Who takes care of bathtime in your house??

5littleladies wrote: My dh (not very dear in this aspect ) hates giving the kids baths and only does it when I promise to do something(usually major) for him in return. He has given Brianna maybe 5 baths since she was born. I have a friend who gave their first daughter 1 bath and hasn't done it since and they have 3 kids. Are there any men out there who don't mind doing the bath thing? I don't mind giving my kids baths but I wish dh would do it every once it awhile.

aspenblue1 replied: I do. It is like pulling teeth to get DH to bath Isabella

A&A'smommy replied: Dh does it sometimes he use to be scared to but one day she REALLY needed a bath and I couldn't do it right then so ever since then he has done just fine with her. I tell him to just keep one arm around her since she gets a bath in the sink still.

maestra replied: Dh is a pro at it, and when I'm not on vacation, he bathes her every day.

CantWait replied: That would be me. DH will sometimes bring it up, like when was the last time Robbie had a shower, but he never does anything about it As for bathing Anthony, he can't wash his hair without Anthony screaming so I just do it. I think he does it on purpose.

kimberley replied: that would be me all of the time with the boys but he does bathe Jade sometimes. i guess it is just a mommy job.

lsjulee replied: Sean loves to bathe them. He'd beat me to it when they were still infancy.

And the kids, they prefer Papa than me in bathing time. Cos with me, it's "no spraying water" "no filling the buckets with water" "no sprinkling" "no..." "no..." "NO...!"

alice&arik replied: I think we both do it. (my BF and I) It just depends on our moods I guess. But shortly it will be all me by myself. But that is a good thing!!

momof2girls replied: I ususally do it because DH working at night and thats when its done.
But he will do it. He makes a huge mess though
So Id rather do it

MommyToAshley replied: That would be me. DH helps with everything else, but I almost always give Ashley her bath.

amynicole21 replied: I seem to always be the one who does it, but he has on occasion. Usually I do that while he is cleaning up after dinner, so it works out pretty well.

MomToMany replied: To tell you the truth, Logan takes care of bath time for Ethan and Hannah. Otherwise I do it. DH does it on occasion when Hannah asks him to (which I tell her to ask him, LOL).

Kirstenmumof3 replied: DH will give Claudia and Spencer baths. But I give Emily her bath. She doesn't wash her hair properly so she needs me to do that for her and with puberty budding DH is not comfortable bathing her. My poor DH he just was not ready for this at all.

coasterqueen replied: I'm going to be honest and say I actually can't stand giving baths. I just can't sit still and I loose my patience after awhile, lol. (not literally )

But Dh and I share the bathtime responsibility .

Boys r us replied: I despise bathtime!! I cannot sit there and sit there and sit there! Can't do it! I get so bored and let's face it, the toilet seat gets hard after a few minutes of sitting on it!

Rick does bath time!

Kaitlin'smom replied: that woudl be me I dont mind Dh has done it a few times, I figure if I am not home for some reason somenight and she needs a bath he should know how to do it, aloth he prefers me to do that he is a bit uncomfortable washing her hair and a few other parts

MommyToAshley replied:
Same here. DH usually does the dishes while I give Ashley a bath.

KatieLeigh79 replied: Mine doesn't do dishes or bath time... it makes me nervous now though with him walking because he wants to stand up and throw things out of the tub and outgrew a ring a few months ago so I'm at a loss on how to keep him safe... so i spend most the time screaming "no - owie - sit"

juliajaj replied: DH & I have had a set routine in the house since Olivia was 6 weeks old. I handle the morning routine & he handles the evening routine. It's worked out great! In the evening, after dinner, he gives Olivia a bath, puts her in her jammies, reads her a story, gives her a sippy cup of milk, they play quietly for a few minutes together or read another story & then it's off to bed. I can't put in words how helpful this is to me. I'm usually cleaning up from dinner & getting Olivia's clothes ready for the next day while DH handles the bedtime routine. We're hoping to keep this same routine (although somewhat modified) after the new baby comes.

Julie

Elle replied: I used to be the one who bathed the kids every night, but since that dreadful time when I slipped and hit my 20-week-pg belly against the bathtub border (that scared us half to death) DH is the one in charge, at least until the pregnancy is over

DansMom replied: Because DH is with Daniel all day while I work, I end up doing most of the night-time routine and I want to, because I miss my little guy so much. It would be a whole different ball-game if I were the one home all day though.

ediep replied: DH gives Jason his bath maybe...once or twice a week. I do it on the other nights.

jdkjd replied: Mostly DH, we switch off but Kiera is usually nursing so he gets to bathe Bailey.

Jamison'smama replied: Bath time is daddy time around here--since I am with her all day, then I work, I like to have a couple of minutes to myself before the bedtime routine starts--that's when daddy gets his alone time.

MomToJade&Jordan replied: Bathtime duty usually falls to me. DH will bathe Jade if I happen to go out, but at this moment he is working a shift where he doesn't get home until after she's in bed. It's not a big deal to me really.

3xsthefun replied: Sometimes DH will, but most of the time I do it.

Zoe'sMommaCamie replied:

here's dh giving zoe a bath.

he does it mon-fri usually, and i usually do it on the weekends. he likes bathtime. it makes hima kid again. he plays games with her and her toys in the bath tub.

corypremhickman replied: I take care of bath time bacause my husband think it is my Duty as a mummy
to bath both of our boys. But sometimes the oldest boy help me out because.
We are now due with number 3 baby on the way.

So if there is anyway I can get my husband to help more either aroud the house
or with the kids

If you have any way of help with the Topic Please feel free to drop me a Line at
ashley72@tpg.com.au

Any Ideas that you might have, I would be so greatfully for all ideas.

From Amanda Hikman

dolfinrse replied: I do bath time most of the time, dh sometimes does it, but only if I ask.

jem0622 replied: Bathtime is my duty at night. I WOH so that is my time to take care of the boys.

Plus...DH works nights so I have no choice! LOL.