Well that was dumb - bathed my twins alone

MaygenDL0ve

I'm addicted to this website now, this is my 2nd post of the day, ahha!  But no one else can relate.  I'm alone tonight (hubby is flying), so the night time routine was all on me.  For some reason I decided to throw baths into the mix.  They hate baths, and I read somewhere that I should try bathing WITH them, since it will relax them more.  So I guess I thought the relaxing bath w/ mommy would take the edge off the long night just us 3.  Boy was I wrong!  I had blood curdling screams from each baby while I bathed the other!  Then, after each baby was wrapped in a warm pj and swaddling blanket, they each continued to scream until they were purple it seemed.  I tried comfort nursing both at the same time, but that just made them even more upset.  The ONLY thing that worked was putting them down in their cribs, which is ironic.  Now one is passed out while the other is laying there, staring at the ceiling looking like he's in shock.

I will never attempt bath time alone again, at least not until they are older!!! 

MaygenDL0ve

Oh forgot to say that on the bright side, they LOVED bath time w/ me.  1st baths of their lives that didn't involve non stop wailing.  They were all coos and smiles.

GiGi1221

You are one brave woman! I did baths alone one time recently and it was awful!  I checked diapers before I brought them up and there wasn't poop...I got Oliver in then went to put Harry in an pop-splosion! So, I had to take Ollie out- clean Harry up- rerun warm bath water...blah blah blah

When they were little though- bathing them one at a time in the sink while the other was in the bouncy seat, in front of the tv worked (yeah I'm a great mom!)

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i used to HATE bath time... i did it alone all the time during the day  - and had to do 1 at a time of course- in the kitchen while the other was screaming for me in the livingroom....

they both liked bath sometimes, and sometimes hated it- so i never knew what to expect.... but they both hated if they weren't the one with me of course.

it got better as they got older and yes- i could use the TV a little

Then when they could sit we got bath seats (around 6mo) and started bathing them in the big tub all together (with their older brother, too) which they loved then and still love today - it's a fun play time for all 3... though, soon they are not all going to fit together - Griffin will have to bathe alone soon he's so big.

DH does bath time now - and i take them out and dry/dress/bed- our assembly line.

I do NOT miss infant bath times at all - so don't feel like you are weird -it's totally normal And good for you for taking a bath with them! If i had a bath big enough for me + them I'd do it, too. I did it once when GRiffin was an infant and he loved it, also.

 

amanda31H

I HATE bath time alone!  DH doesn't get home until 7 though, so I usually wait during the week for my sister, SIL, or a random friend to pop by so I can casually say "Oh...I was JUST about to give the girls a bath........"  Otherwise, if DH walks in the door at 6:40 pm, he KNOWS I will jump up and go, "Great...baths."

MrsLnt

You are BRAVE!  I can't imagine being in the tub, wet and slippery myself, with two wet and slippery and squirmy babies. 

I am so glad to hear that I'm not the only one who hates bathing her children. We dread bath night because it's just complicated and they usually hate it or someone pees in the tub or on their bath towel...it's just an ordeal!

kimarino13

It's 4,000 times harder when they are older and they want to stand up in the tub. 

SoldiersGreenBean

I got into a routine to do them on my own, since DH is gone a lot with the Army.

Right now, they're happy to lay next to each other in the tub.  I take them both out, take them to their room, and let them roll around on the floor while I work back and forth getting them dressed.

When DH is home, we can each sit one up and DD1 can bathe with them too.  She loves it.  Then one of us gets the twins dressed while the other finishes DD1.

MaygenDL0ve

GiGi1221:

You are one brave woman! I did baths alone one time recently and it was awful!  I checked diapers before I brought them up and there wasn't poop...I got Oliver in then went to put Harry in an pop-splosion! So, I had to take Ollie out- clean Harry up- rerun warm bath water...blah blah blah

When they were little though- bathing them one at a time in the sink while the other was in the bouncy seat, in front of the tv worked (yeah I'm a great mom!)

LOL!!!!!!

MaygenDL0ve

Glad to hear I'm not the only one struggling here w/ baths!!  Goldie.. yours sound like mine, lol!  Can't imagine adding a toddler to the mix!

LakeGenevaBride

I always have to bathe the babies alone.  Baby Einstein is my hero for bathtime.  I let one baby watch Einstein while I bathe the other one.  That way I know the baby who isn't being bathed will be happy.  I started doing this around 2 1/2 months old.  Some people don't believe in letting their babies watch TV.  I just think of it as a tool to keep my babies safely occupied for a short amount of time.  GL. 

 

MADforever2009

I'm so embarassed I have not bathed them since Monday cause it's so hard to do it all... One in bouncy seat get him settled... Other diaper clean up get towel and clothes ready, then repeat for next twin, not to mention they arch their backs and spaz out and I'm afraid of them slipping out of my hands. So yeah... Since Monday and I'm noticing their butts smell like their daddys when he hasn't showered in 24 hours. Not cute. I'm terrible.

MaygenDL0ve

MADforever2009:

I'm so embarassed I have not bathed them since Monday cause it's so hard to do it all... One in bouncy seat get him settled... Other diaper clean up get towel and clothes ready, then repeat for next twin, not to mention they arch their backs and spaz out and I'm afraid of them slipping out of my hands. So yeah... Since Monday and I'm noticing their butts smell like their daddys when he hasn't showered in 24 hours. Not cute. I'm terrible.

LOL!!  Don't feel bad..............  Your babies are so little still, how dirty can they possibly get?? I keep telling myself "too many baths will dry out their skin!!!"