Hallo ladies,
I am very puzzled and have no clue why my baby started very recently, most probably the last 2-3 weeks to have a great meltdowns before bath time. She used to love to take bath and she could play long time with all her tub toys, but not she cries and screams and she don't want to take a bath.I don't think is a fear from water, because she love to go to the wadlng pool and get wet. She never had any accidents in the bath tub .........so i am really not sure where this recent behaviour is coming from. please advise how to handle her while having this meltdowns.
thank you.
Hallo mamas,
Thank you so very much for the great responses i got. Now our problem is solved. We are filling the big tub with her bath toys as well with some of her toys from the wading pool, pretending that she is going to swim and she simply loves it. There is no more tears and crying, just joy. Now it is hard to get her out....:)
Thank you very much
My 22 mo is doing the same thing, inexplicably. I have taken to washing him in the kiddie pool in the back yard! Hey, it works. There's no screaming out there, yet he'll scream in the bathtub. Odd, but just a phase.
IMO it's a common phase - I remember one of my girls going through this phase where she seemed totally petrified of the bath - we tried using a handlheld shower head and other stuff but it seemed anything bath-related set her off (DH & I both remember a particularly epic bathtime meltdown where she yelled "I HATE THIS!!" - it was the first time we'd ever heard her use the word 'hate"). For a while it seemed the sight of the shower head would spook her so we hung a hooded towel over it.
In hindsight, I think this phase might have been during one of what we called our DD's "cognitive growth spurts" where her ability to observe things took a big step forward but her ability to process hadn't caught up yet. Whenever this happened, we'd have some rough going - and more frequent meltdowns - until her "processing" ability caught up with her "observing/perceiving" ability.
Not sure why she is having meltdowns but I suggest taking a bath with her or letting her take a shower (with or without you). If all else fails, give her a Roman bath (water/soap on a wash cloth).
Hello M.,
check her food... is she consuming something with high fructose corn syrup? that's how my son started. (long story short, he had a fever and trhew up... the doctor said he could have a bit of sprite to settle his stomach. Well, daddy thought it was cute he would drink a bit of sprite from daddy's cup. well, the next day was a nightmare trying to get him in the tub. it took me a while to figure it out because it was like if my son was having withdrawal symptoms. that's was before I knew that some kid's juices also have HFCS in it.... good luck! ~C.~
Has anyone else given her a bath? maybe they did things differently and water got in her eyes or something like that. For now you can put on a bathing suit and sit in the water with her, and see if that makes a difference, Children have to have bath's. J.
Hi M.-
What time are you starting the bath? Toddler's sleep needs change very quickly, so she may just be very tired and ready for bed not a bath. You may want to try having bath time earlier.
Also, do not drain the tub until she's out of the room. She may be scared she'll go down the drain, especially if she's okay around other water.
R. Magby
Well it could just be a phase. My son did the same thing around 26-27 months. He loved baths, then went about 3 weeks were it was a huge struggle and he never wanted to take them. He recently got over it and has been taking baths just fine. He is now 28 months...I think your little girl will come around just give her a few weeks ;)
Reduce level of water to 1 or 2 inches and let her stand in the bathtub. Let her have her toys. Let her poor the water over her and then soap her. Let her rinse herself off. Do her hair separately.
Kids this age just develop fears and then out grow them. The only way through is through. It may take a while. But tell her it is okay to be afraid of the bath and you will help her by only putting a lit bit of water in the bath. Ask her to tell you when to stop.
