I leave her in by herself sometimes. I help her clean herself and I wash her hair and get her to brush her teeth, then she just plays in the water for a little while. I sometimes go out of the room to do other things but I know she is ok because she chats to me and I can hear her all the time. We live in a unit and its a small space so I can always hear that she is ok. She's almost 2 and pretty independant.
When my DS was only about 14mths old we gave him a haircut about an hour before we were going out...dont ask me why I had to do it so close to going out!! I think I still had baby brain....anyway I didnt have time to give him a bath so I through hm in the shower for a quick hose down. I expected him to crack it but he loved it so from then on we shower him instead of bathing. I had to put non-slip mats in the shower cos they find it really slippery and I just put a few toys in aswell. Its great now I have a 4mth old because it was getting really hard to bath him and look after her...we were all in the bathroom because he use to fall over in the bath all the time so couldnt leave him and he would always get upset when it was time to get out. Now I make DP shower him and once the shower is off he knows its time to get out and dosent get upset.
It works for us...I am too paranoid to leave him in the bath on his own at 20mths of age.
Rubber mat! I have one of those suction cup ones just from Big W. DS knows that the bath is slippery so tends to stay on the rubber mat, especially if he stands up. He's never come a cropper.
I am happy to leave DS (2yo) in the bath unattended while I go to his bedroom for a towel or whatever - about 6 steps/10 seconds away - and just keep my ear tuned for the running commentary on his toys and general splashing.
DD is only 3 months so I don't take my eyes off her for a second.
I feel physically sick when I realise that DH (who does bath time) is not in the bathroom and has gone to the toilet of to get towels! I cant even imagine leaving them alone. My 2 are so stupidly silly in the bath - they practice their swimming and stuff - so i am worried they will slip and hurt themselves, they dont stand in there but boy do they get crazy in the bath!
I do leave them in the shower along together, they just sit on the bottom and catch the water in their cups/buckets etc, much better behaved in the shower actually!
I too give DS showers rather than a bath. I got sick of saying "sit down" "sit down" "sit down" etc. Now I have just put a rubber mat in the bottom of the shower and he walks around in there while I'm showering. It's great! Saves time (and lots of water). I think it will be different once we have #2 though - because then I can bathe them together (and hopefully by then DS will be old enough to stop standing up & trying to climb out)
Oops I forgot about this thread! Baby brain still I think.
Thanks for your replies....Jayden is very silly in the bath most times, just lately he has been "swimming" and I am so scared he is going to get up and whack his head on the tap and he stands up while I'm in there. I have noticed though if I run out to grab a towel or get Ashlea (which isn't far from the bathroom) Jayden is pretty good and stays sitting. He has also got into having showers with me in the morning and I usually leave him in there after I'm finished for a little bit and I stay in my room with the ensuite door open so I can see him. Can't believe I never thought of a bath mat!! I have non slip frogs/lilypads which are pretty much only good for playing with!
Mel don't ever say you're a bad mummy! I have seen you in your mummying moments and you're a fantastic mum!
I guess there is no right and wrong just what you are comfortable doing, each child is so different.
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I think it will be different once we have #2 though - because then I can bathe them together (and hopefully by then DS will be old enough to stop standing up & trying to climb out)
I have non slip frogs/lilypads which are pretty much only good for playing with!
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