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When to shower alone?

Hope - posted on 10/30/2011 ( 2 moms have responded )

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I'm a single, stay at home mom and have very little (actually no) alone time for myself.. (My son still to this day sleeps less than six hours a night and it is non consecutive.)
The only time I ever get a chance to get a shower is when I put his toys in the back of the tub and he plays while I get cleaned up for the day. This has worked decently for us so far but now he is almost 17 months, and has a baby sister on the way in less than two months. He has been starting to point out different body parts, but I'm not sure if this is just because he is noticing they are there or if he notices they are different from his.

So, basically, I am wondering if your son showered with you-at what age did he stop and start showering on his own, and what did you do to occupy him so you could shower? Any advice would be much appreciated =)

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Summer - posted on 12/04/2011

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I'm not sure myself. I have two little boys 3 1/2 and 2 and I still shower with them. I'm still nursing the two year old and the three year old is really attached still. He went thru a phase where he "noticed" my body alot and now isn't much interested one way or another. It doesn't feel weird so I will keep doing it.
As for entertainment. Bouncy balls!

Amanda - posted on 11/26/2011

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My son is three years old, and I never get to shower alone. My husband works out of town for now, so i get no alone time. My son has always had his shower or bath, and I have mine, i think maybe once or twice in three years we have had a shower together. But he always wants to keep me company, i swear in the 10-15 min it takes me to shower i get asked at least 25 q's,
I believe that it is good that my son is learning about his body and the proper words for each part, and also learning about the female body parts as well.
For your question of when to get to shower alone, my answer would be either before your child wakes or after you put him to bed, either nap time or night time. If your son is anything like mine, he always wants to know what your doing, where you are and if he can help, lol I love my son so much, but yes it would be nice to have at least 1 shower to myself. Hope this was helpful

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