Showering with my baby? Is it unsafe/ wrong?

Can you not put him on a playmat in the bathroom whilst you shower? Or shower when your husband gets home?

You got a swing? Or when you put the baby for night time sleep you can jump in?

I shower with my son, and I took the bouncer in the bathroom with me and left the door open and he was happy just sat in the bouncer x

What about a Moses basket in the bathroom? I would say the only unsafe thing is you potentially slipping whilst holding baby xx

tbh id say its more unsafe to mentally decline as the primary care taker than letting a baby do what it normally does and cry.

One thing you must know: NEVER pick up your baby in the shower!! I did that once and he almost slipped out of my hands and I can’t even imagine!!!

Absolutely nothing wrong with this I’m not sure why anyone would find it wrong or unsafe as long as the temperature is okay for baby. Ive been bathing and showering with my daughter since she was born. Also if you want to have baby in the room you could always just have them in the baby bouncer/seat. I wouldn’t hold baby whilst you shower though do you have a baby bath/seat they can go in?

I don’t think it’s wrong, but it might be unsafe.

When I finally got confident enough to shower when I was home alone (my son was a few months old at that time) I put him in a rocker right outside the shower so I could see him, and I moved the shower curtain often so he could see me

This is something I wish I would have done and thought of. Little babies LOVE warm water. And they love being with you. Feel free to take a warm bath with them or shower. It benefits both of you.

I know this chat is for boy mums but offering my experience. I showered with my baby girl for the same reason she actually enjoyed the shower in those early stages. I'm coming up to 16 wks pp and I still occasionally shower with my daughter I have the baby bath on the floor next to me which has the baby seat for her so she's safe whilst I finish up and I'm still watching her and she can see me.

So if you want to shower then put him on a baby swing with a couple of toys, next to the bathtub. Even if he cries, he will get used to it. At some point the baby has to learn that he can’t literally be on top of you 24/7 and it’s ok. Another thing I used to do is to roll his bassinet over to the bathroom door and he’d hang out in there while I showered.

I always put my boy in a rocker, or later floor chair in bathroom and sang to him while I showered. Sometimes he shouted, but often he was ok. I don’t think it’s wrong to shower or bath with them, but I found it easier to get myself clean without him in with me.

I used to put my son in a bouncer when he was that young or even just on the floor once he knew how to sit confidently on a playmat with toys

I only have a shower in my apartment. Me and my son showered together until he was 16 months old. I would soap & rinse myself before I took him in with me so I wasn’t slippery from soap, just wet from water.

I also have a shower stool because I have POTs so I was able to sit and hold him while he was in there with me.

I use to shower with my daughter as a baby. I’d wrap her in a towel to keep her warm and put a rag on my chest to prevent slipping. I’d hold her and bathe her and then I’d put her down in a baby bouncer in the bath tub (yes baby bouncer in the tub) still wrapped in the warm wet towel and shower. The water down below gets colder as it hits the bath tub so they won’t get too warm. My daughter loved it except when we got out and it was cold lol.

I’d wrap myself in a towel and dry her off and get her in warm clothes and then I’d dry myself off.

Yes it’s hectic but yes you can do it just be cautious cuz babies ARE SLIPPERY more than a regular person so PLEASE use a towel to create a grasp!

Nothing wrong with it but they are so slippery if you pick them up!! I almost broke my neck trying to catch my baby from falling 🤦 she was okay but my back was torn for weeks lol.

I showered a lot when my son was a baby, he loved being held and the warm water.

Why would this be wrong ? Shower with your baby mama. Just be extra careful not to slip and that's it.

I’d put baby in a bouncer or rocker inside the bathroom if it reassures u to c him but u can also get ur shower done. My husband showered a few times with our first born but I personally wouldn’t he’s slippery enough after a bath let alone trying to hold him in the shower but also if u need a shower u can’t scrub urself clean or wash ur hair while u hold baby .

I used to shower with my son in a bouncer. Once he was able to sit steady, I'd sit him by the drain with some toys and shower.