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Does anyone with a toddler NOT have a bath?
Hi all
Sorry I've not been on here much - busy trying to move house!
We are moving to a semi-detached cottage where the bathroom is downstairs. Its tiny. SO tiny. Next year we are building an extension upstairs to give us an upstairs bathroom but for now - we're getting the bathroom refitted cheaply as its totally minging at the moment!!! LOL But as its so tiny in there, I am considering just making it a shower room. as hubby and I only shower. But of course T has his bath every night.
So does anyone NOT have a bath and do you get on ok? How do you bathe your LO? Would you really NOT recommend it?
Ta!!!
Joo xxx
Sorry I've not been on here much - busy trying to move house!
We are moving to a semi-detached cottage where the bathroom is downstairs. Its tiny. SO tiny. Next year we are building an extension upstairs to give us an upstairs bathroom but for now - we're getting the bathroom refitted cheaply as its totally minging at the moment!!! LOL But as its so tiny in there, I am considering just making it a shower room. as hubby and I only shower. But of course T has his bath every night.
So does anyone NOT have a bath and do you get on ok? How do you bathe your LO? Would you really NOT recommend it?
Ta!!!
Joo xxx
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I think we would aim to find some sort of large baby bath that we could fill using the shower and rest on the shower floor.
Doubt it'll work but I want to explore all options.
Will be sad having to get T in a towel straight from the bath and taking him upstairs to dry and dress him etc. we're used to a bit of fun on the bathroom floor whilst we get him ready for bed! LOL
Thanks so much for the reply xxx
dont let a down stairs bathroom spoil your fun. we only have a bathroom down stairs but we dont go straight back upstairs after a bath. i always take nappy, cream and jammas or dressing gown into the bath room with us. in the summer months i just put a nappy on her, she runs around downstairs then we go up to put jimjams on. in the winter months i put her dressing gown and slippers on so she is warm before we go upstairs.
What I did to begin with was have a shower myself and put him on the floor of the shower with some bath toys/stacking cups and he played whilst I showered. He got used to the spray this way but not directly under it, then at the end of my shower I would hold him under it with me for a few mins and do 'airplanes' with him and after 2 days he loved shower time.
Good luck with the move xxx
Kar1234 - its not the fact its downstairs that we can't have fun - its literally the bathroom is SO tiny there is nowhere to lay T down whilst we dry him etc. I know I am plus sized but I literally couldn't move in there. We're already buying the shortest / thinnest bath we can find anyway!!!
Joo xxx
We have a average sized bathroom but I still put Beth straight into towel and take her to her room next door straight from bath. We then spend a while in there with her toddling around naked, pulling everything out of the drawers! lol! I wouldn't worry about not being able to stay in the bathroom. That won't ruin the fun. You'll just have it in a different room instead!
http://www.baby-pages.co.uk/flexibath.ir?cName=bathtime-baths-bath-tidies
I saw it in a local shop and it is supposed to suit little ones up to about 2 years of age, when, I assume, you could shower them? It folds flat too. I was quite taken with it when I saw it!
Kate
http://www.cribcandy.com/kids/c6aadf6811857c5cd5ccb86b97ada23c&pageoffset=0
My sis has something similar...but its only plastic and it doesnt have a stand hence its not as deep.
hope this helps