Karibu Folding Bath Review
The one baby item that we have had terrible luck with is the baby bath. For Charlotte, we registered for a pod-like tub. I was sold on the claim that it was “womb-like” and kept the baby warm. I really hated it. I felt like she was going to drown. It was cumbersome to wash her in it. Supposedly the seat would help her sit up. It didn’t. Greyson and I felt like we had to have a two man team to bathe her in it. I got duped into buying a $35 glorified bucket. No surprise, we use it as a bucket now.
With Henry we got a baby bath seat to wash him in the sink or the tub. That worked okay for his first few weeks until his cord stump fell off. Now that he is a month old, we want to be able to submerge him and keep him warmer. Plus, the seat doesn’t have rubber stoppers on the bottom and it slides all around. It’s terrifying. Thank God my kids are good sports about the bath.
When Erin at A Parenting Production asked me about a tub review. I was all like, “Please! Yes! I have terrible tub luck.” Getty Products and Karibu sent me one of their collapsible tubs, I was psyched! Just taking it out of the box, I could tell it was very well-made with a sturdy plastic frame. It was already assembled. All I had to do was put the legs down and expand it out. The soft collapsible part reminded me of those collapsible colanders, but thicker and stronger. I love the colors! They sent me the orange one.
The tub is a great size. It’s small enough to fit in the bathtub properly but large enough to accommodate a toddler if needed. I liked the legs and feet of the tub. The legs were sturdy and the feet were non-slip. I really liked the heat indicator plug. It changes color if the water gets too hot. You can drain the tub by just pulling the plug. After the bath? It collapses again and has a hook to hang on the back of the door or on the shower curtain rod.
I think this tub will be even better when Henry can sit up on his own. As a newborn, it worked fine with me supporting him the whole time. The second time I used it I tried putting the infant bath seat in it. It was the first time I felt secure using the bath seat. The Karibu tub supported it perfectly. Remember, I said it kind of slides around? It didn’t in the Karibu. If Karibu came out with their own newborn sling or seat to go in the tub, I would buy it. The plastic on the bottom of the tub is a little slick, but no worse than a regular bathtub and didn’t seem to be a major risk to me.
You can get the Karibu tub in lots of cool colors on BabyAge for $50. Do you have this tub? Let me know if you have used the Karibu Folding Bath, or if you have another baby tub you love.
Disclaimer: Getty Products and Karibu sent me a tub, but my opinions come free. Happy bathing!
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I used the Summer Infant Soothing Spa, but I threw away the part that makes the water bubble because it’s a BABY. I don’t even have jets in MY tub. I tried another brand or two but the Summer Infant one was the one I liked best and used for all three kids. The little infant positioner feels very secure in the little tub. Once they can sit up, though, I just have them in the regular big bath tub, usually all three at the same time, and the baby almost gets drowned by her brothers every single time, but she seems to enjoy it, so I just let it happen.
We had the classic plastic baby tub with infant sling insert for our boys. I didn’t love it or hate it. It did it’s job but was a total pain to store if a grown up needed to use their tub. We moved them up to the $12 inflatable duck when they could sit relatively well. This Karibu tub looks great – especially the storage aspect – but I honestly could not spend $50 on a baby tub! We have registered for a bath seat for baby sister similar to the one that you said slides all over the tub. We’ll definitely have to look into adding some grippy feet or getting a mat to sit it on!
I just bought it today and i love it!!! so does my 6 month old son:) it is pricey but worth it !!!