Does your 2 yo shower?

REOM

We don't have a bathtub in this house. We planned to redo our bathroom this year, but now that I am not working, we are reconsidering dropping the 10K needed for this project. We hope that MH's job is stable, but you just don't know in this economy.

Anyway, do you shower *with* the 2yo?  Or do you keep the shower door open and use the removeable shower head? Do you get wet? 

Any advice?  She currently bathes in the kitchen sink and is getting too big.

Kersbear

Carter showers with either DH or myself.  Sometimes he takes a bath, but we've been bringing him in the shower with us after he screamed for his first bath.  We tried the shower and he was as happy as a clam.  So we've been showering him since he was about 2 weeks old.

BubblyToes

Seeing as how Will fears the shower like nothing else, nope.  He turned it on by accident once and it was hysterical, for me at least.  Now he points to it and says "Dat scares me."

co18co

We always ask Benjamin if he wants to take a shower or a bath.  Nine times out of ten, he'll choose the bath, but he likes showers, too.

He'll either shower with me (not ideal, for me), or I'll use the removable head and let him splash around with that while I suds him up quickly.

Some days I get wet.  Others, I don't... 

AnnapolisLari

He's been showering with me for ages... maybe since 17 months or so?

He plays at my feet while I get clean, and then we hose him off. It's a lot quicker than separate baths.

neesernicole

I shower every once in a while with dd - she loves it.  I shower too, so it accomplishes 2 things at once.  While I'm getting clean, I put a big glob of shaving cream on the shower wall.  She plays with it like finger paint.  Now, this may not be for everyone b/c she hasn't attempted to eat it or put it in her eyes but it works for us! 

And I don't have a removable shower head - i just fill up a cup with shower water and use that to rinse.

REOM

Good to know that it is possible. I am going to try it before spending all that cash on a bathtub

Jodi&Joe

We shower with the kids --- we have a huge shower though.

At any rate, I wouldn't let a 2 year old shower by themselves so I would just get in with her.

AnnapolisLari

We got the bathtub letters from Target for about five bucks. He loves to stick them onto the shower walls while I am washing my hair.

 

JOEBunny

My DD showers, she has since she was about 8 months old.  She has a few toys, a shower cabbage patch kid, a cup, and some things that stick to the wall.  She plays while I shower and then I wash her.  She is old enough now that she can stay in and play while I get dressed. 

It is fast and easy.  I have showere her by herself.  I just have her come over, soap her up, then let her rince, then do the same with her hair.  My mother uses one of those shower head removable shower things to wash her when she keeps her, since she doesn't like to shower with her.  

jennieliz

Addie's been getting in the shower with me for a year now.  I find it's easier and faster plus I know she can't torment Carter while I'm in the shower. 

sweetie1528

G showers with S.  S takes a shower and then I bring G in and he washes him.  If I shower with G, I keep my shirt on and just wash him with the removable shower head.  we have a very big shower though, so I don't know if that would work for others.  G loves the shower and if he sees one of us going to take a shower, he asks for it.

Samantha Thomas

Nicholas will.not.shower.  He SCREAMS if the water is hitting him.  Sucks too b/c I hate giving baths...I know bad mommy.

mommiella

My daughter is terrified of the shower. I wish I could get her past the fear, because it would be so convenient to shower with her sometimes, but so far no dice.