Stupid Question re: Baby baths

This is probably a bit of a dumb thing to ask, forgive me - I'm pregnant and tired!
I keep putting off buying a baby bath because I hated having to fill and empty and lug the stupid thing around. So I started thinking, maybe I could just get one of those bath support things and bath him in the big bath instead?
And then I thought, do I actually need one of the supports? Our house is bursting at the seams with stuff as it is!
So my question is, would it be bad to just put a towel in the big bath to make it less slippery and do bubs that way?

I bought a support thing... we hardly ever used it. We used, and still use a baby bath (we put it inside the big bath).
We got a non-slip mat for the bottom of the bath (less messy than a towel), which is great for now too (15months old) as he always wants to stand up.

Yeah you might find the kitchen sink is easier until baby is big enough. Leaning over a big bath with a tiny baby could be pretty uncomfortable and might feel a bit awkward. Bathing a newborn is pretty awkward enough!! I've got a baby bath and a support thing and neither was used for very long so if you'd prefer the kitchen sink and a towel for grip, then go for it!

We have never used a baby bath or bath support with either kid! DH has always bathed or showered them in with him, or sometimes thwy bath with me. Its so cool to be able to float them around in the water, so relaxing for them! As DS got bigger, he has been in the bath with DD holding him, but Ive had my arms in the water too just encase, with a non-slip bath mat under them both.

We were given a baby bath and use it in the big bath...after a few goes experimenting with lugging the damn thing around to the kitchen table etc when Clodagh was newborn. It was far too heavy for my back and far too hard so it migrated to the bathroom and we just bring it in and out as required. In fact we *still* use it for Clodagh.....lol she's not very big so seems to still fit her but guess the time is coming where she'll go into the big girls tub *sob*

We just used the normal bath to start with but then went out and brought a baby bath when DS was about 6 weeks old (can't remember why? I think it was to save water). It fits inside the normal bath so easy to fill and empty with no lifting involved

We stopped using it when he was about 5mths old as we bathed him using the cradle hold and he got to long for it and use to push off the end and then clonk his head!

I had a bath that fits under the change table - was brilliant used the bench to change her and them all at waist height. There's a hose thingy that fills and drains it - no lifting required.

We had a baby bath given to us and Jude grew out of it in only a couple of weeks and so we used it around 5-8 times? We much preferred to just have him in the bath or the shower with us - so much easier. I won't bother with the baby bath this time I don't think.

Why not get a tummy tub? They take hardly any water, aren't heavy to carry when the water is in them and babies love them. Ours was one of our best buys.