Another bathtub question

When did you start bathing your children together? Did you do it on your own? How did it work? My nanny is bathing them in the sink in the kitchen so she can keep one in the high chair, she doesn't want to leave one alone while bathing the other and she is petrified of doing them together - she says maybe when they are three which I think is ridiculous. If I can do it safely, she'll consider it but she really doesn't want to risk it. Did you ever use one of those inflatable tubs? They look too small for two.
What did you do?

 

I'm not quite there yet, but I would assume once they can both sit perfectly on their own is when you can bathe them together.

 

I bathe my 10 month old daughters together in the regular bathtub every night with no help. It's not nearly as complicated as you'd think. I started this several months ago when I was confident that they could easily sit up on their own with no issues. Here's my routine:

1.Put both babies in one crib to play.
2. Go into bathroom and run water in tub. Bring two towels in with you.
3. Get babies undressed in crib but keep diapers on.
4. Once water is ready, scoop up both babies and bring them into the bathroom and set them on the floor. On the days that I can't handle picking them both up together, I carry one to the door of the bathroom and set her down, then bring the other and scoot them into the room together. This way I don't worry about having one baby in the bathroom with a tub full of water. If your kids aren't yet pulling up to stand, you could probably just leave one baby on the bathroom rug while you go get the other.
5. Take off diapers and place both babies into tub.
6. For the first few weeks I hovered and kept my hands real close to the girls heads in case they tipped over. Now I just sit next to the tub and play with them
7. Make sure you have some fun bath toys and enjoy!
8. Shampooing heads is a bit more complicated and I only do this every few nights. I have taught the girls to float on their backs with me supporting them, so I can rinse their heads without soap getting in their eyes. If you don't want to do this, use a washcloth held up to their foreheads to block water and soap from getting in their eyes when you're rinsing.
9. Take the plug out of the drain so the water starts draining.
10. Pull one baby out of the tub and wrap her in a towel. Set her on the floor.
11. Pull the second baby out of the tub and wrap her in a towel.
12. By now the bathroom is probably warm, so it's the perfect opportunity to apply lotion or do some infant massage
13. Put diapers on the babies (I always forget this step!!)
13. Once the tub is drained, take one baby into the bedroom and set her in crib
14. Go back and get second baby
15. Run for the diapers when you realize that you've left two naked babies playing in their crib.

 

we just started a few weeks ago. It saves so much time! I got a thick non-slip bathmat and my girls sit very well!

 

I am the twins nanny and i can bathe them together i think its easier for me than anyone (since i do 99% of thier baths anyway i have the most practice). We have Safety 1st bath rings (seats) that help a lot so they really can not move..itd be a lot harder without those i think. maybe if u got those gripper things for the tub or an inflatable tub itd be easier. Its sooooo much easier for me to do both at once that way i dont have to worry about what the other is getting into -or leaving him screaming in his crib. Ive been doing it this way since they turned 5 months.

Put them on the rug, start the water, get out towels, washclothes, etc. Strip them, put them in their tub seats, wash them and then they get to play! Getting them dressed is a whole other story these days bc they are WILD and crawling everywhere! BUT i get the 1st towel laid out, take out 1 baby, wrap her up and sit her on the rug, repeat. carry both to room to get dressed. they absolutely LOVE the bath and splashing eachother and playing w/ their toys!

 

Here's pics of the rings I use to wash the twins.

Kids in Baths

We've been doing this for a month or two ... and the kids like them and it makes me feel a bit safer than if they were just sitting in there ...

Good luck!

 

I have bathed mine together since they were about 9 months old. I'd put a towel in the tub and lay them on that.

 

I have been in the big tub since 5 mo first on spounge things and now in bath seat/rings. They love it together.

 

Ever since my girls could sit up, they have been bathing together. I put both of them in a bathseat and just kept an eye on both of them. About a month ago, I started bathing them without the seats.

 

I do mine in the big tub together alone. I just bring everything I need into the bathroom, throw some beach towels on the floor to make it cushiony and put them in the big tub using this as a pillow. They love it.

Once they can sit up I have bathseats for them to sit in.

 

I think I'm alone here, but I'm still too chicken to do this alone. The babies are always in the tub together with bath rings, but DH helps...mine actually stand and pull themselves out of the bath rings! Therefore, not comfortable even turning my back for a few seconds to get the other one out of the tub. It's a real pain, but I feel like the one time I do it alone, something would happen The bath rings are great and it's a big fun activity at our house every night. It's where they play and get crazy before bedtime...splashing and yelling..it's a blast.
Our bathroom for the twins isn't large enough and is surrounded in tile so the one time I tried having one sit in the floor, she tried to crawl away, pulled up to the vanity and busted her head! I vowed never again alone, like previously mentioned- until they are 3!!!bathtime