We live in a small apartment with our son and have no room for an infant tub. We bathed him in the bathroom sink until he was about 3 months old and then planned to transition him to the big bathtub using a Leachco Safer Bather Infant Bath Pad, Blue Fish . That was a huge failure. We bought this tub when he was about 4 months old and have been using it daily for about a year now. It is great. The other reviews here capture most of the main points, so building on those: - I have a boy who is typically in the 90th percentile for height and weight. That said, we've had no problem with the horn being too tight at the crotch as another reviewer mentioned. It definitely touches him, but it's no more pressure/pushing than a wet diaper would. - This is not something you want to blow up/deflate on a daily basis. It collapses easily for trips and is great for travel. But when you are at home, you won't want to go through the time it takes to blow up/deflate on a daily basis. If that's your goal, I do not recommend this tub. - We have a very tiny bathroom (no more than 50 sq feet) and can fit this in the small space between the tub and sink. This thing is great for city parents living in small spaces. - After about 4 or 5 months of use, it developed a slow leak. At first, it only needed to be topped off about once a week. Now, at the one year mark, it needs a quick puff of air almost every night. This would be annoying to me if it came out of the box that way, but since this thing cost me less than $15 and I've had it for a year, I think it's to be expected. Topping it off only takes a minute. - Another reviewer complained that the valves won't stay closed - I've only had this problem when the valves are wet. If you take a minute to dry it with a towel and dry your lips before you put the last puff in, they will stay shut. - It requires very little maintenance. I wipe it out with either baby wipes or clorox wipes every 4-6 weeks. I found that a tiny bit of mildew will grow in the seams at the bottom of the tub otherwise. This tub may not be for everyone, but was great for us. It is relatively compact and because it is not hard plastic, we've been able to shove it into a corner of our small bathroom. It has saved me from having to scrub out a strange tub when we travel. Finally, my son loves it and we have so many adorable pictures of him playing in the bath. In fact, sometimes during playtime he wanders into the bathroom and pulls it out and plays with it - making a game of getting in and out of it. So this has worked for us from the sitting assisted stage all the way to walking. You can't go wrong for the price.
