Bath Hatin'

Conan hates baths. It's a little better now that we wised up and took the newborn sling out of his Fun Time Froggy Bathtub (aka the baby torture device) but he still doesn't like being put in the water. We carefully fill the tub with just the right temperature and amount of water, line it with a towel to make it softer, and gently lower him into it, but he screams & struggles the whole time. He arches his back, pushes off with his legs, and flails his arms and head. It's not unlike trying to put a cat in a bathtub. It's a two person job - one to hold him in place, and one to actually wash him. One of our baby care books says 3-4 baths a week "is probably sufficient" since babies don't really get dirty, but we can only really stand to give him one quick bath a week. Luckily he doesn't seem to hold grudges...