I absolutely love this tub! The whole design is brilliant. First, the dirty water cycles out while clean water fills the tub... genius!!!! No more washing off baby with dirty soapy water. Next, there's the built in thermometer that beeps and changes color when the water is too hot or too cold. It's so simple to use, you just press a button and let the water run over the sensor. Then there's a little reservoir that fills up first before it pours over into the tub. I found this convenient because there is always clean water that I can scoop up with the handy cup that's included. Also, the shape of the actual tub portion leaves baby in a comfortable position. I've been using it since my little one was born and she is now 3 months old. She is completely relaxed evertime she takes a bath. Now for the price, sure, it's a little higher than your average baby tub BUT it's worth it. I would gladly pay a little extra to get a lot more. It's SO much better than your average tub. Read more
Between four kids, I've owned quite a few baby bath tubs. Before this one, I was in love with the primo euro, mainly for its size. My new guy, though, HATES baths. I mean HATES with all caps. It was a torture session every time that would leave him asleep from pure exhaustion from crying. I read the features on this tub and decided to give it a try. NO SCREAMING! He actually splashes a bit. I don't know if it's because I can do it at the sink, which is a huge back saver, or because of the constantly flowing water, which keeps it a constant temp. It drains so easy and fills quickly. If the water gets too soapy, I can simply pop a drain while he's in it and refill within seconds. I've been purchasing this as a gift for pregnant friends and family. Everyone is in love with them. My guy is now 14 months and still uses it thanks to his smaller size being a preemie. He will not do water in pools, beaches, kiddie pools, or other tubs but loves this tub. Read more
This is a great bathtub. The design of the tub is such that there is a good sized clean water basin and a continuous flow of water through the tub, freshening it and not allowing the water level to get too high. The temperature gauge is incredibly useful in our sink that does not maintain a constant temperature. We listened to the advice of another reviewer and bought the turtle bath sponge to go in the tub, and now our little guy relaxes in the bath like he's at the spa. We had originally bought a different tub with a sling and no overflow prevention hole, and especially as nervous first-time parents we were so nervous that our wiggly baby would slip under the water. My sister had this tub instead and I had to get one. It has been totally worth it! Read more
It's hard having to bend down in the bath tub, especially post partum, so I needed a baby tub that could fit in our double kitchen sink. The 4Moms bath tub is exactly what I was looking for and more. The tub fits perfectly in our double sink. And it's actually much lighter than I expected, which is great. I love that there is a separate area where the clean water flows so that the dirty water stays separate. There are two small drainage holes where baby lays so the dirty water continues to drain. The temperature sensor is also awesome as I never have to worry about the water being too hot or cold. The color-coded display shows blue for too cold, red for too hot, and green for just right. And when it's too hot, it'll beep loudly until you bring the temperature down. Best of all is that our baby loves it. We've used it since he was a few days old and still use it now that he's 5 months old. He's becoming a lot more mobile though so we won't have much more time with it, but it was worth every penny for the several months we used it. If you have a double sink, get this tub. Tip: for more cushioning, I used the 1st Safety frog cushion. It fits the tub perfectly. Read more
This is our 6th child and last baby.... I have given a whole lot of baths over the years! I've tried regular baby bathtubs, a prince lionheart pod, a bath sling, and, what I ended up liking the most, an inexpensive bath sponge in the bottom of a large sink with water running in the corner of the sink. The sponge keeps baby warm, and I always preferred running clean water over baby over sitting in dirty (and probably peed-in) bath water. However, in our new house, I have no big single sink! I bought a new old standby -- the bath sponge -- but after dry running the positioning in the laundry room's utility sink (too deep and awkward,) the bathtub (awkward and water stream so big,) and the kitchen sink (half of a double sink is just too small -- baby can't lie down on the sponge; and having to disinfect the kitchen sink before and after every bath time wasn't appealing, either).... I found this tub. It's expensive, but the idea of dreading 2-3 bath times every week for many months was a worse deal. Pros: - Double sink solution! The kitchen sink is definitely the most comfortable place, height-wise, to set up bath shop on a regular basis. This allows you to utilize that place without actually having to bathe baby in the kitchen sink. It is the only tub I found to fit over the common double sink. Its seating over it feels secure and does not slide around. Both sides of the tub are the same, so you could position this with baby's head on either side of the sink (given your faucet pivots to both sides.) I did not have the jagged-edge QC issue described by some other reviewers. - The water flow design is actually very nice. The water stream runs into a trough that runs over the temperature gauge, then into a small basin, then down into the baby's space. So, if your temperature goes into the too-hot or too-cold range, you have some warning to adjust before it hits baby. If you don't want the water to run into the baby's area at all, there is a drain plug you can open at the bottom of the small basin. - The temperature gauge. I always just used my hand/wrist to gauge baby bath water, and probably still could... But have realized with the use of this that when using running water, the temperature can change while it's running, even if it's been steady for a while. This gives you something of an alert when this happens. The display is color coded, as well; backlight is blue under 90 degrees, green from 90-99.9, and red at 100 and above. It also has audible beep indications between these levels and continues to beep when in the red zone. - There are three drain plugs: one in the bottom of the small basin and one on each side of the main tub, at different levels. This allows for adjustment between having baby soak vs water drain over and out, etc. - There is a cup holder on either side. The tub comes with a little cup (I imagine to use to pour water over baby; we don't use it, as I just use the pull-out faucet to rinse,) but I use the cup holders for baby wash. Cons: - I would not use this without a positioning sponge, which is another purchase both upfront and possibly again over the next few months. We bathe baby about three times/week and even though I rinse and drain the sponge well after each use, I replace it every month or two. - The price. Compared to other baby tubs on the market, this definitely is expensive. If we had a big single sink like we used to, I would definitely just use a sponge. A note on storage: unless you are taking baby into the tub or shower with you, you will have to store some kind of baby bathing apparatus for roughly six months or so until baby can sit up in the bathtub. I have a folded towel on the laundry room floor that I set this on to dry and store after and between uses. All in all, a solid four stars. Five stars if the price were more reasonable, it came with some kind of newborn positioner or sponge, and the cup holders had drain holes. Don't regret the purchase. Read more
