What do you do with your baby when you shower?

chardonnay24 · May 2011

I had been putting A on the Boppy Newborn Lounger when I showered but now that he can roll over, I'm feeling like it isn't a good idea anymore. My bathroom is too small for a PNP. I suppose I could put him in his carseat but he screams every time. Any other suggestions?

IslamoradaBride09 · May 2011

When I was on maternity leave, I'd bring the bouncer into the bathroom and strap him in there. He'd usually be fine for 5-10 minutes, long enough for me to get clean but not do anything fancy like shave my legs :P. Or I would try to fit it in during naptime.

freeatlast2014 · May 2011

Strap him in the bouncer. It's a permanent fixture in the bathroom.

daenikoffre · May 2011

I stick him in his little baby bathtub and sidecar it to our tub so I can peek out at him. Sometimes I sing to him and he's usually happier if I do that then I can do fancy things like shave my legs. Stick out tongue

SweetHurricane · May 2011

Before she could roll, I sometimes put her in the PNP in our room with the bathroom door open... now she gets stuck on her belly and freaks out so I can't do that anymore. I usually wait until H is around, but right now he is OOT so I use the bouncer. I give her a toy and peek out at her every few mins so she knows I'm still nearby. It seems to keep her happy long enough that I can usually at least shave my legs and wash my hair. She used to hate the bouncer so I would have to wait for nap time and cross my fingers that she wouldn't wake up the second I put shampoo in.

kgeorge1019 · May 2011

E can usually entertain herself for about 10 mins, so lately she's been in her crib with the mobile going while I shower (she sleeps at night in the PnP in our room, so she doesn't see the mobile that often). Sometimes I come out and she's fussing, but sometimes Mommy needs to not smell like a foot.

ashley542 · May 2011

Bouncy seat all the way!

MamaToK · May 2011

ashley542:
Bouncy seat all the way!

This. I bring it in the bathroom so I can peek at her. Or I put her in her swing and leave the bathroom door open so I can hear if she is starting to fuss. But the bouncer is easier, because if she does start to fuss, I can usually get her to stop with her being right there. And sometimes the sound of the water running puts her to sleep.

wannja01 · May 2011

Bouncer here too. Ours has toys that dangle for him to swat at and I think the water from the shower is soothing. I go back to work soon and this will be my go-to item if he is awake while I need to shower.

CelticWife · May 2011

She hangs out in her bouncer.

honkytonk_kid · May 2011

I put his whale tub in the shower with me. He can splash and play and I can take nice long showers. Best mom idea I've had yet

Rink08 · May 2011

I usually wait until he is asleep for his first stretch at night. Otherwise, I put him in his bouncer in the bathroom. He has been known to be put to sleep by the sound of running water.

daenikoffre · May 2011

honkytonk_kid:
I put his whale tub in the shower with me. He can splash and play and I can take nice long showers. Best mom idea I've had yet

It's not too hot for him? I wanted to try this, but I thought the water would be too hot.

chardonnay24 · May 2011

Damn. We don't have a bouncer. Guess it's time to get one!

MHeming · May 2011

Bouncer. 9 times out of 10 the bouncer can be found in our bathroom. Sometimes I will wait until he naps, but he isn't much for napping these days.

LordValuemart · May 2011

I usually just do it during a nap or after he goes to bed for the night. Usually though during one of his naps if I bolt it to the bathroom right after I put him down I can have a nice 45 minute soak in the tub if I wish. I have a good napper, though.

mittensonkittens · May 2011

I used the bouncy seat when he was a newborn, but now he's content on the floor with his play mat. I would put DS1 on the floor with some toys, and that worked until he was old enough to open the door and leave.

mrskelly731 · May 2011

DD is only up for about an hour - hour to a half before she goes down for her first nap. As soon as she's asleep I get in the shower. Before then I'd stick her in the portable high chair and put her on the counter in the bathroom. The steam and bathroom fans usually made her fall asleep.

kristen0393 · May 2011

honkytonk_kid:

I put his whale tub in the shower with me. He can splash and play and I can take nice long showers. Best mom idea I've had yet

This is what we do too. The only problem is that I don't have as much room to shave my legs when I do this. Sometimes I'll shower while he is taking a nap so I don't turn into a hairy beast.

JDoe11111 · May 2011

I second the temperature question - whenever I use our baby bath thermometer thingies, it wants the water WAY too cool for what I would shower in. How do you peeps do it?

KissyFishyLips · May 2011

I have the FP RnP in our bathroom and buckle her into it when I shower - I just give her a binky and a stuffed animal and she's good for about 20 minutes.

When she was smaller, we used her bassinet in the bathroom for this purpose, but had to stop using that when she got more active (it would shake when she kicked around).

Bouncy chair would work well, too.

waspreggointhecity · May 2011

Bouncy seat with the toy bar going.

I used to wait until he was napping, but his morning nap can be really weird now... Plus I decided I'd rather have a cup of tea and chill during nap time now.

j_luvs_r · May 2011

Like others above, if he's awake, I bring the bouncy seat in the bathroom for him. He loves to play with the hanging toys. If he fusses, which is rare, I can just poke my head out and as soon as he sees me he's fine.

If he's napping (usually in his swing), I set up the video monitor in the living room and take the handset with me. I check on him throughout my shower. If he wakes up, I rinse off & jump out as fast as possible.

magdalina.h · May 2011

RnP

LadybugPicnic2011 · May 2011

daenikoffre:
honkytonk_kid:

I put his whale tub in the shower with me. He can splash and play and I can take nice long showers. Best mom idea I've had yet

It's not too hot for him? I wanted to try this, but I thought the water would be too hot.

Typically by the time the water gets to the bottom of the tub it is tepid to warm, no longer hot. Either way though, DD loves HOT showers and sitting in the hot tub... maybe it is because I boiled her by sitting in the hot tub while pregnant. Huh? So long as it is not over hot to you, LO should be fine... Slowly introduce them to the water. If they jerk away or act uncomfortable, it is too hot.

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