https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 08 Apr 2026 14:22:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865761 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:39:40 +0000 heffalump 865761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Only on vacation. She doesn't like it, and I want really hot water but obviously can't with her. Plus we do family bath time and she loves it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865730 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:30:13 +0000 GrapeCrush 865730@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>only occasionally, when we are in a rush and we both need a shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865714 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:23:37 +0000 LulaBee 865714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We discovered showering with DD while at the beach- got sand/chlorine off easier than drawing a bath and was so quick! We do it now occasionally in lieu of a bath, she loves showers but gets to play more in the tub so prefers baths. We have only done it when both parents have been home, I don't think I could manage such a squirmy, wet, non-walking baby on my own! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865710 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 14:21:44 +0000 allison 865710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just started doing this, and it is a lot faster. I don't think I could do it by myself, though. DH takes a shower with him and holds him while I bathe him. Then he rinses him off and passes him to me to dry. LO is 4.5 months old. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865645 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:53:57 +0000 Mrs. Pen 865645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did this until J was 5 months old and could sit in the bath himself! Now that he's older I let him stand in the tub with me.</p> <p>When he was an infant I usually liked having DH's help? But I could do it without him. I would put J in the bounces outside the shower while I quickly washed my hair and body. Then is grab J and I'd wash him up. When we got out, I would put a diaper on him then let him play on my bed or floor while I got dressed and did my hair. Then I'd get him dressed.</p> <p>Now as a toddler I just let him run around naked for awhile while I get dressed. It's less logistics because he has more independence. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865635 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:50:19 +0000 LuLu Mom 865635@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I take a bath with her from 6 months on since she wasn't fitting in the baby bath anymore &amp; wasn't able to support herslef. She loves it, I haven't tried showering yet, but should give it a try. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865581 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:33:37 +0000 tororojo 865581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have been doing this since her stump fell off since we don't have a bathtub and I didn't want to take up the whole kitchen counter! When I'm home alone, I set her on a couple of towels in the rock n play with some toys, leave it outside the shower and wash myself. When I'm done, I bring her in with me and use a bowl of sudsy water and a washcloth to wash her off. We have a seat in the shower, so I sit down to wash and stand to rinse. I set her back down in the rocker after she's clean and put another towel on top to keep her warm and dry. Then I rinse me off one last time and we're both done! I just point the water away from the door when I open it to grab her/put her back. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865570 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:30:09 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 865570@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: until Chloe could walk, I would only shower with her if my husband was home.</p> <p>We have a rubber mat in our tub to prevent slips and falls. She likes to stand in the shower now, so ill let her but only if I hold on to her with two hands. I wash her, then she sits on her bottom in the tub &amp; plays with her toys while I shower. Then I let her splash in the water some more before we turn off the water.</p> <p>I hold on to her with one hand while I reach for her towel, then wrap her up and stand her on a bath mat while I get my towel. I dry us both off, get her in a diaper &amp; get us dressed.</p> <p>It isn't nearly as complicated as it sounds! It was awkward and "hard" the first few times but its super easy and saves so much time now!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865568 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:29:51 +0000 lovehoneybee 865568@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but he freaks out in the shower. Every time we've tried it he screams bloody murder until I pick him up, and then he clings to me, shakes, and latches on, glaring at the water the whole time. So for now it's just easier to give him a bath, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865558 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:27:45 +0000 littlek 865558@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sorrycharlie: In our situation, B comes in the shower and just sits there, he likes splashing. Once we are done, I wrap him in a towel and get him ready, then take him back into the bathroom so I can get ready.</p> <p>We have one of those large showers that has a bench, etc, so there's room for him to play while I shower. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865518 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:18:35 +0000 sorrycharlie 865518@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I hear this often and would love to, but I just can't figure it out. Do you shower when someone else is home and pass them the baby after s/he's clean? Do you sit the baby on the floor of the shower while you shower? If you're alone, do you turn off the water, wrap LO in a towel, and put them somewhere while you dry off? I don't get it, hahaha!</p> <p>For baths, I take LO out, dry her off, put on a diaper and lotion, clothes..I can't figure out how to do that and get myself dressed at the same time?</p> <p>Or is this just the purpose of hopping in to clean them, and not yourself - taking a shower for yourself in the am?</p> <p>sorry for so many questions! i'm intrigued :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865494 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:11:38 +0000 Maysprout 865494@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did regularly once she turned a year and was a very competent walker. When she was an infant though we would shower with her occasionally and it was fun but I felt a little uneasy if DH wasn't there to help me out if I needed it because she would get squiggly sometimes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865473 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:06:57 +0000 Honeybee 865473@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I shower with the kids on a regular basis now (3 years and 15 months) but they didn't like the shower until recently. Before DH or I bathed with them every night instead! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865462 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:05:01 +0000 littlek 865462@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I do, but not by choice. B likes to crawl into the shower while I'm showering in the morning. Taking care of B all by myself in the morning while trying to get ready for work is super FUN! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/does-anyone-shower-with-lo#post-865453 Tue, 18 Jun 2013 13:03:36 +0000 bunnylove08 865453@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I went to a father's day get together this weekend and I was telling DH's best friend's wife, M, that LO does not like to lay down in her whale tub and its a struggle to give her a bath now. M said she stopped giving her kids baths when they were 4 month old and they took a shower with their dad (both boys). I was intrigued because she said it took less time to give their LOs baths. So I tried it when we got back home and it was so easy! </p> <p>I was wondering if anyone else did this. </p>