Has anyone tried the bathtub seat/rings? - Infant Care (up to 18 months old) Message Board

Celestine · 01-25-2006, 11:31 AM

I was just looking on **** for the heck of it and I saw some of the bath seat/rings that look kind of like a booster chair that sticks to the bottom of the tub. DS has been in the big tub since his cord fell off because he hated the baby tub. We use the sling that lies down on the bottom to keep his head above the water but he always has to be lying down on it. I sit him up when I'm in the tub with him and he enjoys it but I can't do it from the outside of the tub. He's too slippery! The seat looks like it would be great since it would help him sit up on his own. Has anyone tried them? DS is 4 months old and none of them say how old they should be before you try them. He sits up well with assistance but can't do it on his own yet. I'm going to look for one around here.

ElfieNLynx · 01-25-2006, 01:19 PM

I got one when my son was able to sit up in the water. It wasn't that effective as I thought it would of been, see my son seemed to love water and was always trying to swim and always wanted to move around. So for me it wasn't something I will do again, but the concept is good and it does prevent the typical slip since they have strong suction cups on the bottom. It can't hurt to try, but if your child doesn't like it the second best thing would be to get those no-slip suctions you place on the bottom of your tub like I had to do...lol

p.s ~ I think they are recommended from babies who are already sitting up...(no sure though) but I'm sure it would do just as fine for those who are able to hold their heads up fine and are becoming more mobile.

Ratatosk · 01-25-2006, 02:43 PM

I think there were actually some warnings about using those things. I thought about it when DS was starting to outgrow his plastic tub and read some bad review on them. So I bought an inflatable duck instead -- sort of like a wading pool, shaped like a duck that DS sat in, inside the tub.

Kiedy · 01-25-2006, 03:27 PM

Yes, in Canada they were taken off the market b/c of some deaths. I think it's b/c parents think it's safe to leave their children in there (for short period of time) and the seat tippes over.

Celestine · 01-25-2006, 03:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Ratatosk

I think there were actually some warnings about using those things. I thought about it when DS was starting to outgrow his plastic tub and read some bad review on them. So I bought an inflatable duck instead -- sort of like a wading pool, shaped like a duck that DS sat in, inside the tub.

I'll have to look into the warnings. Was your son able to sit up himself when you bought the duck? DS sits really well with support but can't on his own yet. We've put him in the baby tub in the big tub so he could sit up better but he slid all over the place. I was reading there was things to put inside to stop the sliding. I'll have to look into that too. DS doesn't care for the baby tub though, he likes to get his legs straight and kick around. His new thing is getting his legs straight up out of the water and then bringing them down together as hard as he can. I'm getting a little worried about the sling thing we use. It was good when he was a newborn and he was still in the water. Now he flails around like crazy and I'm constantly moving him up on that too. I'm a little worried I'm going to be reaching for something and he's going to flail himself right under the water. I'll have to keep looking for something.