8 month old bathtime question

drgeli · August 2012

I just starting bathing my 8 month old boys in the big tub a week ago. My husband and I have both been there to bathe them at the same time since we started. Currently, we undress each baby in their room and bring them into the bathroom. We have their towels ready on the floor bath mat for us to wrap them in after the bath. After that, we bring them into their individual rooms to get dressed, have a bottle, and read a book before bed.

However, my husband travels a lot, and I'm trying to figure out logistics for bathtime / bedtime routine when I am alone. In the past, I would try to recruit someone (family or mother's helper) to help me or I would just skip the bath. I want to gain more independence. Can you tell me how you do it?

Also, my pediatrician wants me to give their last bottle before their bath, and then do bath-book-bed by their 9 month appt. Any advice?

Eriksgal · August 2012

Get bath seats! We got them a month ago and they have been great. Just dress them in the bathroom so you can still watch the baby that is still in the seat.

lmydogally · August 2012

We use the bath seats and I bath mine alone every night. I get both babies undressed next to the tub, then put them both in. Bath them, take them both out next to the tub, dry them off, lotion, dress, clip nails. Take them both to the living room turn on baby einstein, they watch and I make their bottles. Bottles then book then bed.

you can totally do it alone.

turtle_1278 · August 2012

I'm in a similar situation as my husband travels regularly too. I need to get the bath seats but what I do is take them both in the bathroom, undress them, put them in the tub head to head (they are shorties so it works and they don't kick each other), do as much as I can with them laying down, sit them up one at a time to wash hair last and drain the tub and take them out. I have to be quick so no one rolls over. It is not the easiest task and I do it as quickly as possible and wrap them in their towels and bring them to their room. Their bedroom is right next door so I dress them in there on the floor.

Bath seats would make the whole thing way easier but I just haven't gotten them yet and I kind of have my routine down. Since they are mobile, it is getting tougher though.

Kb103109 · August 2012

I have one seat and I bathe them separately. I will undress one in their room bathe her and then I get her dressed and ready for bed and put her in her crib. Then I do the same with the other. Then we do book and bed. They also eat before their bath.

jcath · August 2012

I've been too cheap to buy two bath seats but I probably should have so I bathe one at a time and the other one goes in their crib or the play yard.

My nanny bathed the girls some during the week and we had two plastic infant tubs and she just brought them in their room and bathed them side by side - which was kind of adorable.

mirnb · August 2012

Kb103109:
I have one seat and I bathe them separately. I will undress one in their room bathe her and then I get her dressed and ready for bed and put her in her crib. Then I do the same with the other. Then we do book and bed. They also eat before their bath.

same!

crystaleyes39 · August 2012

we ordered two bath seats, here's the link: https://www.overstock.com/Baby/BeBeLove-E-Zee-Baby-Bath-Ring/5971448/product.html?fp=f&CID=212986

This really helps do them at the same time and is easier when on your own.

My girls are only 7 months but we've always done bath time before their last bottle and that seems to work for us.

crystaleyes39 · August 2012

lmydogally:

We use the bath seats and I bath mine alone every night. I get both babies undressed next to the tub, then put them both in. Bath them, take them both out next to the tub, dry them off, lotion, dress, clip nails. Take them both to the living room turn on baby einstein, they watch and I make their bottles. Bottles then book then bed.

you can totally do it alone.

This is a great routine, I may try this one as well.

ColleenS629 · August 2012

We use bath seats.

I don't understand why your pediatrician isn't happy with your routine, though. What's wrong with bottle before bed? I always BF my boys right before bed. Am I missing something?

drgeli · August 2012

Thanks for all your input :-)

As for the last post, my pediatrician told me to try to get them out of the habit of having a bottle before bed before they are able to start asking for it (saying "BaBa". I guess she views it as a bad habit and easier to break at this stage rather than later. She has 6 kids of her own and the middle 2 are twins, so I generally trust her advice even though it sometimes feels a little tough.

sunnybrook. · August 2012

I bathed my girls in a large laundry basket in the bath tub. It held a couple of inches of water. My girls could sit unassisted, but if they tumbled, they only bumped the plastic instead of the tub. I then used it to store their bath toys.

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