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My 6 month old hates baths!?

Every single time we give our six month old daughter a bath she screams bloody murder. We have a no-tears organic shampoo, I test the water, and me or my husband always get in the bath with her. But she still hates it. Nothing seems to cheer her up. We've tried talking to her, or singing with her, but nothing that normally makes her happy seems to work.

Update:

And she's 6 months not six years. I don't think you remember being 6 months...

Update 2:

We have tried giving her a shower instead, same thing.

And she screams from the moment we put her in, not just with shampoo.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    Try taking showers with her. I did this with my son when he was a baby. Just be extra careful, they get pretty slippery! Try to do it while your hubby is home so you can hand her off to him when you're done.

    You can also try just putting her in the bath with the water running, rather than her sitting in the water. Is she screaming only when you wash her hair? Try putting water & shampoo on a wash cloth and washing, then rinse with the washcloth as well. A lot of times, they just don't like getting the water on their face. Make sure bath time is fun too, lots of toys & bubbles. If none of that works, just get her in and out as quickly as possible! :) She'll grow out of it in a few months.

  • 5 years ago

    As an infant my boy enjoyed his baths too and then all of sudden at 8 months previous they grew to become a conflict!!!! i don't understand what replaced whether it lasted till at present at very pretty much 3 years previous!!! As an infant I bathed him another night and he enjoyed it... After this replaced it grew to become this variety of conflict that I decreased it to as quickly as each couple of days till he have been given incredibly grimy or went swimming or something... I nevertheless do not understand what replaced and it incredibly is purely now getting greater valuable yet purely whilst he's able to play... whilst it's time to bathe its nevertheless a conflict specially situations yet we've become greater valuable as he learns..

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Awww! Maybe you can give her something toys that she can play with while you bath her? Maybe she feel too cold in the room while she's bath? Get fisher price or something bath tub something had colorful, toys that will keep her company while you bath her you can try it, Hope this help!

  • 1 decade ago

    Have you tried to give her some bath toys? or maybe shower with her...

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  • 1 decade ago

    maybe try having a shower with her and see how that goes

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    ohhh that's normal.. i remember when i was 6.. i hated it to.. its just a phase.. she'll prolly grow out of it..wait till shes a teenager.. she'll die for baths. ;] Just be patient and give it time!

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