When do you shower??

[Olive]

i shower when DD2 is asleep, often i get up before both of them to shower if we need to leave the house early, otherwise i wait til DD2 is having her first sleep which is usually within 90 mins of her waking, DD1 watches tv

[DoubleK]

before DD2 arrived, me and DD1 would shower together after morning tea/ before lunch. now i shower alone once DD2 goes back to sleep after breakfast. i close the bedroom door to keep the cat away from her, and DD1 isnt interested in going in there anyways, so i guess that makes it easier!

[~ Zarava Flutterby ~]

I only have 1 and 1 on the way but at the moment i have a shower with DD in the morning, she is 10mths and sits in her bath chair on the floor and has a play.
On the days she doesn't have a shower with me i put her in her play centre in the lounge with the telly on or in the bathroom as she is now on the move can't just leave her out and about.

Is there any way DD will maybe sit in a highchair in the bathroom and play while your in the shower? then you can do it while DS is asleep with no worry about DD getting in to take a look?

Sorry if anyone else already suggested this

[Erin_25]

I currently shower in the morn either when DH is actually home he will stick around & watch DS whilst I have a nice long shower then dash to work when I'm done, but it helps that when he's office bound it's just up the road. Otherwise I wait til there is something good on tv that's got his attention, give him some toast & go for it. I leave the door wide open & its usually very quick & not at all enjoyable or he ends up in there with me but I don't mind.
I'm thinking with the next one I'll pop him in bouncer in bathroom with me like I did with DS1 when he was little. And once in a good sleep routine I prop try & get up earlier than both to shower.
I hate showers at night, but will do that to if I have to, or prob have a bath instead.

[Khaleesi]

I usually shower when DD2 is asleep, but if she wont sleep & i need a shower i'll put the rocker in the bathroom and put her in that.
DD1 will usually play in her bedroom or in the bathroom while i shower.

[Liviam]

Who thought having a shower would need so much organisation, LOL!!! It takes more organisation than an army manovuer!! Thank you all so much for sharing and all the suggestions. I think I might keep up the night showers for a while and see how I go.
I'm so excited that it is the weekend tomorrow. Two days of uninterrupted showers, whenever I want and for as long as I want, YAY!!!! Gotta love weekends.

[LMS]

I have been putting DD in her Highchair in front of play school at 9.30. I can see her from the shower as I leave the door open. It's better than her running in and out of the bathroom and trying to get in the shower with me and getting all wet!. She plays peek a boo with the shower curtain.

[Stevie]

ya know, i havent even thought of that..
Im a naughty girl.. yes.. i have TWO showers everyday i KNOW its terrible, but i cant stand not showering when i get up and then before i go to bed..
I can seee im going to have to convert to only one a day when little miss arrives
small price to pay i guess

[chickenlittle]

I'm a night showerer too now. 2 kids and one on the way. I only ever shower before I go to bed. If I wash my hair I blow dry it because there's no way I could sleep with wet hair.

I too am a fan of the lights out silent shower, just to get some peace! Or - GASP! - a candle! Remember those before kids came along? Heee!

[sas85]

I don't have this problem (yet ) but I shower with my DD pretty much every evening (I do not enjoy kneeling on cold tiles craning my back to hold her in the bath).
If you DS is awake and happy - could you shower and bring your DD in with you?
I only get to wash my hair in the day on the weekend, through the week when I wash it I go to bed with a cold wet head in a plait which means I have to wear my hair tied back or plaited for the rest of the week because I have super curly hair and if I don't dry it out it dries weird like in the style it 'set' in. Just don't think of these things before you have kids eh.

[Liviam]

I had a night shower last night with the lights off like a few of you do. OMG!!! It was awesome. I even popped on some of my music, SHOCK HORROR!!!

IT WAS AWESOME!!!!!

[Janie]

That's so cool Dan, glad you enjoyed! Night showers with the lights off are pretty cool.

[sas85]

Just don't shave your legs !

[Liviam]

Can't do that because DH might get ideas.

[Marlene]

I shower at night.

[Sequoia]

DH doesn't leave for work until 8.00am so I have a shower before he leaves, and then another at night when DS is asleep.

[Glamourcide]

Weekdays I usually shower right before bed because I can't do it while DD1 is awake, and have to wait for a break in cluster-feeding DD2 so she doesn't scream for 15 minutes while I'm showering. On weekends I might get lucky and have one mid-morning if DH is in a good mood or has taken DD1 out to do errands with him. I usually wash my hair once a week, and do it on the weekend so I don't go to bed with wet hair.

...To be honest, there are times I go up to 3 days without getting a shower because I just don't have the time and DH hates DD2's hysterical screaming if I leave the room. Thankfully I don't have to go out much so I'm the only person bothered by my stink lol.