What do you do with bub while you shower?

[Sterla]

I know there was a thread that asked this a while ago, but I can't find it.

What do you do with your bub while you shower? For the first few weeks when we came home from the hospital my DH was home, so he watched DS while I showered, but now he's at work all day. My DS is 2 months old now, and I'm not really comfortable just leaving him out in the house while I shower, so I take him in to the bathroom with me in his baby rocker. Sometimes he sleeps, sometimes he just sits there awake and looking around. I like that I can just poke my head out of the shower to check and see how he's going. What do you do?

[~Trish~]

I used either wait until my bubs were asleep until I had a shower, or I'd put them in their bouncer in the bathroom with me. Not very relaxing if they started to cry though!

[Liz]

Yep - just in the rocker in the bathroom!

[Pandora]

if he was awake i put him in a rocker in the bathrrom as well

[Cricket]

I either waited until baby's nap time to shower, or put them in their bouncy chair in the bathroom. Or, if I had time, I'd take a bath, and take baby in with me. That's a bit of a challenge when it's time to get out though. It's hard to get both you and the baby wrapped up quickly, so that no one gets cold or drips water (wee?!) all over the floor. But the time soaking in the tub together is really nice. My babies have all really loved that, much more than having a bath in their own little tub. They could float, kick around, snuggle with me, nurse, whatever.

[Just Me]

I usually waited till DD was asleep and had a baby monitor with lights on it and would set it up somewhere that I could see it while I was in the shower (I can't hear anything from our shower esp with the water running).

Now, because there are two of them (DD is 23 months and DS is 10 months) I try and shower before DH goes to work in the morning (usually while they are eating breakfast).

I never thought I would value the ability to have a shower as much as I did once I starting having babies . . . it became a bit of a luxury. The simple things in life . . .

[Catastrophic]

LOL, I did the Rocker in the bathroom trick too! And now DD has got older she jumps in the shower with me... The only days i get a ALONE shower is when DF is home hehe!

[Sterla]

Wow, I didn't realise so many other mum's did the rocker thing too! Before we bought a rocker I dragged the bassinet in the bathroom with me, but there was absolutely no room left to move around, lol!