What to do with 6 month old when getting ready/showering?

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Currently I put my baby in her baby bouncer but I'm anxious to stop using this once she is six months old as I know it's not good to use them. Just not sure what to else do with her during this time?

Cot/playmat/jumperoo

Have a shower when she's asleep in her cot. Or as long as there's nothing dangerous on the floor, just put her on the floor where you can see her.

I used to pop mine in their cot to have a shower. Even if they were crying a bit I felt it was better for me to be washed, dressed and ready to cope with the day.

Cot / travel cot / play pen.

I have a small ensuite and would just put them on the floor (nothing else on the floor other than the bath mat) and had the door shut.

Mine sits on bath mat or I time it with a nap

Bathroom floor, though had to stop that when we reached the "putting hand in toilet" stage
In cot with toys
In cot asleep

Another on the floor with toys, or in his cot

I popped mine in the shower with me, she loved playing in the water

I used the baby bouncer for as long as possible and then a baby walker. They didn’t use the baby walker much but it was handy for 10 mins a day to shower

In a bumbo style seat, with Mr Tumbles playing on the iPad would give me 15 mins for a shower. Some friends got a second high chair upstairs (like the £18 IKEA ones) and brought that into the bathroom (or if space was tight, just outside the bathroom with the door open).

I waited until the first morning nap or you can use a playpen or toys in the cot?

Mine didn't sleep if she wasn't on someone so I had a bath with her.

I put her dry, empty baby bath on the floor and she plays in it

What baby bath do you have? I used to sit mine up in the shnuggle while I was showering. She was quite happy, I could keep an eye on her and, most importantly, she couldn't escape! I miss those days now she's nearly two and never stops running...

Had a travel cot in the bedroom with toys in, so like a mini play pen, they used to go in that

Mine won’t sleep unless someone is holding him so I wait until he’s fed and changed and happy to play on his own for a bit and either pop him in his cot with some toys or in his playpen.

I get up and do it before my other half goes to work at 7am
I just feel better that way

You can use the bouncer. You'll know when it becomes a safety issue. They say six months but that's a rough guide, the real answer is "when they start leaning out of it or bouncing it so energetically that the whole thing moves across the floor"

Play pen or crib

Cot with toys and books. He was happy in there while I showered until around 2, then we added Cbeebies on the tablet to keep him occupied.

I had one of those door bouncers which I clipped onto the bathroom door. I don't think they're that popular these days due to potential hip issues but I didn't think 10 mins a few times a week was really going to cause many issues. And it was only 2 or 3 times a week, at the weekend, DH was around and sometimes during the week I'd shower before he left, whilst DD was napping or after a gym class whilst she was still in the crèche.

I just shower in the evening when baby is in bed or DH is with her. Very easy to get into the routine and it speeds up your mornings so much.
At 6 months I just sat her on the bed with a basket of toys while I got dressed and did a bit of makeup.

High chair in h bathroom sometimes with a few toys!

Or else I jump in before husband left for work or at the 9am nap