bath time

I STILL give baths one at a time. Logistically, how do you guys let them take baths together? Put one in at a time, then fill with water. What about taking them out? I have to walk a little ways to their bedroom from the bath, so I am hesitant to leave one in there (only to fall and bump their head, I know it would happen!) Or do you use those bath seats? I am not good at carrying both at the same time. Then what about dressing them afterwards. Do you have one naked baby rolling around the floor while the other is getting dressed? It seems like so much!!

I think they would have so much fun together, but I can't for the life of me figure out how to do it! I tried it ONCE and it was a disaster.

 

At that age I think I was still giving baths one at a time too. But, you could have a bouncy chair in the bathroom and then put one in, (laying in shallow water) and then put the other beside the other. OR since they can sit, sit them both in there. We never used bath seats. As long as they can sit well, there shouldn't be an issue.
I'd have everything right there in the bathroom and would always sit facing the tub when I was drying off the other. Then when I was done with one, I'd get the other out. I'd be very close. The more you do it, the more comfortable you will become. :hug99: It's a hard stage. Good luck!

 

We still do one at a time .

 

When I am by myself I bath one at a time, I am just not comfortable juggling both of them. When DH is home we do both of them at the same time. We do have the bath seats, but we just recently retired them and the girls are now free in the tub (with only like 2" of water) and they love it!

 

Once they could sit really well independently I would do them together and still do it now. I bring in diapers and cream to the bathroom. I run the water and undress them at the same time. Then put them both in. Bathe them and play. Then drain the tub. As its draining I take one out and dry them and get a diaper on them (I have let them run naked and they just pee everywhere.) Then I take the other out and dry and diaper him. Then I take both boys to their room (either carry them like a football or now they walk) and get them dressed, then do teeth, books, and bed.

 

We do it together in the big tub. I am spoiled b/c most nights DH helps me, I run the water, he undresses the babies and brings them up. I bathe them (and try to keep DD from climbing out of the tub) then hand one baby off to him to dry/dress and then I take the other baby. When DH isn't around (like last night), I bring them upstairs in just their diapers, run the water, put them in the bath, bathe them, lay them on towel on the bathroom floor, diaper them, then take them to my room to finish dressing them. It's tough b/c we have a tiny bathroom but it works in a pinch. They have so much fun in the bath now tht they are together I hate to break em up!

 

I didn't start doing baths together until around a year old. Then I filled the tub, we walked to the bathroom together, got in, got out, and walked to the bedroom together.

 

i think leighan's way is really the only way to do it, and only when they can walk. that is, if you're doing it alone. however, you don't have that long to wait!

gl, jl

 

I started putting them in the fisher price tub together before they could sit up confidently. It gave just enough support to both. If they fell over, they couldn't go under water.

Our routine has been very similar to others (and I ALWAYS do bathtime by myself, since DH will clean the kitchen up while I do it). I run the water while I undress them. I have baskets in the bathroom for towels/brush/lotion/nail clippers/wipes. I just have to grab their pjs and diapers from their room which I do while they play on the floor with the water running. When the water is ready, I undiaper one (in the beginning the one who sat the best), put them in the tub and quickly undiaper the other. They bathe and play and then I take one out and lay them on the floor wrapped in the towel (much harder now that they want to roll around) then take out the other one and put diapers on. It's easier if you have everything you need right at your fingertips. It's still a very stressfull time of day since they are unhappy to be getting OUT of the tub and are tired for bed. It's just like taking the kids out of the house, the more you do it, the easier it is. Oh yeah, I put a johnny jump up thing on the door so the first one dressed can play while I finish with the other. That would give you extra time to bring one to the bedroom and go back for the other. HTH!

 

As soon as mine began sitting up well on their own I began giving them baths together in the regular tub. I would sit them facing each other so they could laugh and giggle and see one another. It was the sweetest thing and I still give them their bath together. Of course, now they splash each other in the face and fight for different sides of the tub--it's lots of fun!!

I also have everything ready and in the bathroom for them before they get in there. I like to already have the tub filled up before they get in that way there are lot's of bubbles for them to play with. I keep the door to the bathroom closed so they can't escape, then I sit in a seat right by the tub and take one out and dry her off and put on her towel, and then take the other out and dry her off. When they were little, I would just sit one on the floor while I got the other out of the tub.

 

I still bathe them one at a time. It would be safe to do them together, but I like having the one-on-one time with each of them at the end of the day.