Baby bathtubs for newborns

Angelcare Bath Support has the best record for newborns: 13 of 16 reviewers said it supported their baby without slipping. Blooming Bath Lotus follows at 12 of 15 and Baby Patent Aqua Scale 3-in-1 Tub at 10 of 14, while Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub has the weakest record here at 2 of 16. Each tub rests on a small group of reviewers, so read the gaps between the first three loosely.

  • 229 store reviews counted
  • Target shoppers
  • Jan 2017 to Sep 2026

Updated . How we count

Did the tub hold a newborn without slipping? What parents said
  1. Angelcare Bath Support 16 said either way
  2. Blooming Bath Lotus 15 said either way
  3. Baby Patent Aqua Scale 3-in-1 Tub 14 said either way
  4. Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub 16 said either way

Share of parents who stated an outcome for slipping. Ranked by the lower bound of a 90% confidence interval, so a product needs both a good share and enough reports to rank high.

Best record Angelcare Bath Support 13 of 16 say it held their newborn without slipping Check price on Amazon
What stands out

Drying is where two tubs lose points: 30% of Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub reviews and 13% of Blooming Bath Lotus reviews mention mold or a tub that is hard to dry.

The ranking, product by product

Praise and complaints are the points parents repeat most, shown as a share of each product's counted store reviews.

1

Angelcare

Bath Support

Best for compact newborn support

13/16 say it held their newborn without slipping

30% of reviews say it supports newborns well and 18% call it compact. Slipping is the main complaint at 21%, and 9% say the baby outgrew it fast.

What parents praise

  • Compact 18%
  • Grows with baby 12%
  • Good value 6%
  • Drains easily 6%

What parents complain about

  • Outgrown fast 9%
  • Too big or bulky 6%
Where parents said it
  • Target 13 of 16
  • Brand site 2 of 2 shown, not counted
2

Blooming Bath

Lotus

12/15 say it held their newborn without slipping

12 of 15 reviewers said it held their newborn, but upkeep drags it down. 13% mention mold or a tub that is hard to dry, 11% call it too big or bulky and 8% say their baby slipped.

What parents praise

  • Compact 5%

What parents complain about

  • Mold or hard to dry 13%
  • Too big or bulky 11%
Where parents said it
  • Target 12 of 15
3

Baby Patent

Aqua Scale 3-in-1 Tub

10/14 say it held their newborn without slipping

A tub, a scale and a water thermometer in one. 26% of reviews say their baby doesn't slip and 18% like that it grows with baby, though 8% call it too expensive.

What parents praise

  • Grows with baby 18%
  • Good value 8%
  • Compact 5%

What parents complain about

  • Too expensive 8%
  • Outgrown fast 5%
Where parents said it
  • Target 10 of 14

Share of 38 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

4

Frida Baby

4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub

2/16 say it held their newborn without slipping

Reviewers were hard on this one: 14 of 16 said their newborn slipped or wasn't supported well. 30% mention mold or a tub that is hard to dry, and 15% like that it grows with baby.

What parents praise

  • Grows with baby 15%

What parents complain about

  • Mold or hard to dry 30%
  • Too big or bulky 5%
  • Too expensive 5%
Where parents said it
  • Target 2 of 16
  • Brand site 1 of 1 shown, not counted

Share of 40 store reviews that mention each point. A full bar is 50%.

Where these numbers come from

The 4 products ranked here carry 2,023 reviews at Target. We read the newest reviews of each product (up to a thousand per listing), kept the ones that talk about slipping, and counted up to 40 per product, posted between Jan 2017 and Sep 2026.

A review counts only when the reviewer used the product themselves. We drop reviews written in exchange for a free product or a sweepstakes entry (6 on this page), and products that are no longer sold.

Target also shows reviews first posted on brands' own websites. We show them on product cards but never count them, because brand-site reviews run more positive than store reviews of the same products.

Because we searched for the problem, people who had it are overrepresented. Compare products with each other rather than reading a share as your own odds.

We count what parents report. Nothing here is medical or safety advice: for a sick baby, call your pediatrician, and for car seats, a certified child passenger safety technician can check the install.

Amazon buttons appear only on products that most parents here say fix the problem (at least 60%, with enough reviews to trust it). Everything else gets no buy link.

An AI model labels each review against a fixed list of points, and we spot-check the labels before publishing. We publish counts, never the reviews themselves.

Read the full method

Product pages we read

  1. Angelcare Bath Support Target (33 reviews counted)
  2. Blooming Bath Lotus Target (38 reviews counted)
  3. Baby Patent Aqua Scale 3-in-1 Tub Target (38 reviews counted)
  4. Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub Target (40 reviews counted)

People asking about it on Reddit

  1. Safe Newborn/Infant bathtubs r/beyondthebump, Feb 2023, 11 comments

Questions buyers ask

Which baby bathtub is good for a newborn?

Angelcare Bath Support has the best record (13 of 16), followed by Blooming Bath Lotus (12 of 15) and Baby Patent Aqua Scale 3-in-1 Tub (10 of 14).

Is the Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub good for a newborn?

Reviewers were not convinced. It has the weakest record here at 2 of 16, and 20% of its reviews mention slipping.

Do baby bathtubs get moldy?

Some do, according to reviewers. 30% of Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub reviews and 13% of Blooming Bath Lotus reviews mention mold or a tub that is hard to dry, while 6% of Angelcare Bath Support reviews say it drains easily.

Will my baby outgrow a newborn bathtub quickly?

It depends on the tub. 9% of Angelcare Bath Support reviews say the baby outgrew it fast, while 18% of Baby Patent Aqua Scale 3-in-1 Tub reviews and 15% of Frida Baby 4-in-1 Grow-with-Me Tub reviews like that it grows with baby.

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