We like a piece of furniture that pulls double duty. Can you tell what this piece is supposed to do? It's pretty to look at and even collapses, but what is it exactly? Well tell you right this way...
The Gloob Baby Bathtub from BabyNow is ridiculously beautiful to look at and takes aim at small space dwellers who are looking for their furniture to do more than just look pretty. This piece comes in three pieces, the tub (which is intended to be used as such), the base, and the topper to the tub.
Their goal was to create a wash tub and a changing table that can be used on the collapsible metal frame or not. It's pretty, like really pretty, but would you really use it? It's nice for folks who might not have room for either traditionally and when your baby no longer needs it you could plant flowers in it and call it a raised bed.
It hasn't been put on the market yet for consumers, but we're curious if you would lay down money for the product if it was available?
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Umm, but couldn't you just bathe the baby in the sink until they were big enough to fit in the tub and use a dresser or the bed to change diapers. I'm just saying....
I think it's pretty silly. Sink to tub scenario makes more sense, is cost-effective and (probably) cheaper. I wouldn't use it as a changing station at all.
Bathe in the sink, then tub. Change diapers on the floor or bed.
I originally thought it was a highchair - now a highchair/change table/tub would be great!
I'm pretty sure that's what the sink and master bed/sofa/kitchen table is for. I don't see how having an additional something that generally doesn't do much of anything is going to help for those strapped with space. Small spaces mean you have to live without, not live with additional, limited-use items.
What are the dimensions on this? I agree with the other posters; it seems silly and unnecessary for anyone with a sink and a flat surface in their home, however I think it might have some awesome potential for wheelchair-using parents. If the base is wide enough and the whole rig could be made to be adjustable height I think it would help a lot of folks who are not able to take advantage of pinning their toddler down on the hallway floor to change a diaper.
That whole thing looks dangerously top-heavy. Those legs don't look sturdy enough for the baby who has just learned to kick HARD or who has the wiggles. Nor do they look stable enough for babies at floor level who want to pull up to standing or climb.
And if the idea is to use this as furniture or an objet d'art in your living space, how on earth are you to fill it with water? Drag the whole thing to the kitchen or bathroom? Carry pitchers of water back and forth for two hours till it's full? Take the basin to the sink, fill it, then carry it back and slosh water all over the house?
I'm with the others. Sinks, bathtubs, showers -- THAT'S how you clean a baby.
I have to admit I would totally buy it. If for no other reason than our kitchen sink is 1) always messy and I hate cleaning a sink AND a baby...bath time would never happen that way and 2) our bathroom is really cramped, so bending over to bathe the baby in the tub is *really* painful. This would be fantastically helpful to set up in the half-bath.
I wouldn't use the changer part, but would use this after the baby outgrew it to bathe our small dog. A great way to keep dog hair out of our bath tub (which requires cleaning then and is why the dog rarely gets bathed).
That said, I couldn't pay more than $50 for it and would really be looking more at $25-30.
it doesn't make sense if it's marketed as a space saver. People who really want to save space will do what the others have recommended above. Agreed that as a diaper changer it will probably be too small once the baby can start moving a lot. Would also depend on the price...if it was cheap then maybe it would be worth a try but I'm guessing it will be way overpriced.
It's a no-go for me either.
I can not picture myself with my month-old son in my arms, putting him away (where ?) to empty the bathtub (how do we do that, by the way ?), separate it from its base, them putting up the changing table, fetching the baby again, and finally changing him.
The ergonomy of this thing is just bad, because you use the tub and right after, the changing pad. Now, bathtub/high chair wouldn't be so bad, or bathtub/crib, because they come at separate times.
cut some leg openings in that thing and you have a beautiful high chair
That looks terrible as a changer! No place to put the diapers or wipes so you end up bending down to get things...? Looks cool, however.
It's very cool-looking, but wouldn't be so functional for small-space dwellers. If someone HAS to have a changing table and tub, you can get a fold-flat tub like the Puj, and get a cushioned changing pad and toss it on top of any flat surface in your house. Done.
it seems like it would make bathing and changing the baby more difficult. where do you put wipes and diapers? where do you put soap and other bathtime essentials?
it also doesn't strike me as being very sturdy or safe. babies are slippery in the tub, why make it worse by putting them in a bucket 2-3 feet off the ground?
every apartment, no matter how small, has a bathtub, a sink and a floor. that's all you need.
Have to agree, don't think it would be a good changer with no storage... Takes up a lot of space, I'll stick to my puj bath thank you!
nope. I wouldn't use it. Too thrifty. We just lay the baby down on a handtowel in the regular bathtub!