Bathing a toddler - with no bath!

Jakesmummy

My house only has a shower cubicle, no bath, so my kids have no choice, i was pregnant with my 2nd when we moved in so my daughter has never known any different, she just sits on the floor of the cubicle while i wash her, not as fun as a bath i imagine but does the job

arbroath_lass

Another one for the kitchen sink. That's what we had when we were little. Great height for the parent washing at too - no bending/kneeling.

Savvy_Sue

Bloomin_Freezing2 wrote: »

I've never done it but just a thought...places like homebase, b&q etc sell large 'bendy' buckets in the garden sections. We use one for our outside toys. Could put water in that? Does your shower hose allow you to hold it rather than be fixed to the wall? Sometimes I put my youngest in the bath and use the shower head on her rather than fill the tub up.

two good suggestions, and the trug also makes a good footbath should the need arise as you get older ... BUT

Peanuckle wrote: »

Be careful to support the side their back is at though as the sides on those things aren't designed to support and tipping IS possible

very true, the plastic trug things I'm thinking of are completely flexible so could get vv messy.

I would also suggest that the girl's mother is made aware if it's decided to take her into the shower with her dad / grandma. and if that doesn't happen, as she gets older, if her mum has a shower at home, it would be useful to know once she's been taught to use it. bathing with dad / grandma shouldn't be an issue IMO but could become one.

Kaz2904

One way of getting used to the shower is to use one at the swimming pool. That's how we got DS to get his hair wet without screaming panics.

Savvy_Sue

Kaz2904 wrote: »

One way of getting used to the shower is to use one at the swimming pool. That's how we got DS to get his hair wet without screaming panics.

and of course in that situation there's less of an issue about going in with grandma!

paddy's_mum

Not that many years ago - well, in my lifetime, anyway - when few ordinary homes had central heating, fitted carpets and double glazing, it was normal to bath children in the kitchen sink. Older kiddies sat on the draining board and got a good sluicing with a soapy flannel.

During cold weather when the only truly warm room in the house was the kitchen, why would anyone opt to shiver in an unheated bathroom where there was as much ice on the inside of the window as the outside? Looking back, I have no doubt that once littlies were safely tucked up in bed, Mum and Dad followed suit at the sink.

Health and Safety people might shudder but I'd rather be warm and clean than have any bacteria that might be on my body destroyed by freezing!

JimmyTheWig

Savvy_Sue wrote: »

I would also suggest that the girl's mother is made aware if it's decided to take her into the shower with her dad / grandma. and if that doesn't happen, as she gets older, if her mum has a shower at home, it would be useful to know once she's been taught to use it. bathing with dad / grandma shouldn't be an issue IMO but could become one.

Are you meaning in terms of the "nakedness" of it?
How is that any different to them sharing a bath?

This is the girl's dad we're talking about. Hardly like getting her to share a shower with some random bloke down the road.

Or have I got the wrong end of the stick here?

Savvy_Sue

JimmyTheWig wrote: »

Are you meaning in terms of the "nakedness" of it?
How is that any different to them sharing a bath?

This is the girl's dad we're talking about. Hardly like getting her to share a shower with some random bloke down the road.

Or have I got the wrong end of the stick here?

it's the same as sharing a bath, and I would like to stress that I personally would have no problem with a 2 yo sharing a bath / shower with Dad or with grandma.

BUT relationships with ex partners can be difficult, and personally I think it's better to be up front about things and say what you're doing, rather than risk a nuclear explosion if the child makes an innocent comment about Daddy's or grandma's 'bits' as seen when sharing a shower!

PolishBigSpender

Just teach her to use the shower, she's old enough to stand while you shower her. I'm sure you can make it fun for her. A plastic hat could be useful to avoid water getting into her eyes - like that:

paddedjohn

jimmythewig wrote: »

can she go in the kitchen sink? All of ours do (eldest is 6) when we can't be bothered with a full bath. Not all at the same time, mind!

haha memories, and im talking on a sunday t-time while the family were having their tea whilst watching bulls eye. And you could see the tv from the sink hahahaha