When Will You Shower?

Murdock12 · October 2010

Perhaps this is an odd question, but everyone talks about when LO is born not having time to shower. Now, I get being a nervous mom who may not just want to lay baby down but (as I pondered in teh shower this morning) LO will sleep a good bit in small, chunks so what's wrong with just bringing the monitor into the bathroom? I don't really take long showers anyway. Am I missing something (entirely possible) that makes showering opportunities so few and far between?

AshleyBrian · October 2010

you could also put the baby in a bouncy seat or something in the bathroom with you and peek out every few mins. Thats what I will probably do.

libby283 · October 2010

I never had a problem showering. With my daughter, I showered at least once a day with no issues. I either did it when she was sleeping, or I put her bouncy on the bathroom floor and just peeked out at talked to her while I was showering.

PunkyBooster · October 2010

I prefer to shower at night, so when DH is home, after dinner, he can have baby time while I go take some me time. I could also do it in the morning, after he is done getting ready and is eating breakfast, he can hang out with the LO while I shower and get ready.

I don't think this is rocket science.

madhatter2003 · October 2010

Your theory works, but my kids always seemed to wake up RIGHT as I got in the shower. But it's also ok to let them fuss for a few minutes and finish up. I wish someone had told me that when I had DD....I found it hard not to drop everything and run to her. But sometimes you just have those days where you do not get a break....so be prepared for those and know they will pass. Big Smile

Sweets2005 · October 2010

You can do that! Take a monitor into the shower with you. As long as you don't mind hoping out with shampoo in your hair, lol. But seriously, the baby can cry for a couple minutes while you finish up. That being said, I shower at night when I can take my time and get a little breather while DH watches the twins. It wasn't until they were almost a year old that once in a while I would shower during their nap, I just hate being interrupted.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · October 2010

I would put DD in the bouncer at the bathroom entrance. I could look out and talk to her if she started getting fussy. You also learn to multi-task in the shower and get out after a few minutes.

Hyfagal · October 2010

I'm very lucky that H's work schedule only consists of two 24 hour shifts a week so I'll have him there to help most of the week.

libby283 · October 2010

PunkyBooster:

I prefer to shower at night, so when DH is home, after dinner, he can have baby time while I go take some me time. I could also do it in the morning, after he is done getting ready and is eating breakfast, he can hang out with the LO while I shower and get ready.

I don't think this is rocket science.

This works great...if you are not a single parent. With my daughter I was a single parent, and really, taking the baby into the bathroom, utilizing a bouncy is not rocket science either. Everyones situation is diffferent, adn what works for one, may not work for another.

Mama_SAS · October 2010

I always put DS in his crib while I showered. I knew he was safe and his room was right next to the bathroom so I could talk to him if he got fussy. When he got older I would gate him in the play room, which is across from the bathroom and completely baby proof, and let him play while I showered. Sometimes he would stand at the gate and yell to me but he was safe. 5-10 minutes of unhappiness isn't going to scar a baby for life.

I have a friend who couldn't find time to shower in a week. I don't understand it at all.

katlor9 · October 2010

I will either bring the bouncer or travel swing in the bathroom while he's napping OR wait til the bf is home. I don't think it will be that hard...

scoutkate · October 2010

I've never gone a day without showering since Betsy was born, even when I was home alone on maternity leave. She napped in her carseat and I would put her in the snap-n-go and wheel her into the bathroom with me.

I did start washing my hair every other day instead of every day. I use high quality dry shampoo on the days I don't wash it in the shower. And before I came back to work, I would rarely dry or style my hair--I'd just let it airdry and wear it in a bun or ponytail. You

scoutkate · October 2010

stupid bump fart

AKay25 · October 2010

I take showers at night usually anyways, so I'll probably just keep doing that and my husband can be on baby duty while I'm in the shower, drying my hair, etc.

Murdock12 · October 2010

I'm glad to hear this. I'm sure there will be very overwhelming times, but lately I swear I feel like people are trying to scare me (for lack of a better term)...almost as if it makes them a better person for surviving. God love my mom but I think she'll be disspointed if I don't totally collapse and tell her how much I need her. Truth is, I'm appreciative of the help but I'm a pretty strong woman too. I can't imagine not showering for a week--that in and of itself would send me into a mood.

saturdaynightdoubletree · October 2010

When DD was born, every time I laid her down sleeping, by the time I turned the shower on she was screaming... I couldn't stand it, and my hair takes forever to wash... so the laying down method didn't work until she was more in a routine 4-6 months. I used to just bring her bouncy seat in the bathroom with me, and it worked out fine for both of us.

NewFamily09 · October 2010

I think that's fine to do. With DS, I just brought his bouncy seat into the bathroom. If he made a peep, I could check on him easily.

themissizz · October 2010

Hyfagal:
I'm very lucky that H's work schedule only consists of two 24 hour shifts a week so I'll have him there to help most of the week.

snort

Temp984666312503071 · October 2010

Right now I shower before my DD wakes up or during her nap.

When the new baby comes I will probably do the same. If they aren't sleeping at the same time I will shower when DD is sleeping and put DS in a bouncy seat. (right now DD is INTO EVERYTHING so I don't like to shower when she is awake because I have to bring her into the bathroom and shower with the door open so I can see her..haha).

You will figure it out! Don't worry .

Hyfagal · October 2010

crazystace:

Hyfagal:
I'm very lucky that H's work schedule only consists of two 24 hour shifts a week so I'll have him there to help most of the week.

snort

Was that funny?

themissizz · October 2010

Hyfagal:
crazystace:

Hyfagal:
I'm very lucky that H's work schedule only consists of two 24 hour shifts a week so I'll have him there to help most of the week.

snort

Was that funny?

Oh, I read quickly and thought you were being sarcastic, oops. I always find this question to be ridiculous because most of us aren't single moms and there's no reason why our husbands can't watch their kids while we jump in the shower for 20 mins and thought you were going somewhere along those lines but totally misread. Sorry!

DragonflyBelle · October 2010

I think it's a matter of (A) being scared the baby might need you and they have to wait 2.5 seconds for you to get out of the shower and (B) there is so much else to be done when they're sleeping (Bottles, laundry, sleeping yourself) there is just not always enough time in the day.

Hyfagal · October 2010

crazystace:
Hyfagal:
crazystace:

Hyfagal:
I'm very lucky that H's work schedule only consists of two 24 hour shifts a week so I'll have him there to help most of the week.

snort

Was that funny?

Oh, I read quickly and thought you were being sarcastic, oops. I always find this question to be ridiculous because most of us aren't single moms and there's no reason why our husbands can't watch their kids while we jump in the shower for 20 mins and thought you were going somewhere along those lines but totally misread. Sorry!

Bahaha please don't apologize. It's been one of those mornings, I admit, so when I saw that I was like 'WTF is so funny?!" and was immediately horrified that I responded to it. I can take a joke I swear. Embarrassed

JLSmith124 · October 2010

I brought the bouncy seat or travel swing into the bathroom with me when he was a newborn. Once he got into a consistent nap pattern, i would wait until he fell asleep, then hop into the shower. (He usually naps for 2+ hours, so I have plenty of time to do what I need to do around the house, as well as shower)

hewinked · October 2010

With DD, I showered when she napped. Her pack n play was right outside our bathroom door in our bedroom. That was when she was real little. When she got older, I did the same, only she was in her crib, or I brought her bouncer into the bathroom with me when she was awake. Now, I shower when she's awake. I just bring her upstairs with me, gate off the steps and give her toys and free range of our small hallway. I think if you have a baby that wants to be held or cries a lot or doesn't nap well, then showering becomes more difficult. There was a period that DD would freak out if I got in the shower, and she couldn't see me. So I either had to shower quick and listen to her cry or had to wait til she would nap.

ETA: Guess I should have said what I'll do with the new LO, lol. I will probably do the exact same, either wait til he naps or bring him in with in the bouncer. I'll just have to peek out more often if DD is awake to make sure she isn't harrassing him too much, haha.

Coleslawcat · October 2010

You can't really hear the monitor over the water. But I always put my babies in a bouncy seat and set them on the floor near the shower. I have glass doors so I could keep an eye on them while I showered.

Daisy57b · October 2010

I had a really difficult time with my first baby. She cried all day and needed to be held. So I did have a hard time getting a shower in the beginning. I did use the bouncy seat in the bathroom in order to get a shower in.

TheDreamingTree · October 2010

I did the same, put my son in his bouncey seat in the bathroom with me while I showered, and just looked out at him every minute:)

I think the problem with showering, for me anyways, was not having a hard time finding the time, but finding that I was too exhausted to shower, and being so sleep deprived, I would rather nap when he napped than shower, and any extra time after that (not much!) was spent trying to keep the house a little bit clean!

~Flossie~ · October 2010

DH is going to be on paternity leave until August and I am a SAHW/M so we will both be home with LO. I'll just probably pass off LO to DH to watch while I shower.

lovemytannerman · October 2010

I just put him in his bouncy seat while I showered. If he was fussy, he usually stopped fussing as soon as I turned the shower on, he seemed to love that noise.

Hopefully I'll be able to do the same with this little guy..hubby works 48 hour shifts..I'll be really smelly by the time he gets home if I can't shower for 2 days! Stick out tongue

Mjmksb04 · October 2010

Once they are able to sleep in places other than your arms, the crib, bouncy, swing, etc., while you shower is no big deal. My issue was the first 2-3 weeks when the baby only wants to be held by you and screams if you put he or she down. During that phase, I usually showered when my H gets home from work.

rlyttle · October 2010

I have my LOs swing in my bedroom close to the bathroom door. I feed him in the morning, put him in his swing, he passes out, mommy gets shower time!!! He usually will sleep there for about 2 hours, so I can get some other things done as well. Then if I plan to get out of the house and do anything, I wait till his swing nap is over, change & feed him, then leave the house. He usually falls asleep in the car again. Good Luck! It's not as bad as you're thinking!!

heyitsme · October 2010

I'll either shower when baby is in the bouncer seat or sleeping in the morning OR I will shower when DH comes home from work on his lunch break.

AppleMomma · October 2010

AshleyBrian:
you could also put the baby in a bouncy seat or something in the bathroom with you and peek out every few mins. Thats what I will probably do.

this is what I did with DS.

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