It's true that we can't articulate quite why this bothers us, but something is decidedly off about this baby bath from the UK. The Dutch-designed Tummy Tub supposedly feels more womb-like to the baby--we'd love to see those focus group transcripts--but we can't help feel that Tupperware or Rubbermaid had some undue influence here, in the same way Hallmark invented Valentine's Day to move more product.
More importantly, we'd love to hear actual parents' perspectives on this one, so those with children, please sound off in the comments. Would you buy one of these?
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The hypocrite
I am with you. This one seems "off".
Why would I want to set up another place to bathe my kids, when a counter top next to the sink is a perfect height and washing area. This design appears to force the parent to keep the baby's head up and from flopping forward into the water (we all get distracted, a disaster waiting to happen) traditional tubs have the baby lying their backs with support for the head. I'm sorry but babies are out of the womb and they need to get use to real life. etc... ect... ect...
No to mention not very practical. How do you wash the parts that actually get "dirty"?
The Eurotub is perhaps the best form factor for a babytub we've used for both kids.
Water stays warm for 25-30 minutes, the baby can sit up straight and play with all the floating toys in front of her, her whole body is submerged without us having to fear her being drowned...
The bottom piece is totally obsolete, just put the tub on a table, and you're set. As a father and user, I would advise this goodie to every baby and parent.
The advantages of this type of bath (instead of a smaller "lay-down" bath or sink) is that you don't have to support the kid all the time from drowning since it can not slide down on it's back. So actually the design is safer. According to those friends with kids, the kids also like it much more then a normal bath.
So, I would definitly buy one of these. (And if it's not for being used as a baby bath, it can always be used as a big ice bucket ;)).
Considering how flexible and floppy my son was when he was around that babies age, I couldn't ever trust a device that could potentially turn into a death trap for my son.
A slip of mommy or dad's supporting hand could result in baby in a jar, and clearly that's not the point of this exercise.
On the environmental side, I suppose it would use less water ...