Soft Touch Bath Support

This is a support rather than a bath in itself: a curved mesh frame that sits inside an adult bath, sink, or another baby bath, cradling a newborn so you have both hands free to wash them instead of one arm permanently supporting their head and neck. It's the cheapest way into safer newborn bathing if you don't want to buy a dedicated baby bath.

Against the Shnuggle Baby Bath, the trade-off is completeness versus cost: the Shnuggle is a full standalone bath with its backrest built in, while the Angelcare needs a bath, sink or basin to sit inside. For a family that already bathes their newborn in the adult bath and just wants better support, the Angelcare is the cheaper, simpler answer. For a family without a suitable existing bath, the Shnuggle is the more complete solution.

The mesh fabric also dries quickly between uses, which matters for hygiene — a wet foam insert left in a warm bathroom can hold moisture (and odour) far longer than mesh.