My toddler hates baths, please help!
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Bath is not mandatory. You can also take her in the shower or even wash with a washcloth out of the shower. There's many ways to get cleaned up. I would just stop bathing her if she doesn't like that for so long.
We went through this stage. He hated them as a baby then loved them till he was about 18 months. Then from thej till he turned 3 it was awful he'd scream, cry, refuse to sit down. No idea where the fear came from. We started to get him involved in running the bath putting the bubbles in etc. He now likes it again but it was a rough time we got the point where we only bathed if absolutely necessary...turns out it was washing his hair he was scared of....was eventually able to tell us once his vocabulary grew. Hang in there xx
Maybe get a plastic tub like the Stokke XL bath tub if she’s not scared of water but is scared of your tub
Have you tried getting in with her?
thanks so much for the all the reply’s, i am so thankful no one judged me, @Ella i have tried getting in with her and @Alisha i’ve changed the temp multiple times as i was worried it might be to hot or to cold
Does she like showers?
@Ella sadly no, i’ve tried giving her showers and tried gettin in a bath and shower with her, it seams no matter what i do she’s terrified of a bath😕
My daughter went thru a small phase like this, singing and bubbles helped her. This might sound dumb but you should try bucket of water and give her a sponge bath
My daughter was the same way. She loves the pool though! So I started asking her if she wants to go “swimming in the bathtub” and it worked! Now everyday she asks for a bath lol. So if she likes to go swimming in the pool maybe you can try something like that?
Urgh it’s hard, going through similar. He lovesssss water apart from bath time! He won’t get in the shower either. He used to love bath time now he screams like I’m hurting him. I’m the only one who ever bathed him and I always make it a lovely experience. Funnily enough I had a bath the other day and used his thermometer and got the water to 36 (which is the same as his). When I got in it did feel quite hot on my feet that had been a little cold from the cold floor with no socks. If it was a little shock for me then it would be for him too. So the next time I bathed him I ran the tap and sat him on my lap over the bath I ran his toes under the tap and let him play with it for a little while until he got accustomed to the temperature. Then I stood him in the bath and put the plug in. This helped a lot! He still didn’t love it but he did play for a good 10 mins. Still awful washing his hair though but one step at a time x
My kid doesn’t like baths but loves playing with water, our compromise is I put him in when there’s only like 1-2 inches of water, and leave the tap on a low flow. He’s thrilled with being able to play and fill his cups from the running tap and he usually doesn’t notice/care that the water is getting deeper. He still freaks out when I have to wash his hair but I do that at the very end right before he gets out. Maybe try that?
Bucket bath?
is it possible that it’s too cold for her when she gets out? try putting on the heater etc , have you tried a shower? i know my siblings had a fear of drain monsters at one point so it could possibly be something like that, i hope you find a way that helps both of you mama good luck