What do you put your baby in to keep them safe when you shower after they outgrow the bouncer?

[iamverytired]

Been having baby on the floor under a gym or in the bouncer by the bathroom door but he's rolling all over the place and soon will have outgrown his bouncer (6 months). What's good to buy to keep them safe in the bathroom/hall where I can see what he's up to but he can't roll/crawl away? Thanks

In the car seat in the bathroom with few things to fiddle with. Keeps them entertained

I used to shower/bath in the evening after DD had gone to sleep.

I got a fisher price giraffe sit me up seat which I put in the bathroom so DS could see me. He’s just turned 1 and no longer goes in it as he tries to escape it but up until now it’s worked pretty well. I put him in the cot now with toys.

I shower when DH has her. Just feel in such a rush otherwise.

I had a true 'velcro baby' and she screamed and sobbed even in a bouncy chair on the floor right where she could see me.

I bought a Connecta baby carrier in the 'solarweave' fabric, which doesn't get harmed by getting wet frequently and dries really quickly. Strapped her to my front and we washed together, sounds mad but I could get to all the bits of both of us that needed soap fairly easily and it meant not having to try and wash her separately at another time of the day.

Extreme solution but it worked really well for us!

Travel cot

With my oldest, I would take him into the shower with me and sit him on the floor. He has a play in the water, I got clean!

Can’t remember with #2. #3 is still in the bouncer (Baby bjorn, will last for ages) or the jumperoo. He’s 6 months.

I undrstand that if you have a velcro baby and no partner that it is very difficult, but those with partners, why aren't the partners stepping up to look after the baby while mum is in the shower or taking a bath?

And why don't more women bath or shower at night when the baby is asleep?

I used to put mine in their cot. Their room was immediately opposite the bathroom and if I left both doors wide open, (probably a crime in MN world) I would only be out of sight for them for a few min.
But they chose that time for a poo. Every.single time. No matter what time I showered!😂

We have a travel cot that doubles up as a ball pit. He's quite happy for 20 mins or so

@RampantIvy

I undrstand that if you have a velcro baby and no partner that it is very difficult, but those with partners, why aren't the partners stepping up to look after the baby while mum is in the shower or taking a bath?

And why don't more women bath or shower at night when the baby is asleep?

Well, my car seat suggestion was actually based on what my DH does with our 14 month old - he takes him in the bathroom for a shower while I get ready myself or entertain 4-year old DD. So don't assume everyone's partners are sitting around doing nothing!

Personally I don't like showering at night because I like to feel fresh in the morning.

@RampantIvy

I undrstand that if you have a velcro baby and no partner that it is very difficult, but those with partners, why aren't the partners stepping up to look after the baby while mum is in the shower or taking a bath?

And why don't more women bath or shower at night when the baby is asleep?

I might take a bath/shower at night if I feel like I need it, but I can't stand not having a wash in the morning before getting dressed. When Velcro Baby was small I did have a partner but (a) he was very unwell with his mental health and it wasn't always safe to leave her with him and (b) he was usually out at work when I was trying to take a shower!

I think most posters here are talking about that first 6-12 months when they are on maternity leave and at home with the baby all the time. Their husband/partner, after the first couple of weeks, is presumably out at work.

I showered when they slept so it was not an issue, often at night time then tie hair up the next day. Was a treat to get a day time shower lol.

@rampantivy my husband is military so not home to watch the kids most of the time. It's not just lone parent life that has you coping alone.

We had the Fisher price infant to toddler rocker which lasted dd until 18 months

The cot or I showered when sleep or DH is home.

@Letsallscreamatthesistene

Just have a shower when hes asleep?

😂

Our bath and shower are separate, so they went in the bath or their cot. Which was less than 5 metres away from the shower

Pop them into a a laundry basket in the bathroom with you, with sensory stuff in there to keep them amused.

Mine went in his sit-me-up, and when he was stable sitting just came in and sat on the floor of the shower, he's a total water baby so he loved it. He's 22 months now and I just take him in with me in the morning and get us both done at once. Wash him and hand him over to his dad to deal with on the weekends to get the shower to myself.

We don't put him in the shower with his dad because he uses prescription stuff for his skin and we don't want it getting on him.

Mine used to be a velcro baby, now at 1yo, he's more of a liability. Even in a playpen he can give himself a bump on the head.

Mostly I shower/bath when baby is asleep, or even have been in the bath with him. However, if in a rush in the morning. I just stick him in our small stroller we use for shopping and wheel him in the bathroom with me. He is generally interested enough in what I'm doing and my appalling singing in the shower for me to get a full shampoo, conditioner and loofering in. Then put him in front of my open wardrobe whilst I dry my hair. He enjoys emptying all the contents out on the floor and I get at least 10 mins to get put together.

And then there are the times when and just don't do any of the above embrace being a hot mess!

Travel cot with some toys in, or the jumperoo.

For those saying 'shower when baby is asleep' - why?? Being put somewhere safe for 10 minutes while mum has a shower is not in any way damaging!

[quote Chelyanne]@rampantivy my husband is military so not home to watch the kids most of the time. It's not just lone parent life that has you coping alone.[/quote]
I know what you mean. I should have added when partners are away. DH used to travel a lot for work, and DD had some serious health issues. The only way I could do this was to wait until she was asleep, run a bath and bring the baby monitor in with me. I needed to be able to hear her 24/7, so having a shower when DH was away was not an option because I wouldn't have been able to hear her.

@rampantivy we've never had baby monitors as I keep babies close most of the time. I could swear I would hear crying every time I went in the shower but they were fast asleep, bonkers mum brain.
I struggle with being apart when they're small too, much better once they're older though skipping out of school on a morning lol.

@ScatteredMama82 - prob because there aren’t many safe options for a Houdini baby. My 10 month old would just climb out of a jumperoo and laugh in my face!
I do leave him in cot when needed but if he isn’t happy he will screams no make himself sick in minutes, hence it’s easier to shower when he’s asleep or dh is around.

We have a walk in wet room as well, so no way to let him just walk around bathroom safely as he just walks into the wet slippery shower