Tummy Tub
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Topic: Tummy Tub
Posted By: Danaj
Subject: Tummy Tub
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 2:49pm
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Has anyone used a tummy tub? Are they better/easier than a standard baby bath? Can you use them for NBs? ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/"> 
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Posted By: Chickoin
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 2:56pm
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Never heard of them. Jody loves to have tummy time in the big bath though (with me holding her head out of the water of course. -------------   
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:04pm
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Here's a link. I've been told they're very good but always helps to hear from people that have tried them.
http://www.babyuniverse.co.nz/site/page=item/item=B0950/itemname=Tummy_Tub - Tummy Tub ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: noisybaby
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:05pm
| I was gona get one but we weren't gona spend $55 for one. I'm glad we didn't coz she only stayed in her bath for 3months then we moved her onto the big bath. i think they might be quite hard to wash them in one too |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:12pm
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I wondered what these are like too. From memory i done a google search with tummy tub in the header and came back with results you could try that.
On another note has anyone bathed their bub in the kitchen sink without the dishes of course? |
Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:23pm
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My mum used the kitchen sink for us and for my sisters kids. Just have to be careful not to scone them on the noggin with the taps. She cleaned it out thoroughly first of course. ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: GuestGuest
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:24pm
Looks like the same shape as a plant pot so surely you could use one of those instead? A lot cheaper! 
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Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:25pm
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I have memories of my brother and i think me too getting our knees scrubbed while sitting on the bench i guess we would be about 6ish.
Sorry to thread jack Dana sounds like your little one has settled down now too. You will be pleased. |
Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:28pm
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Yep, fingers crossed she keeps getting better. Taking her to Jamie Taylor (Osteo) was the best thing we ever did. She's only had one app so far too. Got another 5 1/2 hour stint last night then another four, then down for a morning nap, then down for an arvo nap and she's still asleep.
I shouldn't jinx it though lol...... ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:29pm
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Yeah I'm sure you could pick up something very similar in shape for 1/3 the price, I'd check out Plastic Box or Payless ...or Warehouse/briscoes even.
It really depends on the bath you buy, my boy is 2 next month and he still sits up in his baby bath fine and he's about 96cm in height (tall). We got our bath for $20 from Baby Factory and it was HUGE! When he was Madelyn's age I bathed him on one of those toweling stands (the towel slots over it) so they can lay back and relax and you don't have to worry about them slipping or having to hold them as much. We stopped using that insert at around 7-8 months when he was good enough to sit on his own. Both the bath and insert were my best buys. |
Posted By: sweetpea
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:30pm
| Make the most of it while they are sleeping as they need less as they get older and then once she starts to move all hell breaks loose. |
Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:41pm
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Sorry to go off topic but did you have a ventouse birth with M?
My boy was horribly unsettled for the first 3 or so months from our birth experience (28 hours, 2 hours in birth canal & crowning while i was pushing that ended in ventouse, he should have been c sec, he went into distress blah blah) Osteo never worked for us though (mind you I waited until he was 13 months as it's pricey). He's my lil bundle of perfect now, talking up a storm ...very rarely plays up or throws a tanty, weaned and sleeping through. It gets easier hun 
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Posted By: LeahandJoel
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 3:53pm
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Friends have these, both found it good for different reasons. 1 liked it cos her baby was small (and still is) and was able to bath her in the tub for a long time and she liked the fact it used hardley any water. The other uses it as both her kids have reflux so don't lie flat and the tub was great for making bath time less stressful. We have a large round bucket (bigger than a normal bucket but not as high) and we used that for a while, have also used the kitchen sink for both of them as well. They don't care so long as there is water. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Febgirl
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 5:04pm
We used one with DD until she was around 6 months and it got a bit squashy (she wasn't a small baby). It is absolutely brilliant for newborns, would highly recommend it. DD loved being bathed in it. You can use it anywhere too as it's so portable. They have excellent resale on Trade Me so price works out about the same as a normal baby bath.
Edited, that's daddy's hairy arm in the photo not mine in case you are wondering!  ------------- Two little girls under 2! 
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 5:25pm
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I never had one with Alyssa but really wanted one for Kayla and luckily enough I got one as part of my leaving gift from work.
It definitely uses less water, and I find it easier than I ever did trying to support Alyssa up in the traditional shaped baby bath. (As you can see from the pic they can actually support themselves due to the shape and way they sit in it..I didn't put much water in this one as it was more like a little paddle on a hot day).. Plus, it's easy to carry when it has the water in it so filling and emptying is sooo much easier. So all in all it's something I'm glad I have. Originally I was umming and ahhing about the price but would have bought one anyway if I hadn't been given it. I never found a substitute "bucket" which has the same shape and is as strong around the top. 
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Posted By: Danaj
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 10:12pm
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Hi Buzzybee, Yes Madelyn was ventouse as she got stuck during the birth and became distressed. Osteo has been brilliant. She likes to be upright more so than lying down which is why I thought she might like the tummy tub.
Still on the fence about it...... Love this pics though ladies Even DH had to admit they were pretty darn cute  ------------- http://www.TickerFactory.com/weight-loss/wyI1oWn/">
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 24 February 2009 at 10:16pm
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Ventouse births are rough hun, big hugs! TBH I think they are far more traumatic for Mum + Bub as opposed to caesers. I was torn to shreds and couldn't walk properly or lift him easily for weeks after.
It's a shame those tummy tubs are pricey, I can see why some would prefer them in comparison to traditional baby baths. Would depend on size of bub too, Lucas wouldn't have lasted in one of them for more than 3 or so months, very long and chubby. ETA: Feel free to call me Steph
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