Momtrepreneur Janis McKellar, owner of BathedwithLove.com, stopped by The Today Show this past Thursday to share her product the “TummyTub” with Matt Lauer and The Today Show team and in case you missed it, ChitChatMom just had to tell you about it. The TummyTub is a bath bucket that Janis says mimics the womb and makes bathing baby an easier and happier experience for parent and child. Unlike regular baby bath tubs that don’t keep baby covered (from the shoulders down) in water, the TummyTub is designed to allow the baby to sit up right and the water to come up to the shoulders. This helps to keep baby warm and cozy. The design also helps with baby’s sense of security. The TummyTub (which really just looks like a bucket, but is specially designed for baby bathing) helps to make baby feel secure in the confined space and allows them to sit in the fetal position, just like in the womb. Talk about “home sweet home” for a newborn.
Be sure to check out the entire article on the TummyTub on the Today Show website. It tells the story of how Janis found and fell in love with the tubs, which have been popular in Europe for years but weren’t being sold here in the U.S… a golden opportunity that Janis seized. You go girl! The video is great fun too! Lots of adorable babies hanging out (and looking pretty happy) in the TummyTubs.
Gotta get your own TummyTub? Cruise on over to BathedwithLove.com and support momtrepreneur Janis and her company. The TummyTub retails for about $45 (depending on the color you choose: clear, blue or pink). BathedwithLove also has other great items in stock in their online store including a TummyTub and stool set (available in multiple color combos) to make bathing baby in the TummyTub even easier.
Now, I haven’t tried the TummyTub yet… no baby to bathe ’till August, so I can’t “endorse” it. I will probably hold out on ordering one in the hopes that someone might surprise me with one as a shower gift, but I have to say I think it looks like a pretty cool baby accessory. When (and if) I do get my hands on one, I’ll be sure to let all you mamas know how the baby girl likes it.
Happy shopping (and baby bathing) mamas!
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