I purchased the Safety 1st swivel bath seat for my child when she was about 6 months old and had just learnt to sit up by herself. It was an awkward and stressful time for bathing. Too big for baby tubs and bath supports, too small and unsteady to sit in the bath alone. What to do!? Argh...
Then I came across the Safety 1st bath seat. The seat was already set up and ready to go (except for the small toy on the front which takes about 30 seconds to clip on).
The seat has sides all around so the child cannot fall out or slip under. It also encourages the child to sit up in the bath themselves and to enjoy and be confident in the bath.
The seat is secured to the bottom of the bath by 3 large suckers. Just push the seat down and it is impossible for the seat to tip over or even be removed from the bath in my experience. The only way to remove the seat from the bath is to gently pull on a little tab which is attached to each sucker - such a quick, simple and easy action but the seat wouldn't budge without it.
My daughter used the seat from around 6 months to 12 months. The seat was great for me because I could sit next to the bath without having to support her and watch her every move. I could play with her or just wait with her whilst she played with her toys and had a splash around. It gave me the opportunity to enjoy bath times with her, rather than it just being a chore. As she started to realise she was safe in the bath her confidence in the water really grew and she began to love taking baths.
The toy on the front of the seat is good for chewing on (most babies using the seat will be teething at the time) but isn't the most exciting toy in the world. The seat also rotates 360 degrees.
The only real downside to this seat is that it's not padded and is made of tough plastic alone. There were a couple of occasions when her bum slipped forward and the plastic bar which went inbetween her legs got a little too close for comfort and she would panic abit! I can imagine this is probably slightly more painful for little boys...
The seat is unisex but it would have been nice to have a more girlie version to choose from.
Overall I would say this is an invaluble piece of baby bathing equipment that I would recommend to all parents. I feel it's good value for money but would have liked the seat to have been padded (otherwise I probably would have given it 5 stars instead of 4).