To shower or not to shower?

[bethryan2659]

Originally Posted by JeDeeLenae take a bath with the baby

That's what I have always done. My husband travels a lot so it is just my daughter and me. She is almost 2 and we still bathe together.

[texanntx]

Originally Posted by itsymama Shower ? Whats a shower ?

My first born was six years old and in afternoon kindergarten when my second and third child were born (twins)...that left mornings for me to take a shower and do some laundry...I CRIED when she started first grade...no more showers for me!

That said...I'm now gammaw, the girl twin (she's 18) has a 7 month old son. Gampaw and I help her ALOT...but one thing she's on her on about is getting ready to go in the mornings. She has a bouncer chair in the bathroom...and she just straps him in and he watches her shower. It works for them!

[starryeyedgyal]

Originally Posted by AmyCivic80 When my daughter was small like that I would put her in the bouncy seat on the bathroom floor and take a shower. If she got fussy, I would sing to her and she loved it.

This is exactly what I did! Or I just wait until DH comes home.

[texanntx]

Originally Posted by napua I used a solarveil sling when my babies were little so that I could still shower daily. Sorry, but I am not skipping my shower, nor am I about to leave my baby to cry....therefore the only solution I could find was to either shower when they were asleep or wear them in a sling.

agreed, there's no reason for them to learn to cry.

The less they cry as a baby, the less they will cry and whine later!

[~Laura~]

I would put them in a carseat or bouncy seat in the bathroom and play peek-a-boo. When they got older I used an exersaucer, my DD still plays in the bathroom while I shower (@ 4yo).
When my DS was super fussy I would put him in a sling and just get a quick shower.
I would love if DH's schedule worked so I could shower while he's home, but it doesn't. You find things to occupy them while you do what you have to, lol.

[AmyCivic80]

Originally Posted by texanntx agreed, there's no reason for them to learn to cry. The less they cry as a baby, the less they will cry and whine later!

I agree as well. My daughter loved being in the bouncy seat in the bathroom. In fact, I think the sound of the running water was soothing to her. If she got fussy once I was lathered up and soapy, I would sing to her and she would stop crying.

I would never choose to let my baby cry just so that I could get a shower in that second.

[gracenglory75]

Originally Posted by AmyCivic80 When my daughter was small like that I would put her in the bouncy seat on the bathroom floor and take a shower. If she got fussy, I would sing to her and she loved it.

Thanks to the bouncy seat I got my daily showers in, in those first months! Now, it's the exer-saucer in the bathroom.

[starryeyedgyal]

Originally Posted by gracenglory75 Thanks to the bouncy seat I got my daily showers in, in those first months! Now, it's the exer-saucer in the bathroom.

nak
i wish i could fit ours in there! but evie loves the sound of the shower. she usually just falls asleep in her bouncer.

[3lilbubs]

Boucy seat, right next to the shower. The real plus to that is that the steam will help him breathe easier too! I used to crack the shower door so they could see my face and they didn't cry.

[Kristen82]

I would lay my ds on the bath mat while I showered when he was still little (very soft mats and before he could roll over). We also had a curtain that had see through squares on it so I was able to keep an eye on him at all times while in there. He loved it though, the white noise is very soothing to them.