Hello ladies
Not sure where to post this so I thought here was most appropriate. Our problem started a little over a week ago. DD 9.5months has started to have meltdowns when I try to wash her hair. That is to say when it comes to rinsing the shampoo of the top of her head. She is fine with the shampoo and rinsing the back and sides its because some water does run down her face which I know she doesn't like. Up until recently this wasn't an issue as she had so little hair I could rinse it of with a flannel but now she has more hair it needs rinsing properly.
I tried getting her to look up by doing something silly or holding up one of her toys, which works to a point but nine times out of ten I'm just going for that one last rinse to be sure the shampoo is out and she will look down and the water goes in her eyes. So I then tried rolling up a dry flannel and putting it on her forehead to prevent water getting in her eyes but I think a couple of times she has moved and some has gone down, now she just pulls at the flannel straight away and wont let me hold it to her head. So I bought one of those shampoo guards, she wasn't having any of it and yanked on it just as I tipped water on and so once again she got water in her eyes.
The real problem is that once the shampoo is on, its got to be rinsed out and once she has started to get worked up about me rinsing her hair, she flaps her arms, tries to chuck herself backwards, hits her back on back of bath seat and has slid forwards a couple of times getting the bit that goes between her legs right up her little bean, ouch! whether she slips or not tho it always results in screaming and tears.
She has always loved the bath and strangely enough has recently discovered splashing which she does with great gusto, mummy gets soaked and some water does splash into her eyes but so far, although it makes her catch her breath when this happens she doesn't have a meltdown about it.
I know this isn't a huge problem and a lot would say to only wash her hair when really necessary but she does get quite sweaty in bed at night and her hair gets so fuzzy,when its not washed for a couple of days the back of her head starts to resemble a Brillo pad and balls up into little knots. When I wash her hair daily it stays lovely and silky smooth.
Sorry this is a bit long and waffly, but any tips or ideas would be greatly appreciated.
newmum x