Customer Reviews

Safety 1st Deluxe Infant-to-Toddler Tub, White

5 star:		(4)
4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

I would have to say that this is the worst tub ever! There is just a little bump that is supposed to be the part that your baby stradles to be able to sit in the tub. It doesnt work. My baby just slides right off of it. I cant even bath him, as I am trying to keep him upright to wash. For my previous babies I had the First Years Sure Comfort newborn to toddler tub. It has a shelf for your baby to sit on. Well I gave that one away and so I had to buy new. I purchased this not through amazon, but bought it at walmart. I wish that I would have just spent the extra money and bought the good one to begin with. Now I am going to throw this one away and purchase through amazon the blue first years tub. Good thing is that amazon charges less than stores for the First years tub (well in Alaska). Save your money and purchase the first years tub!

I purchased this tub because it had an infant sling with weight capacity up to 16 pounds. My baby was born 8 pounds and at 11 weeks is already 15 pounds. The sling feature has really come in handy (especially for a newborn) in giving my baby a safe, speedy, and cleaner rinse. The sling suspends baby while letting soapy water pass through. JUst this week, i transitioned my baby from the sling to sitting in the inclined postion. The non slip backing and bump work really well to keep my baby from sliding all over the place. I also chose this tub because it was one of the bigger tubs on the market and will transition well for when my baby can sit on his own. My baby is a big boy in general so the extra room comes in handy for him. The first years tub, was a little too cramped for him. I would recomend this tub to people because it is so versitile. Only down side is it is a bigger tub than a lot of others on the market so if you have a tiny bathroom and not a lot of counter space, then this isnt the tub for you. I on the other hand have lots of counter space and needed a big tub for my big baby so this really works for me.

This is my third child and I have had my share of trial and error with baby tubs. This time around I chose a tub with a sling, boy does this sling work miracles. Ladies and gentlemen, the tub is nice but nothing without the sling.

This tub was perfect for my son until he got too big for the sling. Now, trying to bathe him in it is a disaster- the little bump that is supposed to keep him from sliding down just hurts him as he slides down into the water. If I could go back I would have bought something else!

its exactly what i expected! my baby arrives in about three weeks i cant wait to use it! it looks good enough for infants! has great support

the bump in the bath tub is the worst thing. It can injure baby's back because the baby always slides down.

I love this tub. The blue plug changes color if the water is too hot. The netting sits on a slanted plastic surface so the baby has extra support under him. Easy mount over a sink, either a double or single. Easy drain into the sink also. Convenient shower hanging hook to let it dry. Great buy for the money!

There is only a small timeframe that this tub is super useful during. When my son was first born, he was too light to push the sling down into the water, so as I was pouring water over him, he was getting goosebumps since he couldnt be semi-submerged. He was born at 8.5 pounds. Now, he is 4 months and about 15 pounds, and is pushing the sling down a little better, so it is working out fine for now. I foresee as he starts getting more and more mobile, that I am going to have trouble keeping him on the sling, because he is already wiggling quite a bit and isn't even sitting up yet. The sling is not adjusteable, but does come off and is washable. It is easy to rinse and get all of the soap off of him with the sling tho, and he seems pretty comfy for now... but as I am looking at the design a little closer, for later use that is, there is a huge plastic BUMP in the middle of the tub, I'm assuming to assist your little one when they start sitting up, but it looks so uncomfortable, and I'm reading everyone elses reviews about how their babies aren't able to stay supported by the bump. What I am thinking that I will try when my son gets to this point is a folded up bath towel completely underneath his butt, for comfort, and grip so he doesn't slide under the water or something. The little plug at the bottom changes from blue to white when the water is too hot, so that's a pretty nifty feature, and I like the side pockets for his baby wash and rinsing cup. Now behind where your baby's head would go, there are two other pockets that I am assuming are to prevent overfilling the tub. Well they defeat the purpose because they don't drain... They hold water, which collects soap residue, so that next time you fill the tub, that old dirty bath water that has been sitting there is now in the tub with your baby. You would have to turn the whole thing upside down after every bath, and who has time for that while you are trying to deal with drying off and watching your baby? I drilled holes in the bottom of these two pockets so that they now work properly. I really wish I would have purchased a different baby tub, but there are good features, and things can be done to make this tub more functionable.
UPDATE: Just as predicted, my son is now 5 months old and was too heavy for the sling. He still isn't sitting unassisted yet, and this tub is a NIGHTMARE at this stage. He freaks out a little when the water begins to pool in the tub, and holds his breath while wiggling, and floats right up out of the little contoured spot for their bottoms. So then, the hump in the middle of the tub is jabbing him in the middle of his back and he is just floating in this awkward little bath tub! I refuse to fill it at all now, even though I never leave my son's side through the bath, but it just isn't safe at all! I'm lowering this one star. And the towel idea I had before DID NOT work at all. It just clogged the tub to where it didnt drain, and when my son floats up, the towel does too. Hectic bath time!

So I thought this tub was perfect... until it came to day-to-day use. The sling was great in theory, but it suspended baby over the water, it's SUPER tight on the tub, so the baby doesn't actually sink down into the water (and I had a 9.5lb baby and he still didn't weigh it down!). The sling isn't adjustable at all, so you can't loosen it or anything. So in the early days it was just easier to just sponge bathe him laying on a towel by the sink. Once he got bigger I tried it without the sling - the little bump on the bottom won't hold him. His little bottom just slides right up and over it. There isn't any grippy material on the back, just that little bottom hump, so he slips and slides all over. I definitely don't feel comfortable bathing him like that - and he's pretty stable at 3mos old. Over all this tub was a disappointment :( The one feature I do like are the two little 'pockets' on the end of the tub for putting the soap or washcloths in, those were nice to have.

I went back and forth on the different tubs and ended up getting this one. I used the sling at first, then started using it without the sling. I don't know what I would have done without it! The only reason it did not get 5 stars is that the sling stretched out quite a bit after awhile, but he was almost at the point where he didn't need it anyway.