Bath Time

Bath Time



Nadia, 7 months old, during bath time.



When Nadia first came home she was still ventilator dependent. We would do all of her care on the floor to make sure there was nothing in our way.This is a infant tub you can buy at most large stores, like WalMart. It worked perfect for us until Nadia was able to sit up on her own.

We only filled the tub about 2 inches deep to make sure she could not slide under. Johnsons Baby shampoo and Dove bar soap worked great for Nadia. Of course we would have everything in place for getting dressed, gauze changes, and emergency trach changes as needed. Most of the time it was a 20 minute process and she would fall asleep during the last 5 minutes.

Nadia has never been afraid of water. As soon as she could sit up we switched to giving her baths in a Bumbo in the tub. Again the water stayed below a few inches and we never left her side as long as there was water around her. Although Nadia is big enough now to sit in the tub, I continue to keep her in Bumbo unless we are washing her bottom because she has no idea that the water is fatal.