Is the Angelcare bath support worth it for a newborn?

How the Angelcare bath support actually holds your baby

The design is simpler than it looks in the box: a curved tubular frame holds a stretchy mesh fabric sling, and the frame rests across the tub, suspending the baby just above the bottom in a reclined position. Because the fabric is mesh, not solid plastic, water passes straight through it instead of pooling underneath your baby, so she isn't sitting in water that's already cooling by the second minute. The recline angle is the real trick: it tips the head and chest slightly above the hips, so her face stays clear of the water line even when she's wriggling, and that's what frees both your hands to do the actual washing, shampoo, rinse, the works, without one arm locked in place as a headrest. The foam edges on the frame keep it from sliding around the tub, and the whole sling folds flat and dries fast between uses, which matters more than it sounds like it should, because a damp sling left folded is how mildew starts. It's built for a specific window though, roughly newborn to six months or around twenty five pounds, whichever comes first, because it depends on your baby not yet being able to sit or push against the frame. Past that point the same design that keeps a floppy newborn safely reclined becomes something a stronger baby can tip or climb, so it isn't meant to grow with her, it's meant to cover the stage where she genuinely can't help herself.