To think it's ok for DS to use a jug to rinse his hair in the bath?

A side issue but peoples bath water really isnt 'dirty'

People dont get dirty these days, we're not working down the mines

A few professionals will result in dirty bath water Im sure, like builders etc but not for the majority and certainly not for a small child.

You've just reminded me of the light blueish greenish plastic tub we had for this when we were growing up and that I haven't thought of for over forty years

Your son's method is fine, a cheap plastic jug will do the job just dandy, your DH is being odd about it and there is always the shower backup in case of unexpected jug failure anyway

But surely laying down and slooshing means your washing your hair in dirty water?! I actively don’t let my kids do that! Jug or shower head rinse, otherwise your hair isn’t clean!

Yet you still felt the need to comment

Or the op to post such an utterly dead boring non event.

Never used a jug. Can't remember what did when dc were small. Prob just tupple wear tub

Why does your DH think jugs are for babies, does he feel ashamed at the thought of his DS being babyish (even in the privacy of his own bathroom), and is he going to try to toughen him up as he gets older?

It isn't hurting anyone, he should be able to wash his hair like he likes!

Ridiculous. I am mid 30s and only got a jug for the children. But it’s a revelation. Finally makes baths doable. I will keep my jug forever now 😂

I dont think OP has said that she needs a specific hair rinsing jug, just that the previous one was from when he was a baby

"Swooshing" hair in the dirty bath water is far more babyish (not that it matters) than using a jug to rinse with clean water -your DH is being really weird about this. Such a bizarre thing to get worked up over. It's actually none of his business.

You don't need a specific hair-rinsing jug for an 11yo - your DH is right on that. A plastic £1 jug from Poundland/IKEA would do the job just as well.

My mum washes her hair in the kitchen sink (I've no idea why, each to their own), and uses a washed-out yoghurt pot to rinse hers!

I use a jug all the time! Wasn’t aware this made me a baby 😂
Sometimes it’s just nice staying in the warm bath water and not having to stand up to shower!

Personally I have never used a jug as we don't have a bath and got our kids used to showering from day 1 (we had a small seat to put them in as babies but they were used to the sensation of the shower from when they were tiny). But I see no problem if your DS prefers to do it this way, and he is getting the job done properly. Cleanliness is the most important!

YANBU. Of course it’s okay to use a jug. There’s 2 in my bathroom and we have showers. We had a jug in there before we had our child. Teen DD uses a jug during her shower to help rinse her hair. I use a jug to rinse down the tiles and shower screen.

My grandparents always had a jug for the bathtub and I used it when I stayed overnight. It was baths only. I don’t think they had a shower fitted until they were about 70yo.

@ILoveMyGonk Give your DS a jug. He’s getting himself clean. That’s what’s important. Tell your DH he can get himself clean however he chooses and to leave DS alone. Only for babies is rubbish.

DH says THE way to rinse shampoo the bath is the lying-back-and-swooshing method, and jugs are for babies, so DS should lie back and swoosh.

Swooshing is all right for a first rinse, but it can never be satisfactory on its own given that the bath water will be dirty and soapy anyway. Your son's method sounds much better, assuming he is using clean water from the tap.

I've always rinsed mine with a jug and I'm in my 50s. We have a shower but I really dislike showers and only have one when there's no other choice, e.g. in a hotel.

MN has just passed out with the shock of this!!!

He might be right to be sensitive about you babying your son, but this isnt an example of it

Lots of people use a jug because its more convenient

Lots of bathrooms dont have a shower attachment but even if they do, its a bit of a faff when you're in the bath and you are at the other end of the shower attachment. So what do you do, get up out of your nice warm bath and stand up, get the water running , then sit back down and use the shower attachment, rinse off, water still running, then get back up to turn it off and put it back. Faff

Or swish your head under the water, yes good idea which is what I do but you know it doesnt rinse properly because of the soap and suds in the bath water

Or you can use a jug, shuffle forward a bit, run the tap into the jug, rinse off.

We have a shower attachment but due to faff above I dont use it to rinse in the bath. Which is why I dont have many baths and have showers instead.

Not everyone has a shower

What?! I still use a plastic mug to rinse my hair, it’s literally the easiest and quickest way to do it! Leaning back in the water is a pain and doesn’t get all the shampoo out as well. A shower attachment is a faff. Your dh is being ridiculous.

If you spend a lot of time musing on Rightmove as I do, you come across a lot of 'old lady bathrooms' either from deceased estates or dated properties and they usually/often have a plastic jug hanging in the bathroom. For hair rinsing.

Not particularly unusual or strange or worthy of even any conversation really.

It even has a name.

Juggy McJugface?

I’d like to see the baby prodigy that can use a jug to rinse its own hair!
We have always since the baby times just used an old plastic measuring jug, with a face drawn on it by my (then) toddler. It even has a name.