Originally Posted by
heraclitus
Thanks so much for the advice... I have to admit the words "wet soapy baby" send chills down my paranoid dad spine, so I think what I might do is maybe try a test run at home before leaving on a trip that involves shower-only hotel rooms... if we feel uncomfortable with it then I think we'll resort to the inflatable bathtub as shown by swise. Given that he won't be standing by then, it might be the way to go.
You can't count on the "not standing" for anything past 8 months - kids do what they're ready to do, and usually at the least convenient time!
For a younger kid, often the bathroom sink and a washcloth will be more than fine. I can't imagine sticking an inflatable tub in my luggate - ick! If you think about it, the most important area on a diaper wearer to clean is the diaper area - sit 'em in the sink and you can wash that part just fine. The rest of the kid can easily be cleaned with a washcloth. For thousands of years humanity did just fine without inflatable baby tubs.
For an older kid - i.e. toddler, one of us just got in the shower with him and it worked fine - as long as we remembered to bolt the hotel room door so the little streaker didn't give everyone a show.