What do you do with your DS/DD while having your shower??

**1st Time Mummy!** · 20-01-2009 09:46

Was just wondering what you do with your little ones while you have your shower in the morning. I DS (12 months old) normally gets up between 6.30-7.30 and I used to wait till he went back for a sleep before having my shower which meant I was still in my PJ's sometimes at 10-10.30am!!! Have just started to put him in his cot with some toys and having my shower while he plays (and cries lol) as I got sick of waiting so long to look decent. What do you do and how long do you wait??

**threepigs** · 20-01-2009 09:50

Depends what age...when they're immobile and awake then it's in the bouncenette. DD is now 2.5yo so she just hangs about watching TV or sometimes comes in with me (oh yay, just I want).

That in between phase where they'll roll, crawl or toddle and get into mischief - shower when they're asleep or when partner is about.

**BecNBub** · 20-01-2009 09:56

i havent had our bubs yet, but i have read and going on the advice from my sisters that they've had showers before their DP/DH has left for work each morning.

Granted it means u might have to get up a little earlier but u can always go back to bed/sleep again. least u've had a shower for the day then.

Im hoping to put this into place once i have our bubs, so im hoping it will work!

**pinkgingham** · 20-01-2009 09:57

they come in with me. i used to shower with them but now they sit up on their own and both can walk i put them in the bath while i shower. sometimes i put a dvd on but mostly they just trash the lounge room.

i cant wait for DP to come home to have a shower, he works away most of the time so i would be waiting a week to shower LOL

**flick82** · 20-01-2009 10:04

They come in with me. I used to put DD1 in the rocker with toys until she could sit up then (bathroom floor is always clean) put toys on the ground for her. Now with DD2 because i have a shower/bath combined i put her in her bathseat and she has a shower with me.

**JabberJaw** · 20-01-2009 10:07

Mine all come in with me, i have a little suction seat we use in the bath which she sits in or i place a washer on the floor of the shower and bub sits on there splashing about. The washer just stops her slipping while i use soap and stuff.

**stellarella** · 20-01-2009 10:07

I have mine at night after DP gets home so he watches them. I like mine at night so I'm clean and fresh before bed

Or I duck in while Ginger is sleeping and Oscar is out with his daddy.

**Deserama** · 20-01-2009 10:13

Set them up in a safe place watching telly with some food. And when the other kids are around...they watch her.

**Jelly Baby** · 20-01-2009 10:13

I jump in the shower while my partner is still home in the morning. I like getting organised and ready for the day...not sitting around waiting OR not having one at all.

**OneBabyBoy** · 20-01-2009 10:16

Put the highchair in the bathroom with snacks and/or toys and then you can see them and they are secure.

When he was really little I would put him in the stroller/pram, strap him in and wheel it in next to the shower so I could see and hear him. Also a rocker would work too when they're little.

I never had a partner that I could wait for to come home or anything, and sometimes you have to shower or go out when the baby is awake, so this is what I did.

My son is over 2 now so he either watches a dvd or comes in with me these days.