Sorry if this is gross but...

[hollyj]

do you let your babies/children see you poo?
I never had until today when dd (15 months)was really clingy so didn't want to close the door on her.
Confessed slightly shamefacedly to dp who said, oh I always let her watch, she often waves bye bye to the poo when I flush!
Then I spoke to my SIL who said, Oh God, I haven;t had a shit alone for four years!!
Is this normal???

I have never really had probelm of dds coming in they do occaisionally but nevr really take any notice as its usually to tell tales! Dd1 likes to be on her own though now (7)

Dd2 lieks to try and go in when xh goes to toilet and she points and laughs

Yes haven't gone to the loo by myself since i had dd.

mind you today she greeted daddy when he came home from work shouting down the stairs "daddy my bum's full of poo".

He was so pleased even after nearly 3 years he still doesn't do with dealing with what comes out.

This is perfectly normal for Mums I think and I'm not bothered about it (more of an issue to me is not for my child who is a preschooler now)to be around when I am on (not wanting to be gross) but prefer privacy then.

dd 16mo tries to sit on my knee when I am on the loo fgs

DD is almost 6 and DS 3.5 and I've only just convinced them to leave me in peace with the door closed when I'm in the toilet (the shower is another matter!). When in public though I will still take DS into the stall with me rather than leave him alone.

Hollyj -at 15 months this is just the start, she will start to follow you EVERTYWHERE, soon it will be them wanting to bath with you, my ds1 aged 3.6yr takes his clothes off and gets into my bath himself.

Plus how do you think you will explain potty training? Feel sorry for those of us with boys (I have 2) and explaining mummy doesn't have a willy and she has to sit down to wee and daddy stands up because he has a willy

Wish I could get dressed without ds1 talking about my "boobie pants" (bras) and trying to explain that only mummies wear makeup!!

I assume that you haven't had the joyous task of trying to distract your child whilst you change your tampon

I get to poo in peace at the moment on a weekend when my DH can look after the children and we are now doing the "if the door is shut then you don't go in"

no pooing alone here either
am single mum so cant send kids out to daddy
I do sometimes say to DS (4 1.2) "Im on the loo - can I go in peace?" &B he will usually leave the room but dont really mind

DD (2 1/2} often tries to sit on my knee while Im on loo

Have only read your OP but no, my children don't come in the loo with me. I think it's ok to do it in peace tbh! Baby Mozart etc is very mesmerising for them at that age as is Tellytubbies!

nope no peace here either, altho i am now highly skilled at stealth tampon insertion!!

God, just skimmed it, am I alone on this thread in going to the loo in peace and alone? I would be VERY peed off if mine insisted on following me (they're 9 and 3)

Advice on the tampon would be good, poos and wees fine, but i do struggle with a tampon and an audience!!!

Ds also sends me out when he poos, but i have to go back in to wipe his hands - 'so i don't have to wash my hands mummy'

wipe his BUM!!!

normal IMO I am also certain that openness of the toilet door and even allowing dd at her most curious to peer through my legs at the most inelegant and private of times are what led her to toilet train so eagerly.
I also know that she knows far better than to stick her head in the lo if DP is in there.
olfactory overload

have to say this only happened until dd was about 3, since then she has learned that it is private...
She ahs even learned to bring me the sudoku

my kids are 11, 9 and 5 so obviously they do not come into the loo with me now. Actually, apart from times in public loos when I've needed to pee, they never really have done and certainly not when I need to poo. There are some limits FGS. When babies, put them in their cot or car seat or .... whatever. Its only for a few minutes, surely

piffle, DP tries to do sudoku on the loo. its now called poo-doku lol!

I have to add that my boys are almost 4 and almost 2 and they don't always follow me in, they usually sit by the slightly ajar door chattering away!

I think this is weird! I'm not at all prudish and have no problems if any of my kids barge into the bathroom if I'm in the bath but going to the loo is one of the few things I reckon I should be allowed to do on my own

I have the DSs in with me very often but I'd rather no-one else saw me.
DH locks the door every time

Sallystrawberry... Where on earth could your dd have got that habit of asking what's for dinner from?

The tampon is a tricky one. I did have dd1 (who has The Loudest Voice In Christendom...) announce in a public loo recently 'OMG mummy, your bum is bleeding!'. Aaargh!

we've never been the least bothered about who sees who sur la toilette.

However, I now always remember to lock the door if an outsider is in the house after dd2's friend walked in on me doing a wee

Along the same line as everyone else, my ds always tries to follow me into the toilet, I say to him to play with his toys in his bedroom but then he'll bring them through to the bathroom. I don't mind him coming in at all, I'll let him decide when it gets too weird.

Gosh isn't that strange, I don't mind at all about weeing, tampons, in the shower/bath, peering in to have a look, but there's something about pooing... could it be Freudian?
Anyway it's quite clear that I'll have to get used to it and endure it for many years to come