We have a certain bath tub progression at our house for newbies. We start out with this tub from The First Years. It’s great for newborns because it comes with a soft sling that reminds me of a hammock. They can lay in it while they’re still tiny and it’s easy to keep them up out of the water when they still have their umbilical cord stump. One side of the tub is inclined and great for when they’re a little stronger and ready to move out of the hammock. After they can sit up, the other side of the tub is made to help support them in a seated position. We don’t use this tub much after our babies can sit. We move on to the best tub of all!

The Duck Bathtub! Both our guys have loved this tub! It’s a great move from the baby tub because it’s not too big and it’s soft. They have enough room to play and it even quacks!! It has a suction cup on the bottom of the tub and we just hang it up on the shower wall when we’re done.

When they out grow the Duck, we do the regular old bath tub. But, not without a bath mat! It suctions to the bottom of the tub and I hang it on the wall of the shower to dry when we’re done with it. It’s also machine washable and stays looking clean and nice for a long time.

So there you have it, our bathtub progression. We haven’t made it to the regular bathtub without the mat yet. But I’m sure we’re not too far away.