From day one, my baby has cried hysterically whenever we bathe her. (Even during her sponge baths the first 2 weeks!) We now bathe her in an infant/toddler tub that has a baby sling to support her. She doesn't mind the warm water running over her too much, but screams and cries through the rest of the process.

We tried bathing her in the sink, putting a warm washcloth on her chest while we bathed the rest of her, putting soft towels down in the tub, using a "soothing" aromatic baby wash, putting a space heater in the bathroom for bath time, and ditching the infant sling.

Still, she wails from the instant her toe hits the water until long after she's dried, lotioned, and clothed.

Any SERIOUS suggestions on how to make this process less of an ordeal? It's become a necessary ritual that both I AND baby dread!