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Bathing your newborn will get them off to a right start when it comes to bathing and personal hygiene for future years.  You want to enjoy this time with your baby but it is very important to make this a safe moment so choosing the right baby tub is essential.

All new mothers start shopping for baby gear for their newborn and buying a new tub for baby is no exception.  There are so many baby tubs on the market today but which one to choose?  You need to take into account the comfort for baby first and foremost, but you also need to take into consideration the comfort for you, especially if you suffer from back problems.

Bath tubs for baby are small and are normally shaped to fit the general shape of the baby.  They are semi-reclining which helps support the baby in keeping it in a slightly sitting-up position.  However, you must support and hold baby at all times, this is very important.  You do this by putting your arm around the baby’s back and holding him/her under their armpit.

The baby tub is normally made of hard plastic, some have a bit of padding inside for comfort.  Also, some baby baths have a bar or a strap to keep the infant in their position, but I am not a fan of these as they can rub against the baby and you still have to hold them anyway regardless of using a strap or bar.  Most of them are slip proof, but again, don’t take this as being totally safe for your infant.

The smaller baby baths are convenient to put away and they can be used on a bath-stand, on the kitchen bench or on the floor.  Having the bath on a stand or bench would be wise as you won’t have to bend over which causes major back problems for yourself.  The other type of bath tub is the one where it fits onto the rim of your own bath-tub.  For this to happen the baby tub has to have an extra wide edge in order to it to stretch to the width of your own bath.

These baby tubs have a little plug-hole on the bottom and the water can easily be drained out into the main bath.  You can sit on a chair or kneel beside the bath-tub and bathe baby this way.  However, because they are extra wide, they are a bit of a nuisance to store.  You could just leave it in your own bath as to save on storage space.

Bathroom tubs come in all shapes and sizes and baby tubs are no exception!