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Re: OK - I'm still on here - I have a bath question - HELP!
Posted by CkGm
Posted by Kitkat
We use the ring seat - she LOVES it because she is sitting up and not sliding down. I forget when we started to use it. I can't search for the pic now - I'll add it later.
Please be so careful with this seat( I am sure you are!) I just read on consumer reports how much they would like these products to not be made at all. There was even a report of a drowing with the parent watching the whole time where the child just got trapped. 
How horrible!!! How could that happen?????
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CkGm
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Re: OK - I'm still on here - I have a bath question - HELP!
Posted by lipglossjunky73
Posted by CkGm
Posted by Kitkat
We use the ring seat - she LOVES it because she is sitting up and not sliding down. I forget when we started to use it. I can't search for the pic now - I'll add it later.
Please be so careful with this seat( I am sure you are!) I just read on consumer reports how much they would like these products to not be made at all. There was even a report of a drowing with the parent watching the whole time where the child just got trapped.
How horrible!!! How could that happen?????
I don't know It didn't go into detail in the article but it scared the bejeusus out of me!
Found the article from Consumer Reports
What not to buy: A baby bath seat
Consumer Reports Video
SAFETY ALERT
Baby bath seat danger
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Baby bath seats, almost all of which stick to a bathtub with suction cups, have been blamed for about 120 drownings and at least 160 injuries since 1983. For that reason, in July 2000, Consumers Union (the nonprofit publisher of Consumer Reports) and other consumer organizations petitioned the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to ban the seats. So far, the only reform is a revision of a voluntary industry safety standard, which took effect on Feb. 1, 2005. However, seats using suction cups are unlikely to adhere to the nonskid surface in new tubs and may tip with less force than the revised standard allows. The CPSC therefore advises parents who have a tub with a textured or nonskid bottom not to use a bath seat.
But, in our opinion, that's not good enough. Bath seats can tip over when suction cups fail, and babies and toddlers can become trapped underwater. And despite warning labels, the seats can induce a false sense of security, leading parents to think they can turn their back on the baby for a short time. In many of these tragic cases, parents had left the room momentarily, and in at least one case, an adult was present.
Avoid using any baby bath seat, including the latest hybrid models. The Safety 1st Deluxe 4-in-1 Bath Station ($20), for example, converts from a bathtub to a bath seat with a support bar for the baby to straddle in the tub itself. Still, our tests show that the tub could tip if it's used in seat mode in a regular bathtub with a non-slip surface. Although the User Guide warns parents to use the bath station only on smooth (not nonskid) surfaces, it's too easy to ignore. If the tub is mounted in a regular bathtub with a non-slip surface, a child could tip in the bath seat and possibly hit her head on the adult bathtub. We don't recommend using this product in the seat mode because of the possibility of injury.
The Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association (JPMA) certifies two brands of bath seats: Safety 1st and The First Years. Still, given the troubled history of baby bath seats, we continue to believe parents should avoid this product for the time being. To date, there is an existing American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard for bath seats and a draft, preliminary standard for infant bathtubs. We tested three infant bathtubs to the draft of the standard and the Safety 1st 4-in-1 Bath Station (a hybrid tub) to the bath seat standard also. See the bathtub Ratings (available to subscribers).
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mamaA
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Re: OK - I'm still on here - I have a bath question - HELP!
Posted by Diana1215
Posted by mamaA
Thos bath seats are worthless in my opinion- I used the kitchen sink
Can I ask how you position them just in the kitchen sink? I feel like it's wayyy too big for DS and he would be flopping all over the place.
At 5 months DS was almost sitting up- so it was easier for me because of that. I didn't fill it very much, used the sprayer a lot and held him accross his back with the back of his head closest to my shoulder/arm pit if you can picture that LOL! Plus I gave him a toy to play with to distract him 
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snuggleupagus
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Re: OK - I'm still on here - I have a bath question - HELP!
I don'tn know why I even have a baby tub. I hated it with DD and I absolutely hate it with DS. When I get around to it, I am buying a bath sponge/cushion and calling it a day. That worked wonders for DD for all stages of bathing once she couldnt' fit in the sink anymore.
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