When did you start bathing your 2u2 together?

Scout1218 · December 2010

For some weird reason, this got posted in babies 3-6 months!!

I was wondering when you started. DS is very close to sitting unassisted, and I was hoping to start bathing them together with maybe a bath seat for him (I don't trust him to stay upright AND I don't trust DD to not splash him!)

I'm sure we still have several weeks before it'll happen, but wanted to get an idea of what other 2u2 moms have done.

Thanks!

MammaBear81 · December 2010

we started when DD was about 6 months old. She could sit up for a bit with out needing help. I kept the water low for a bit because if it was too high it would cause her to tip. I usually bathe everyone together, but when I first put her in I washed everyone else first, took the two younger ones out, and then let her bathe with the older one. I think she was about 7 months when I started letting her bathe with the youngest.

almostabuck · December 2010

DD2 is almost 8 months and our kids are not ready to bathe together. However, she is just now starting to sit up unassisted and DD1 likes to play and splash in the bath. I know other moms here have started much sooner than me, I just don't think it would be safe in my case.

I would trust your gut and then give it a try, being very vigilant obviously. If it doesn't work or you feel they aren't really ready, just hold off for another couple months.

Mr.&MrsS · December 2010

We started around 3 months. I put DS2 in the Bumbo in the tub. (I know, not the intended use for the Bumbo, but I was always right there. And we kept the water at a low level so the Bumbo didnt float). We did it like that until DS2 was about 8 months. At that point he could sit in the tub, we just had to watch him like a hawk because he wasnt too sturdy yet.

Temp159135562506975 · December 2010

we started bathing all 3 together when the twins were about 6mo and sitting on their own pretty well - but we did (and still do) use bath seats for the babies - to help keep them in place.

DH does the bath and i take one out at a time to dry/dress/put in bed... it's a 2-person job for sure.

HarrietNJMommy · December 2010

When my 2nd (or 3rd) was around 10 months. I just wasn't coordinated enough to do it before that.

mjcleve · December 2010

If I remember right he was 5 months and for a while I layed a towel down in the tub and barely filled it up, so that the LO could lay there. He could sit up really well at 6 months so I was able to fill it up more. DH is at school many nights, so bathing them together was the best option!

HarrietNJMommy · December 2010

Goldie_Locks_5:
DH does the bath and i take one out at a time to dry/dress/put in bed... it's a 2-person job for sure.

You're lucky! It's a 1-person job in my house. DH isn't always home at bathtime, or he's home and on calls...... :-(

Scout1218 · December 2010

HarrietNJMommy:
Goldie_Locks_5:

DH does the bath and i take one out at a time to dry/dress/put in bed... it's a 2-person job for sure.

You're lucky! It's a 1-person job in my house. DH isn't always home at bathtime, or he's home and on calls...... :-(

Same for us -- DH is gone often with work (military) so bathtime is just me, most nights. I will be glad when I can bathe them both together instead of the tub shuffle of DS in, DS washed, DS out, DD in, DD washed, DD out.

Telyco · December 2010

You're not anywhere near close to bathing them together by yourself....so I wouldn't get too excited yet It'll be a few months before your DS can sit in WATER by himself - it is way different than sitting unassisted in the carpet.

I'd say DD was about 8 months old? And even then it's pretty hard with DS flopping around in there...the slightest wave could send her flying.

I can bathe them by myself - and DH has started them by himself while I've been out and then we usually each take one after to dress. I can't imagine doing every tub by myself - good luck!!!

Court0026 · December 2010

3 months. LOL. We put her infant tub in next to him. He loved helping and it kept him kind of contained. At 5 months we put her in a bath seat (which DS stayed in until 18 months) and they love bath time!

laura1 · December 2010

We haven't done it yet. We do every other night baths and usually have them on opposite schedules, so every night I am giving someone a bath.

agmaso · December 2010

I've been bathing mine together since DD#2 was 2 weeks old (they are 15 months apart)

I would just hold her and wash her while #1 played in the water. Then took her out, dried her and dressed here right there on the bathroom floor. I usually had her bouncy chair right next to me too. Once she was done, I took care of #1

This is still our routine now. We've never had issues. #1 learned pretty quickly not to splash #2

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