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ttarnold23
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Intro and bathing question
ttarnold23
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in Two Under 2
Hi everybody, I am currently 15 weeks pg and have a 14 month old. So the kiddos will be about 20 months apart. For some reason, out of all the things to worry about with 2u2, I am freaking out about bath time! My H is a physician and is on call a lot which leaves me at home alone a good bit. How on earth do you get a newborn and 1ish year old bathed? Do you just alternate nights for a while until they can bathe together? Just a random freak out. TIA!
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Re: Intro and bathing question
I'm planning on this as well. DD is too wild in the tub to try to bathe them together for a while. DS will have to get pretty sturdy first! I'm just going to put DS in a swing or bouncer while I bathe DD and then set her up with toys while I bathe DS. I am sure she will be under foot and arm trying to see and will not even play with the toys, but I will just have to deal with that. It's part of the natural chaos, right?
I'm usually by myself at night at least 2-3 nights during the week. My boys are 15 months apart. When ds2 first came, I did his bath, pjs nursing first around 645pm. Ds1 would either get to watch an episode of mickey or he played in his room. I taught him from early on that the nursery was a quiet room and we didn't play or talk loudly in there. Sometimes he'd bring a book in and sit next to the glider to look at it while I nursed ds2. Once ds2 went down I played with ds1 some then did this bath/bedtime routine. I have to do a bath for them every night b/c it's part of their bedtime routine and it makes them calm down to go to sleep.
Once ds2 hit 6 months old, I started bathing them together which thankfully cut down on bath/bedtime. I'd get ds2 out first, dress him and give him a bottle then put him down. Then get ds1 out and put him to bed.
My kiddos are 14 months apart... In the beginning I would put DD in the big bath tub and my DS in his separate tub (I have a tummy tub) in the big bath tub. I sat on the side of the tub with my feet in. I would bathe DS first, while DD played, and then dress him in the bathroom. I pulled the rock-n-play in there for when he was done. Then I bathed DD.
Around the time that DS was 6 months I started doing them both in the big tub. Now my DD gets bathed first and then dressed in the bathroom... then she goes to her room to play while I finish DS, read him books and put him down. Then it's her turn.
I stressed A LOT about bath time at the beginning... it really wasn't bad. Good Luck!
DD1 Feb 2010
DD2 Sept 2011
Mine are 13 months apart and we do it a couple different ways.
If me and my FH are both home then we put them in the bath together. When my DS is done my FH takes him and gets him ready for bed then I get my DD out and get her ready for bed. This is the best way but obv not every time I want to give them a bath is he home.
If he is not home I go about it two ways. One way I do is I'll put my DS down for bed and give me DD a bath before she goes to bed since she goes to be later than her brother. Then my DS gets up earlier than his sister so I'll bathe him in the morning before she gets up. I just did this the other night.
Sometimes I'll give him a bath frist and then put them to bed and then give her a bath and she is ok with it becuase she helps me give him a bath, sometimes though that calls for a long night. If I give my DD a bath when my son is up he will scream to get in the bathtub and try to climb in there with her. So usually I do one at night and one in the morning one.
our upstairs is baby proofed to the max and I do bath time every night alone since DH doesn't get home until after 9pm.
When the baby was little (0-3months) I bathed them separate since he had no schedule and she was only 16 months old.
Once he turned 3 months I purchased this
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000U0NY7Q/ref=oh_details_o05_s00_i00
and put both in the bathtub. I have a cheap 3-drawer organizer next to the tub with all the diapers, pajamas, lotion, anything I may need so I don't need to ever leave the room. I was both in the tub and pull DS out first. I lay him down on the floor mat (we got this thick memory foam one at costco) and dress/dry him next to the tub as I watch DD continue to play.
When he is done I would put him in the bouncy (in the bathroom) or into his crib with the mobile on (right next to bathroom) as quickly as I could and then take out DD and dress her. Now that he is walking he has some toys in the bathroom to play with as I dress DD and he can play anywhere upstairs since it is gated and we have a play area/nook area upstairs.