Do you still shower with your LO?

GracieWK · May 2010

At what age (for your LO) do you think you'll stop?

naturelle25 · May 2010

yep. I dont have the energy anymore to shower myself and then give her a bath separately, lol. I havent thought about when I will stop.

Shell24 · May 2010

I tried it once, because she needed a bath and I was in desperate need of a shower and we had very little time to get out of the house. She HATED it...hated the spray of the water. So we never tried again (this was about 4 months ago).

If you're asking until what age I think it's appropriate for kids to see their parents naked, I would think between 2-3.

ReeseM · May 2010

Dh and I both do. She has never noticed either of our private areas, and I am thinking once she does (at least about DH) then we will stop. I am not too concerned yet!

WyWysMommy · May 2010

Probably when he is old enough to say momma whats that? Lol...

But really though another 6 months maybe? I don't really know. I haven't thought about that.

KMLP · May 2010

We don't shower, but we bathe together. I would be afraid he would slip and fall down when showering.

I don't see us stopping until he is 4 or so...I dunno!

DEBBIE33CASEY · May 2010

I take baths with her right now occasionally. I'll stop when she starts asking questions I think. I'm not really sure though b/c she's my first and I don't know what to expect from each age

But I think by 2 I will stop totally. I guess it's hard to say.

Devotchka · May 2010

yes, we both still shower with her -- will probably stop when she is old enough to ask, so maybe 3 potentially?

SeasideBride06 · May 2010

We never have...except for one time on vacation. I don't see the need...especially since she gets her bath at night before bed and we take showers in the mornings before work.

emiliemadison · May 2010

Yes, and my kids are almost 5 and 2.5. And *GASP* DH still does, too. We'll stop when they feel uncomfortable about it. So far, they really couldn't care less. We dont feel that nudity is something to be ashamed of, but we dont make a big deal about it either. Bodies are bodies.

But, this doesnt mean that they dont understand what it means to be modest or to have a sense of privacy. My 4.5 year old knows that she should sit so that people cant see her underwear. She doesnt feel comfortable changing when other people are around -even if it's just a lot of family. Like for Christmas when she got new jammies and she went into the other room to put them on. I think that's healthy and normal. But she still has zero qualms about running around naked when it's just us, and doesnt care if any of us are naked either.

ETA: Obviously, it should end when either the child OR parent becomes uncomfortable with it. I just think it's sad that so many people feel uncomfortable with their 1 or 2 year old seeing them naked. Society has turned something that is totally normal and healthy into something dirty.

SuperCuteBenz · May 2010

We both shower with DD still. DH is becoming slightly uncomfortable with it, so he may stop showering with her soon. It doesn't bother me. Though, it is getting to be a tight squeeze in our shower with my giant belly.

emiliemadison · May 2010

I see a lot of people are saying "When they're old enough to ask, we'll stop." First, I think it makes more sense NOT to start covering up when they are finally old enough to actually understand bodies and their differences. How better to make your child aware of their own body and others' and what their body will eventually look like?

And second, my kids have never asked me or dh "What's that?" LOL! They know what everything is. There's no confusion or concern or embarrassment because it's something they've never had hidden from them and isnt a secret or a mystery.

carlab44 · May 2010

emiliemadison:

Yes, and my kids are almost 5 and 2.5. And *GASP* DH still does, too. We'll stop when they feel uncomfortable about it. So far, they really couldn't care less. We dont feel that nudity is something to be ashamed of, but we dont make a big deal about it either. Bodies are bodies.

But, this doesnt mean that they dont understand what it means to be modest or to have a sense of privacy. My 4.5 year old knows that she should sit so that people cant see her underwear. She doesnt feel comfortable changing when other people are around -even if it's just a lot of family. Like for Christmas when she got new jammies and she went into the other room to put them on. I think that's healthy and normal. But she still has zero qualms about running around naked when it's just us, and doesnt care if any of us are naked either.

ETA: Obviously, it should end when either the child OR parent becomes uncomfortable with it. I just think it's sad that so many people feel uncomfortable with their 1 or 2 year old seeing them naked. Society has turned something that is totally normal and healthy into something dirty.

We don't shower with our kids - they've never been fan of the shower and prefer to take a bath together. But our kids (15 months and almost 4)definitely still see us naked when we're getting dressed, when we're taking a shower (they're often in the bathroom - hard to get a moments privacy when they're awake), etc.

But I wholeheartedly agree with what emiliemadison wrote.

MegGary · May 2010

I do. Only occasionaly on the weekends if we are going out & she didn't get a bath the night before. DH feels too awkward to shower with her.

Not sure until what age I will either. I don't think that her seeing me naked or me seeing her naked is really an issue. I'm a grown women & still see my mother sometimes with her top off or what have you. I just don't see an issue with it. I'm not going to run around the house naked but I'm not gonna freak out if she sees me in the shower. I think if you make an issue out of it than its an issue. If you just let it be it's NBD.

lauren&matt · May 2010

ReeseM:
Dh and I both do. She has never noticed either of our private areas, and I am thinking once she does (at least about DH) then we will stop. I am not too concerned yet!

this! I dread the day dh can't (shouldn't) take showers with her. He had knee surgery in college, so bending down to give her a bath is hard for him.

risysmama · May 2010

I did, but after slipping in the tub the other day, I'm no longer doing it.

violetvirgo · May 2010

yup. i don't know when we'll stop...whenever she's uncomfortable with it, i guess. or when she starts demanding baths.

KellyD01 · May 2010

Yup... unless I want to stop taking them altogether I'll continue to do so until I can trust he's not going to climb in w/ me if I get in w/o him LOL! DS loves the bath of any kind and if he wanders in the direction of the bathroom and hears the shower running he'll climb right in w/ either of us. Much safer I think to just take him in so there are no surprises

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