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Wobbles · Dec 12th, 2007, 10:02 AM

I can imagine!

They prob don't think that at all but I can imagine your thoughts as the Mummy.

Tilly · Dec 12th, 2007, 12:08 PM

We just pour the water over Bethanie's head when washing her hair, im sure the more wussy you get, the more they do. We obviously try our best to keep it out of her eyes, but if she gets a bit in.. she just goes "uh" and is smiling again. Im trying to teach her to put her head back, it's going well so far.

hypnorm · Dec 12th, 2007, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by Tilly

We just pour the water over Bethanie's head when washing her hair, im sure the more wussy you get, the more they do. We obviously try our best to keep it out of her eyes, but if she gets a bit in.. she just goes "uh" and is smiling again. Im trying to teach her to put her head back, it's going well so far.

I'm certainly not 'wussy' with him, i give him a flannel or a sponge which he knows to hold over his eyes, but he still screams blue murder!
Trying to teach him to put his head back but not going that well!

They say johnsnons shampoo doesnt sting when in your eyes... well they lie ! i washed my hair with it and it stung!

Ersurgeongirl · Dec 12th, 2007, 13:42 PM

as for the hair washing, as a small kid, my mom and dad would make me hold a small washcloth to my forhead to block the water from getting in my eyes. hope that helps!

lorrilou · Dec 12th, 2007, 17:31 PM

Callum hates having his nappy changed and cos im breastfeeding he needs changing every five mins!!!

He hates the bath also, neighbours will think im throtling him!

Tam · Dec 13th, 2007, 14:24 PM

What about undressing completly or leave in nappy and trying to massage? Persevere with it, but once you undress him, lay him on his mat cover it with a towel and then start to massage him with baby oil , he may start to relate and find it comforting after while. x

Tilly · Dec 13th, 2007, 23:27 PM

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Originally Posted by hypnorm

I'm certainly not 'wussy' with him, i give him a flannel or a sponge which he knows to hold over his eyes, but he still screams blue murder!
Trying to teach him to put his head back but not going that well!

They say johnsnons shampoo doesnt sting when in your eyes... well they lie ! i washed my hair with it and it stung!

lol, that wasn't directed at you by the way.

but yea, the flannel is a good idea, my mum used to do that one with me.

And yes Johnsons shampoo does bloody sting, when it gets to rinsing the shampoo off of her hair I don't just wash it in her eyes, I do it carefully. A tip if they still hair short baby hair - you can rub most of it off gently with a sponge.. thats what we do, then rinse the excess.

cara1974 · May 11th, 2008, 19:10 PM

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Bethanie has always loved her baths (apart from her first one in hospital, she hated that). She goes mad most of the time when I try to change her though, especially when I hold her legs up (this is because she wants to crawl/roll away though lol). She was always good as a newborn, but as already said.. I think most little ones don't like having their nappy changed and I agree with putting something soft on the changing mat!

Wait until they're a year old and you can't dress them, put them in their highchair, cot, pushchair without a tantrum! arched backs woo

Sam has just started that phase. Just the site of the nappy in my hand and he's off. You'd think he was being tortured and I started having crazy thoughts like maybe the staff at nursery were doing horrible things to him when they were changing him or something and that's why he reacted so badly! I've had to start getting up earlier in the morning in preparation for a battle. It's like his top and bottom half are independant of each other. I'm just waiting from a knock from social services after 'concerned complaints' from the neighbours!! He's always loved his bath...it's the getting him out of if that is bad. When I lifted him out the other day he wriggled and arched his back so much he banged his head off the metal handle bit. I couldn't sleep all night for fretting!

TashaAndBump · May 11th, 2008, 19:20 PM

Anna gets very scared when I bath her and screams the house down until she is wrapped up in a towl and being cuddled tightly! I've found that I can sometimes get away with it if I hold her very securely in the water (laying in my arm in the water rather than holding her with my hands - as if I'm still cuddling her) but it does make all the business of washing her rather more complicated!

I try now just to bath her to a bare minimum! Am taking her swimming soon so will see if she likes that (being in the water with me) any more... Wish I had a proper bath tub so that I could get in with her and cuddle her properly! Am sure it would help her to be more calm at bath times....

missjess · May 11th, 2008, 19:58 PM

My boy LOVES the bath... I always put the heating on to max in the bathroom so it's very warm, I only turn on a small light so it's very cozy!

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