At what age can/have you taken your baby into the shower with you?
Dd already puts her head in the water and likes it and doesn't mind water on her face.
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At what age can/have you taken your baby into the shower with you?
Dd already puts her head in the water and likes it and doesn't mind water on her face.
DS never liked the shower but a friend has taken her children into the shower from really young, her DS as a newborn.
We took our Dss in pretty much from birth. DS2 particularly loves it now.
from birth.
For some reason, it never crossed my mind to take DS in the shower until one day, when DS was about 4 months old, a girl from Mothers' Group was talking about her DS having showers. She said they had showered with him pretty much from birth. That night I went home and put DS in the shower with DP and we've never looked back.
From birth with all 3 DD's
My kids all from birth
DD as a newborn did a very nasty #3 it just got EVERYWHERE! so was easier to just climb in the shower with her and wash her down, well DP did it and she loved it so he did it quite a lot. I tried when she was a few months old and she screamed the whole time.
From birth here too. A word of warning though- be prepared to never, ever have a shower by yourself again. I swear my older girls have some sort of in built radar that tells them the SECOND I turn the shower tap on, and then they're there in a flash asking to come in with me!
Birth :)
LuluHB - That's what is starting to happen in our house now too. DS started crying this morning because he heard the shower turn on but no-one made a move to take his clothes off. :lol:
ive been keen to try for so long, normally she gets in the bath with me, but im nervous, might just jump in and try tho
From birth with mine. They loved it. My back wasnt great with the bath, so we gave it a go and it was divine seeing our tiny bubbas fall asleep on our shoulders and licking up drops of water hehe. Gave up on the bath and never looked back.
The poor little guy ;-) Don't worry. He'll get his revenge when he can get in there and get his own clothes off!:
When we did renos we put in a double shower. Barely manageable for an adult and two girls, especially in winter when you want more of the water, so I've told DH we're simply going to have to do more renos and have a triple or quad shower. And maybe its own dedicated water tank and hot water system too . . .
DD1 hated the shower so i only ever did it twice with her (once when she was 2 weeks and another at 12 weeks!) - DD2 on the on the other hand was a screamy/colicky/refluxy baby and LOVED the shower - i started with them when she was 2 weeks old and pretty much lived in there as it was the only place where she didn't cry endlessly :)
I don't have my own yet... But I was 18 when my littlest brother was born and I absolutely used to LOVE it when mum brought him into the shower as a newborn and asked me tto wash him while I was there. It was a beautiful feeling.
It is easier to have someone to hand bub to you and take him/her off you before you get out though..... Bit of a juggle trying to do that by yourself!!
Totally agree myturn, its a two person job! They feel so slippery at first too so good to have an extra pair of hands as back-up. But it just feels so good :) A tip my nanna told me if I was worried about bubs slipping was to use a cloth nappy for gripping their bum and back. Never tried it but a good idea if youre a bit nervous.
Birth here too. I used to give them both to DH when newborn. They loved it and its so much easier.