Bathing with your child, do you or dont you ?

I never really took baths with my son due to the fact that I was pregnant again by the time he was three months old. So by the time he was not being bathed in the sink I was too far along in my pregnancy to feel comfortable bathing with him. My daughter has mostly taken her baths with her brother since she was out of the sink. By the time my youngest is out of the sink I will just bathe the two boys together I think. There is absolutely nothing wrong with a father bathing with their son or daughter. However my husband would not bathe with either because it made him uncomfortable to do so. He really does not even like to change our daughter. Of course he has also heard all kinds of stories, most if not all false I am sure, about parents getting in trouble for stupid things like changing the diaper of a child of the opposite gender and such. I have never pressed the issue and my kids have a great time in the bath with the two of them. The bathroom floor becomes a small pool, but the kids have fun and get clean.

I think that really depends on the parent and them being comfortable. There isn't any written laws out there that says you have to bath with your child, but a lot of moms do it. Dad's have different comfort zones and you can't look at that as a fault when it comes to being naked in front of your children. I personally don't see a problem with it, but again I understand where your husband is coming from. Just as he has to respect your choice for bathing with your daughter, so much you be respectful of his comfort zone too. At what age should you stop? That too is a hard call. I think when they can sit up by themselves without fear of tipping over they are able to bath without another person in the tub with them. It's nice to have that one on one with your child. To a lot of moms it's that personal closeness much like nursing. It's a bond, but when you're looking at child development you have to let them be an individual too. I say when they can sit up by themselves that would be more in mom's comfort zone not being in the tub with them.

i think it's ok to bath with my child,but one point i want to emphasize is that it's ok for father bath with son or mother bath with daughter.as children are curious about human organs(private).it is not a good idea to let the child ,for example ,daughter knows much about her father's body details.

I think nothing's wrong with what you've done with you 9 month old daughter. Actually, it is a very good start of you're great bonding with your daughter. Aside from that, I think there's no problem if she'll point any private parts of yours cause you both have same gender. Just be careful of holding your child while both of you having a bath.

I think your husband shouldn't bath naked. Maybe with a bathing suit? Or you can take a bath with your husband and the baby. though i don't think that's a really good isea unless your tub is gigudo-enormous! You should stop bathing with your child after the age of 10. That's when your child gets shy and refuses to bath with you. (getting mature and getting ready to have periods)

I can't see why not, in fact it could help your daughter get used to the human bodies, both male and female. As for when to stop, I would say that after 10-11 years of age kids should definitely be left alone on the bathroom, free to experiment with themselves and "learn" their bodies alone.

well I'm waiting for that b'ful moment of my life...its really nice feeling..rt now im single lets see whn that unforgetable moment come....there is nothing wrong in it...

At age 5 she should be able to take a bath without you. babies would be fine, but not children above 5. They are already conscious of their anatomical parts. Most especially husbands with daughters. Happy mylotting.

My husband had a bath with my 13 months old son and there's no problem with it, my son enjoy the bubbles they are playing and splashing, my hubby didn't find it hard. Well about the private parts, they didn't know yet what is that and they are still baby and all matters is they enjoy bathing with mum or dad, you should stop bathing with them when they are big enough when they started to get aware for everything. happy posting and myloting.

I shower holding my son. I don't know when i will stop but the reason i do it now is he is afraid of water. He screams if i put him in there by himself. At least with me in there the floor don't end up with all the tub water on it because of him screaming and trying to get out. I don't see nothing wrong with end especially considering him. I think there is a need to stop before they get to an age where they will remember alot of this stuff.

i think it is ok i am sure once my daughter gets a little bigger i will take some bath's with her becuase now i bathe her in the sink and the front of my shirt just gets soaked plus im sure the little ones enjoy taking a bath with mommy and daddy as far as them asking about the private parts i don't know about that, i geuss it will have to be adressed sooner or later.

Yes, it's fun to take baths with my baby, I don't see a problem at all.

Me and my husband don't take baths with our son who is 8 months but we do have showers with him. He loves the bonding and the fact you can splash around with him. When I had a home visit from the midwife at home she told me the best thing to do with your baby as a bonding thing is to have baths and showers with them to a certain age. So even midwifes encourage it. I agree its best to stop when they start pointing and asking questions.

Hi. I have bathed with both of my children, boy and girl. My husband however, has only with our son. He just doesn't feel comfortable with it. He's even like that when it comes to changing our little girls diaper. He says it's he's neverous about having to touch her privates even though he knows he's not doing it in a bad way, he just doesn't like it. He will change her, but doesn't like to.. same with the bath, he would prefer to just stay away from that and watch from afar. I stopped showering, bathing with my son at the age of 4 and half because he was asking questions and covering up his private because it was different that was I had. I feel as long as everyone is comfortable with things and no uncomfortable questions arise then do it as long as it's easy and convenient for you.

i have done so when the kids were younger(below 2).now they are 6 and 3 resp.i am totally drenched after bathing my kids,so i do take a bath immediateltly after kids bath are over.(for convieniece sake)

My husband will bathE our daughter, but he won't get in the tub with her unless he's wearing swim trunks.

I REALLY do NOT see why people have to stop bathing with their children after the children start asking questions about the adult's body... They want to learn. It's natural. We are the ones who teach them that those body parts are embarassing!!