Absolutely terrified of the bath?

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My LO is currently beyond terrified of getting in our bath.

It's literally only been in the last few weeks. She's had phases before where she doesn't like it very much, but this is literally screaming, crying, drawing her feet up and out of the water when we try and put her in...

It's JUST our bath tub. She had a bath when we went to my mum's house at the weekend and it was fine. I can't think of any particularly traumatic experience she's had in our bath, so I just don't know what the matter is.

Anyway, we're just flannelling her at the moment, but I don't really know what to do. I can't go to my mums to bath her as she lives an hour away and I don't want her to be scared forever!

as this happened to anyone else? Please tell me how you solved it/it's just a phase!!!
 
I don't have any answers I'm afraid but I posted the exact same thing last week! My LO has never been a water baby, he doesnt like getting undressed so swimming is a big stress, and once we are in he clings to me like mad. But we managed to at least get him into the bath albeit unhappy, unti 2 weeks go when he started literally shaking with fear, going rigid, screaming, crying and refusing to sit down. We have tried getting the paddling pool out, the baby bath, different baths, us being in with him, sitting on the side with him, us having fun splashing around and his getting curious and coming to look, keeping him half dressed, keeping him fully dressed, with mat, without mat, with bubbles, without bubbles... Nothing is helping so far. We have tried the shower too, he hates that too. And the problem is we need to properly wash his hair at least once a week and because he is in such distress screaming and trying to climb up us or out, we can't do it without getting water all over his face and in his eyes, which I'm sure just puts us back to square one (although not sure we've left square one...)

Hope you get some good tips hon xxx
 

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