The First Years: 4 Stage Bath System

Pros: Functions as a self contained tub and as a bath seat with back support.
Cons: Poor suction when cups submerged, toy useless, drain inefficient.

I received The First Years Bath Tub/Bath Seat Combo at a baby shower shortly before my daughter was born. I smiled and thanked the gift giver cordially but I wasn't exactly overwhelmed with excitement. Heck, at that point actually having to...

Pros: Good for newborns and older babies
Cons: Not good for bigger babies that can't sit up yet

My daughter used this tub for her very first baby bath, and is using the tub today at age 1. There ...

Pros: The suction cups and the idea of needing just one tub.
Cons: Pretty much everything else about this tub.

Let me just say that I did not purchase this tub, nor did I really want this tub. I planned on using one of the simpler bath seats........ I received a simple mesh bath seat with a belt for my baby shower. It was exactly what I wanted for it's ...

Pros: great infant tub, will be a great bath seat
Cons: my baby is in between both of those so it really isn't working well right now!

If I had written this epinion a month ago, I would have told you I loved this bathtub. Now, not so much. In a month, however, I have a feeling I may love it once again. Yes, I am going to explain. Here goes:

First, let me explain...

Pros: Dual-functioning, inexpensive, easy to use,
Cons: The bump the butt sits on when used as a bathtub

I first want to point out that the name on the top of this page is wrong. The product is called the 2-in-1 Bathtub & Bathseat (note that it's done with one word on the packaging so that's how I'm referring to it here, even thought the...

Pros: Suction cups adhere well, easy to keep clean
Cons: Not comfortable, baby slips around

I should have known better. After being through baby bath hassles before, I already knew that most baby bathtubs aren’t especially easy to use. The baby bathtub my first three kids used had been through many kids and handed down to me, and it...

Pros: it has a built in tub toy
Cons: sharp rim, poor support, genital hazard

It sounded like a great concept. A starter tub for a new baby that converts into a bath seat for the older infant. I don't have sinks that accommodate baby tubs, so I had to use it in the tub. It has suction cups on the bottom for secure bathing, but...

Pros: NONE
Cons: doesnt fit in sinks, broke easily, baby doesn't fit properly

The In Laws bought this for us before our baby was born. When she was big enough to use it (3 weeks old) it was horrible and not easy to use at all!!!!

It wouldn't fit properly in our sink, so I moved it to our tub. Our baby LOOOVES baths,...

Pros: spacious, sanitary and safer
Cons: none...

We have just bought "The First Years 2-n-1 Bathtub/Bath Seat Combo"...and we just love it.

Some of the good things are, the suction cups. It has 3 big suction cups that hold it to the bottom of the tub...no more seats sliding around....

Pros: Good idea
Cons: Poor design, uncomfortable

Why, oh why did I not check my trusted fellow Epinion members' thoughts on this tub? It would have saved me the $17 I shelled out on this tub that now gathers dust and leaves me with a mega-guilt trip. Okay, so it's not a big ticket item but I could've...

Pros: Conversion to bath seat
Cons: Not a very effective infant tub

As a first time mom, the thought of bathing my baby the first time made me very nervous. I actually deferred bathing of the baby to my husband for the first month. We had the First Years Bath Tub, but I couldn't understand why he didn't use it.
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Pros: Can't think of any
Cons: Too large to store; bar stubs baby's feet; leaves much to be desired.

I thought with this tub I was getting something that would grow with my baby from a newborn to a toddler. I was wrong. When I gave my son his first bath (around 2 weeks old), the slip-resistant foam pad did not hold up to its end of the bargain. This...

Pros: Easy to clean
Cons: Baby slides down

This tub is nice and easy to clean, as it is just plastic and a cushion of some sort.
It is very hard to use with only one person. My baby keeps sliding down into the water as I try to clean him. It does work ok if you have someone hold him while...

Pros: Used from birth and up, easy to clean baby all over, secure
Cons: Can't think of any

We are about to have our 3rd baby. This bath tub is a MUST. I didn't have it when our 1st was born, but replaced our old bath tub with this one when we found out we were expecting our 2nd.
This bath tub is great. It is the perfect size to wash a...

Pros: Works well as a bath seat for older babies who need support sitting up
Cons: My son seemed to slip around in it ALOT when he was a young infant

I rec'd this tub as a gift when my son was 3 months old.

Some of the features on the tub was it was a 2 in 1 combo; it could be used as an infant tub or an older baby tub seat.
The tub came with suction cups that stuck to the bathtub for...