Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seat

by Safety 1st

Product Features

• For babies from 5 to 10 months
• Locks in place
• Adjustable leg openings
• Contoured and slip resistant
• Elbow cushion for parents

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 14.7 x 14.7 x 15 inches ; 7.6 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.6 pounds
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0000D9SR8
• UPC: 052181443015
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #34,683 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (249 customer reviews)

Product Description

18 pages; English & Spanish - Owner's Guide

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

82 of 82 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars User error makes this product look bad..it's not..., September 30, 2005

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Darren Jr.'s Mommy (Maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seat (Pamphlet)

My six month old son Darren Jr. has outgrown his infant bath tub...We have purchased this wonderful bath seat to introduce him to the "big boy tub" and he loves it...splashes and laughs the whole bath time...unlike the infant bathtub that caused the kitchen to "flood" (haha) when he splashed...

I am overwhelmed with things to say after reading reviews on this seat...

I noticed that alot of the complaints about this seat are from user error...

Things people have complained (c.) about and my opinion (o.)...

c. Seat does not fit their tub...

o. Common sense tells you that if you have a garden tub or anything like it...you shouldn't expect this product to fit...

c. Mildew forms in and on seat...

o. Where there's water... there's mildew...This is not a flaw in the product...
(To clean the seat...fill the tub with hot water and add some bleach and let it soak)OBVIOUSLY NOT WITH BABY IN OR AROUND TUB DURING CLEANING

c. Child gets stuck in seat...

o. Obviously if your supervising your child close enough...how would they beable to arrange their body in a way that they can get stuck?? The swivel option should be "locked" to prevent any injuries during bathing...


c. Child stands up (someone recommended a seatbelt)

o. Another common sense solution...If your child can pull up and out of this seat...they are to old for the seat...strapping a baby in water with a seatbelt sounds very unsafe to me...

c. Seat won't work without arm (someone said they took off arm because it wouldn't fit their tub)

o. Now this one made me the most mad...Who would buy a product and take it apart because it doesn't fit??...HELLO...It doesn't fit...bring it back...give it away...you can't take it apart and expect it to work...It does not have suction cups so how would you expect it to stay put?? It is designed to be anchored to the side of the tub...if it doesn't it's not the bath seat for you...

c. Seat is to high for babies to reach toys and tub needs to be full...

o. If the seat was any lower...all the reviews would say..."my baby can fall out" it's designed to keep baby safe and secure...what's the big deal about filling the tub up?? If the baby is supervised than why does it matter if you have an inch of water or ten inches of water...????

c. Can't clean baby below waist...

o. Another complaint that is not a flaw in the product...any bath ring or seat will prevent bathing the genitals...Easy solution...bath child fully and leave genitals for last...so as your taking baby out of ring you can clean genitals before exiting the tub...What's so hard about that??

I have also used the Gerry bath ring with the flip open front that has suction cups on the bottom...I would also recommend this bath ring...although it is no longer sold (used it with my daughter who is turning 8 this month)...but you can find it on Ebay :o) Also has problem with mildew on underside ...just clean it...no big deal...Anything that is in water over and over will develope a mildew problem...keep it clean...nothing hard...

I hope my review helps someone in the decision to purchase this seat...Keep in mind not every product is for everybody...make sure your tub and child are compatable with this bath seat...

You and your child will enjoy this seat at bathtime...I know we do...

75 of 75 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyable for the baby, comfortable on the parents!, May 2, 2004

By 

Manny Hernandez "@askmanny" (Bay Area, CA) - See all my reviews
(HALL OF FAME REVIEWER)   

This review is from: Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seat (Pamphlet)

When our six-month old was an infant, we bathed him in a typical baby bathtub, but he outgrew that one rather quick (he is a tall/heavy boy) and it was beginning to become uncomfortable for him, so we recently got this tubside bath seat for him. He sits inside a ring that holds him (up to what age, still remains to be seen), has room for his legs to stick out, while it gives us room to clean his head and back, and we can rotate the ring with him inside as needed.

So far, he's loving it (I guess, the fact that it allows him to sit in water helps) as he can splash and play with his bath toys, while we can get him clean for his nightsleep. The two challenges we've found are cleaning his belly (since he's compelled to be pushing it against the front of the ring, trying to reach his toys) and getting him into the seat (getting his legs in the proper spots), but this last thing is something that almost ALL seating gear for babies have an "issue" with.

In any case, two words of advice:
1) Measure your bathtub, to make sure the seat fits it. I can see how some other reviewers might have had a hard time with this, since it doesn't seem to fit all sizes.
2) If you get it, when you use it, never leave your baby unattended, no matter how safe or great it feels (which it does!)
Otherwise, highly recommendable. Enjoyable for the baby, comfortable on the parents! :)

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent tub for our Irish Twins!, November 26, 2005

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Madison and Nathan's Mom (North Carolina) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Safety 1st Tubside Bath Seat (Pamphlet)

We have two babies- 11 months old and 22 months old. I'm really surprised to read the other reviews about their babies getting stuck and this not being big enough. Our 11 month old weighs 25 pounds and our 22 month old weighs 23 lbs. (He's a big baby and she's a petite toddler) Both children use this during bathtime and I've never had any trouble getting them in or out.
This tub is so sturdy and secure. I love that it attaches to the outside of the tub to keep it from moving around. A really excellent tub for using once your baby is sitting up- it allows them to safely play in the tub, splash around, etc. without slipping or sliding.