When do you shower on Christmas Day?

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Out of curiosity... this is the first year dc's are old enough to understand and be excited about Christmas.. I don't want to miss a moment of them enjoying their presents or eating special breakfast etc.. but I also like the idea of all going downstairs sleepily in pyjamas to open stockings etc.

Is it madness to shower quickly then change into clean pyjamas before we all go open presents...? What do you do?

Obviously this is a chats and fun post, not actually stressing about it... merry Christmas!!

I shower after present opening and breakfast...

There is no way my two (7 & 5) could wait for me to have a shower before we went downstairs downstairs in pyjamas then sort them out some breakfast and I'll have a bath while they're eating / playing.

Having said that, we have always woken up first on Xmas day, dd2 usually wakes dd2 up about 8am, but I'm not really one for getting up earlier than I have to. I really hope dc don't introduce a 5am start this year, it'll ruin the day for me.

after we've opened presents and eaten breakfast

I don't, I always have a shower last thing before bed and that does me for Xmas

I tend to have a long bath christmas eve and do my hair etc. I find I need a shower after all the cooking and stuff but before we eat lunch.

Last thing on Xmas eve before bed that should say

Imagine having to wait while everyone showered to find out if he's "been".

I used to almost explode if my mum had a long wee on Christmas morning

Christmas morning doesn't need to be sterile. (Well, maybe this year...) Don't even think about it. Just go with the flow on the morning. Have one before bed instead.

After present opening and breakfast. No rush it is christmas

I go mid dc are opening their stockings and digging in to the chocolate!! We have breakfast before presents..

I shower at the normal time - My dcs open a couple of presents while I have a coffee.

Then they have a break from presents while I shower as I really don't like being unwashed for much longer than that.

I don't think present opening needs to be a mad frenzy.

After presents and breakfast

I don’t shower in the morning on any day so definitely not Christmas Day. Before I go to bed Christmas Eve.

Day before. Feck that shite on the day.

You would think we were all down the mines. My granny survided to 95 bless her with a flannel wash.

Presents and a lot of tea first. Then clear away wrapping paper and off for showers (me first!).

Before bed Christmas Eve.

When my two were small they would bring their stockings (pillowcases) to my bedroom and sit on the bed to open them. After that we would get dressed etc.

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Day before. Feck that shite on the day.

You would think we were all down the mines. My granny survided to 95 bless her with a flannel wash.

This 🤣

How dirty can you get overnight? (Don't answer....)

Showering is the last thing on my mind of Christmas Day. And I never shower in the morning on any given day, I like an evening shower so if I was going to it would be before I got into my PJs later in the evening.

We also shower after present opening and breakfast when there's a little lull. DD gets new fancy pyjamas every year on Christmas Eve so she looks nice in them while opening presents then she gets ready around 10/11

Christmas eve.

I disappear to have a bath with a glass of Bucks Fizz and hopefully a new book at about 10.30 after the presents, breakfast, phonecalls to grandparents etc.

Presents, breakfast, shower, alcohol

Christmas Eve night. There’s nothing wrong with being in your own pyjamas in your own home for one morning!

Christmas Eve evening, then after food prep on xmas day.

After presents and breakfast of course! No rush