At what age did you stop having a bath with your child?

[harrietkatie]

I'm just curious really! I was a single mother up until three years ago. My son and I have always had a close relationship because of this. He's 7 now and he still occasionally jumps in the bath with me if I'm in there. I don't have an issue with it at all! He's still my baby in my eyes haha!

I just don't know when people usually stop doing this and why etc?

Obviously there's going to be an age where it will stop! And I think it will be soon for us for sure.

Thanks guys! X

My 7 still gets in every chance she gets. I think bath size will be the problem before appropriate ness

When either of you don’t want to or you no-longer fit is an appropriate time to stop.

Dd4 likes to have me or DH in with her. I refuse as the bath is too small, DH always hops in with her! Like PP I think size will be issue long before appropriateness is.

Lots of dc, never ever shared a bath!!
It's the only place of sanctuary I have!
Even the ddogs follow me to the loo!

Me and my mum still bath together. She's in her 60s and I'm 34.

Yes my dogs follow me in there too! No peace here.

I just don't mind it at all, he's my son and it's actually a lovely bond we have!

The only issue as to why I'm saying it might be sooner because he's starting to get all silly about my 'boobies!' Haha! Just being a typically giggly boy about them!!

Eventually we didn't both fit!
About age 6?

I don't bath with my child. I go in there to relax and a toddler is not relaxing!!

I'm not one for baths and only really had them to make it easier to bathe the kids. It was once they could sit up in the bath on their own, I stopped.

My kids are 6 and 4 and I've recently had to stop giving them a bath together because of lack of room in the tub for them both. No bloody chance there would be room for me in there with them as well!

My 2 year old DD already giggles at my jangly boobies.. I imagine she'll grow out of it.

When we no longer both fitted in the bath.

Dd always jumped in the bath with until this year so I guess when she was 8. It was decidedly uncomfortable towards the end as she is extremely tall and it also coincided with her joining a swim club so she normally showers there 5 times a week.

I still get in with mine sometimes, they love it. Age 2 and 5. Mostly I want my own bath though.

Don't recall the exact age but whenever I had a bath in the daytime dd would realise and strip off to join me! 7 ish perhaps?
Same would happen in my bed although that carried on til she was 13/14.
Kids stop when they're ready I guess.

My dd is 9 and still comes in with me

Have never shared a bath with the DC. They were only a year apart so I put them in the bath together when they were little - I stayed dry beside the bath while washing them. I had my bath or shower in the morning, before work, and did theirs in the evening.

I only like baths if they are boiling hot. DS only likes them if they are pretty chilly - so it's not yet even been an option!

I think I was 37

When my DS started secondary school at 11 he stopped wanting to bath with me.

Never shared a bath.
My baths are too hot for them and I rarely have one. I can't think of anything worse than sitting in a cold bath.

They jumped in my shower a few times as toddlers but again, my showers were too hot. They squealed and got out.

DD16 doesn't want to get in the bath with me anymore but pretty much always joins me in the bathroom to tell me all about her day of teenage angst - I love that she does that (and it's useful to have someone to pass the shampoo/hairbrush/ towel etc).

Me and my mum still bath together. She's in her 60s and I'm 34