Aibu and precious to NOT go downstairs while dd (7) is in the bath?

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I have been known to be quite precious at times, so will take it on the chin if I am.

Because you don't want to leave her? Yes UABU

No, if you would rather not that's fine. DS2 is 9, I leave him but I yell up the stairs every 5 mins to check he's ok. Or I get on with tidying upstairs.

If she's sensible for her age I think I'd give her the privacy to be honest.

I would, but why go if you don't want to? Unless she wants you to leave her alone?

I will potter around upstairs whilst DS2 (7) is in the bath, ,I may nip down to bring up some laundry but only for a matter of seconds. I know he is OK but I am always aware he is in the bath iykwim.

Short answer, yabu.

I you like being there and she likes you there, all good.

My 7 and nearly 4 year old bath together on their own and have for some time, they make so much noise killing each other playing, and our house is teeny and open plan, so I am always able to hear they are still un-drowned.

Yes very precious

I worry she might slip or try and climb out and hurt herself or something.

Thinking about it, it might have something to do with my best friend slipping whilst climbing out if the bath and landing with her legs straddling the bath and hurting herself quite badly down there (when she was young)

DS1 slipped in the bath and cut his chin open requiring a trip to A&E. But to be fair he was arsing about making potions with the shower gel.

Oh no, I don't stay in the bathroom with her, I go in my room and mumsnet tidy up

Ouch sparkling :(

YABU. But it's not the sort of anxious behaviour that will harm her, so I wouldn't worry.

I always stay upstairs when my younger children (6 and 8) are in the bath. I don't stay in the room, I just busy myself doing things upstairs.... I had never really thought about it - I have just drifted from washing them myself, to staying in the room and cleaning it whilst they bathe, to doing something else in another room upstairs. I reckon one day I will wander downstairs.

Right, anyway am off to drag convince her its time to get out. :)

My 7 yo gets herself in and out of the bath all the time.

Yep, a wee bit precious I'm afraid, couldn't she just have a shower, then you don't need to 'hover'

As long as you're not actually hovering over her it's not going to do any harm. I'd be more worried about 'tidal waves' and water ending up coming through the ceiling at that age though.

i leave my twin 3yr olds in the bathroom unattended... we live in a flat bathroom in middle of flat all room around it so we can hear them playing killing each other and can walk past the door /hear them from all over the flat. ALL neighbours are well aware that 7pm is bath time :)

I think YABU but I do the same.

I stay upstairs whilst ds3 (5) is in the bath. Not precious at all.

at tidal waves Mildly. Also making potions out of my poncey shower gel, or getting in the bath for half an hour, applying no soap or shampoo whatsoever then getting out again.

I think you're being a little bit precious. But I guess it depends on what level of independence she has.

I have a dd of 7, she likes to bath by herself, doesn't really want or need me in the room so usually she goes upstairs, puts her bath on, puts in bubbles, gets a towel out of the cupboard, checks temperature of bath, washes her hair and body, gets out, gets dry, puts her pjs on and dries her hair with the hairdryer. All herself. Although I can always hear her as she leaves the door open and I make sure I don't Hoover or anything that would mean I couldn't hear her. Although sometimes I do stay in the bathroom and read her a story or play with a new bath toy or help her rinse the shampoo out of her hair etc.

I leave DD 7yo in the bath, she's at the stage where she is starting to want privacy. I do come in to wash her hair though

Buy a bungalow.

Our bathroom is right in the middle of our house so I can have free range

Although I still don't tend to go far as she's only 2!