Do We Really Need A Baby Bath Seat?
Our babies are our most precious gifts. This is the reason why many parents seek the best for their children and this is also the reason why many enterprising people make a lot of money from baby products. A baby bath seat is a recent addition to the needs of a baby.
In earlier days, babies were bathed in a small container that is similar to a basin. Recently, manufacturers of baby products have seen the use of a baby bath seat because some parents have expressed concern over bathing babies in a deep tub where they might drown especially if they still cannot support themselves.
How Does A Baby Bath Seat Look Like?
Most baby bath seats are similar to lounge chairs made with a material that allows water to go through it. Only the frame of the baby bath seat is made from a hard material, possibly plastic or a wire frame.
The baby bath seat allows the baby to sit with his head elevated from the water of the basin but at the same time at a reclined position. In most cases the baby is seated on the baby bath seat while the mother or the care giver bathes him. This is the ideal scenario for the use of a baby bath seat but this is reality and in reality, baby usually wriggles around a lot.
Many have questioned the use of a baby bath seat because it adds to the crowded bath and it also might lull the parents into thinking that it is safe to leave baby in it while taking a bath.
There is actually no law saying that you need to use a baby bath seat while bathing your baby. The use of the contraption is actually dependent on the needs and preferences of the parents. Some parents think that it is a waste of money since many babies can support themselves or sit up starting at around six months of age.
If the baby could sit up or support himself, the baby bath seat will be of little use. Here lies the annoyance of using a bath seat for baby when the he has learned to sit up because the baby will most likely struggle to get off the seat.
As the baby struggles, the bath seat will most likely be upturned and so might the basin. You get the idea, don't you? If the baby still cannot support himself and the parents use a baby bath seat, there will be little problems except for some struggles of trying to avoid getting wet by the flailing arms and legs.
