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Prince Lionheart washPOD Bathe

by Prince Lionheart
3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (98 customer reviews)

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Color: Blue
  • Safe and secure environment for Baby
  • Baby stays warm and relaxed
  • Recommended by doctors
  • 0-4 months
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Product Information

Color: Blue
Technical Details
Item Weight3.4 pounds
Product Dimensions14 x 13.6 x 14 inches
UPC070150100004 049345073010
Item model number7301
Target genderUnisex
Batteries requiredNo
  
Additional Information
ASINB000QIJ020
Best Sellers Rank #12,434 in Baby (See top 100)
Shipping Weight3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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Product Description

Color: Blue

From the Manufacturer

Introducing the ultimate warm and secure space for bathtime. The WashPOD provides a better way to bathe your little one in an environment that emulates that of a mother's womb. The baby in the WashPOD will naturally convert into the fetal position. Because this is such a familiar feeling it will quickly soothe, calm, and relax the baby and allow them to bathe without feeling out of their element. Recommended by physicians and midwives as one of the best ways to bathe your newborn baby. Age: 0-6 months.

Product Description

The Prince Lionheart washPOD provides a better way to bath your little one in an environment that emulates that of a mother's womb. The Baby in the wash pod will naturally convert into the fetal position. Because this is such a familiar feeling it will quickly soothe, calm, and relax the baby and allow them to bathe without feeling out of their element. Recommended by physicians and midwives as one of the best ways to bathe your newborn baby. Age: 0-6 months.


Customer Reviews

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51 of 51 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars Mixed bucket July 11, 2010
Color Name:Blue
PROS:

size - Relatively small so uses very little water, and doesn't take up much space in our small apartment

contented baby - Our baby is happy at bathtime in the pod, he's four months old and 16 lbs, and still fits well. However, we never tried a different bath so we don't know if the pod is the reason for his comfort

inexpensive - compared to an infant bath tub this is definitely cheaper

CONS:

Plastic smell - When I opened it, it had a terribly strong chemical smell, ESPECIALLY the little pad. I am glad I opened it before the baby arrived because it needed to be washed and aired out literally for weeks to make the smell go away. Not a good first impression.

head control issues - there's nothing supporting your baby's head, you must have your hand on it at all times in such a way that you're controlling the weight and keeping it from going in any direction. This is really hard to do one-handed. So you really could use two hands for head control, hence my wife and I tended to always do bath time together; one holds, one washes. Every time I gave him a bath alone, I wished I had a nice reclining bath tub so at least the weight of his head would be safely supported.

After he gained head control it got easier, however you still have to keep a hand on it since babies who can't sit up on their own will of course suddenly pitch forward or back, but that is easier to control.

Reaching the diaper area - Difficult at best. Imagine changing a diaper on a baby that you're holding sitting up. It is possible but why would you? Their legs are folded up and you can't get into all the folds and crevices without lifting the baby so you can move his/her legs around to get behind the knees, etc. Lifting a wet baby one handed is a very bad idea, so again you need two people. Plus you're reaching into the water with your soap to reach the undercarriage, so you're losing a lot of soap into the water, which brings me to....

Rinsing the baby - if you want to get the soap off, you have to have rinse water ready in a separate container, (we used a large kitchen measuring cup) And then you have to lift the baby out of the water to rinse them while holding them. Again, one person cannot do this very well at all. I managed a few times but it didn't feel very secure. And if you don't do it fast, they get cold.

CONCLUSION: I feel there are several reasons I wouldn't buy this again.

As far as the pros I appreciate that it needs very little water, but the space-saving issues aren't all that valuable, since a regular tub can be stood up on end and then takes up about the same floorspace as this bucket.

I would only recommend this if your baby isn't comfortable/secure in a normal infant/newborn bath tub or you're happy having bath time always be a two-adult job. As we never used one of the normal tubs, we don't know if he would have tolerated it.

Finally, he's about to outgrow the wash tub but he isn't ready for the bath chair we have, so we're going to have to find something else to tide us over. It'll probably be an infant tub, so now I doubly wish I had just bought an infant tub from the beginning.
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88 of 93 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Evie loves it!!! May 18, 2009
Color Name:Blue|Amazon Verified Purchase
Length: 0:35 Mins
Evie is 3 months old, and she loves sitting in warm water in her washPOD!
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44 of 45 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Liam LOVES it!!!! October 14, 2009
Color Name:Blue
Length: 2:10 Mins
Liam is 2 months old. We use this wash pod every night since we received it because he loves it so much. I clean his bottom and private area with his wipes before his bath... and let him soak in warm water with some baby soap in it.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Made my baby really happy
Good quality product, very stable, I felt safe using it. Bath time was a blast all the time, made my baby very happy until he was 5 months old and he wouldn't fit in it, I wish it... Read more
Published 3 days ago by Adriana Tena Loya
1.0 out of 5 stars Not practical for bathing a small baby
1 star because it theoretically could be nice place for the baby to just relax in the water, but in practice the design makes it difficult at best to really wash the baby. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Beverly Cheung
5.0 out of 5 stars Baby WashPod
My grand-daughter really likes her Baby WashPod - now that she is 3 months old. At first she was too small. Now, she kicks herself up and really enjoys her bath. Read more
Published 3 months ago by tkd45241
2.0 out of 5 stars Sounds like a good idea, but is not
We've had difficulties with this tub since our 3 month old daughter's first bath. When she was a newborn and into her first month, she didn't have any head control. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Diana Gloria
4.0 out of 5 stars Fun bath!
But please keep good watch of your child when using, and note that you need very little water. Even larger babies can slump and their mouth will be close to the water. Read more
Published 4 months ago by rayanne
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Baby Bath
I ordered this after some recommendations via blogs. The kitchen sink tubs never worked for our sink so I wanted something I could use elsewhere. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jessica
5.0 out of 5 stars A must!!!
I originally bought this tub for my first born who absolutely loved bath time. So when our second son arrived 4 years later, my husband and I knew it would be a must have with our... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Christine Chang
1.0 out of 5 stars I should have stuck with a 5 gallon bucket
This wash pod said it was great for newborn - 6 months. My 3 month old has good head control and still dips down into the water unless you are holding up his head. Read more
Published 5 months ago by homeschoolX3
5.0 out of 5 stars Safer than I expected
My 4 month old loves it. You can put him in, bathe him, and take him out easier than you think. It's easier to wash the back of his head and body than the other tubs. Read more
Published 5 months ago by CWKB
4.0 out of 5 stars You've got to be kidding me with the stickers...
Other than the fact that it took me 20 minutes and an entire bottle of goo-gone to get the stickers/labels off of the tub (they came off in a million tiny pieces), my baby seems to... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Mom in Ohio
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