make the bath enjoyable and fun.
No separate baths. Only photo opportunities galore.
PLEASE NOTE - A BABY SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT ALONE IN A BATHTUB. EVER.
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