Babys

I'm wondering if your problem isn't that you're nervous about bathing him, and he can sense it. Babies are intuitive like that. And he isn't hitting you on purpose. He has no control of his limbs yet. Spending more time with him establishing your bond won't hurt. He needs to become confident being around you just like you need more confidence being with him. Watch how Mom baths him very carefully so that you can see if you're doing anything differently that maybe he doesn't like. You'll get through this, so hang in there.

You should observe how your mother does it, perhaps there's a special way she does it. Perhaps you're forcing him to bathe without any candy on the top.

Babies can feel tension and nervousness. If you are nervous while bathing him he will sense that and tense up and cry. Try to stay calm and make it fun for him, and enjoy it instead of worrying about what if he slips, what if i accidently splash water on him, and it should ease up with the crying. Also, make sure your testing the water, maybe you have the water warmer or cooler than your mother does.

My mom was always better at bathtimes than I was too. She would talk to my kids and sing and sooth them. She also usually bathed them in the kitchen sink which does a couple of things, it puts the baby more at eye level and it's a smaller space so the baby feels more secure. She also always made sure she held them so that they didn't wiggle so much. When I bathed my oldest the only way I could manage to bathe her without her having a screaming fit was to get in the bathtub with her and hold her while I bathed her. I found a small bath seat that looked like a bouncy chair when I had my middle child. It worked perfect for new babies because it was mesh and allowed water to pass through it but was made at such an angle that the baby could lay down in it but still have their head out of the water and when they moved or splashed it rocked them. I wish I'd had it when I had my oldest, bathtime would have been much easier.

Try this, make sure the water is not too hot. I'd probably do just body temp. Then, slowly put him in, it might be scaring him to be put in too quickly. Then keep a wet rag over his tummy so he can feel secure. Its not that you don't spend enough time with him, its just something that you both need to get used to.

maybe sit in while your mom bathes him and see what she does differently then what you do then try that and see if it works