do you mothers and fathers bath or shower with your babies?

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I have 3 babies with my husband, a 5 year old girl, 22 month old boy and 4 month old boy. He never felt comfortable bathing or showering with the kids, i understand when it comes to our daughter and with the boy i feel like theres an age were it should stop. I stop shower with my daughter at 3 years old but he feels like my 22 month old is becoming to curious about the women body (explain: he'll point at my boobs or butt ect) and he feel like its time to stop shower with him. I dont mind we respect each other opinions but i dont feel like he actually understand womens body part, i feel like hes simply curious because its different from what he has. Im just wondering if im the only mom who actually showers or baths with her kids? I work WAY TO MUCH so i dont get much time with them so bath time means bubble bath, bath paint, all different toys, sadly its really the only quality time we have together aside from dinner and our 1 hour tv before bed.

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I think it’s important to show that nudity is not sexuality. We bathe with our baby. We will likely have some form of undress around our child until he is 7 or so, when he reaches latency, and then after that, it won’t be a big deal in our house. I’m all for modesty, but I don’t want to teach my children that their bodies or my body is wrong or sexualized.

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We did bath time with our daughter but I didn't feel it was necessary for me, or appropriate for my husband, to be in the water with her. We just sit beside the tub and do our games and stuff. Baths are dirty to begin with, I didn't want my body oils and stuff getting on my daughter's body.

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My daughter enjoys showering with me. She’s showered a couple times with her dad. She’s 2.5 now. She used to point stuff out awhile back at like 2 maybe, but once explained she doesn’t pay any attention. She’s more interested in playing and organizing our shampoo bottles. I can remember as a kid showering with my mom in her shower. I also grew up seeing my mother and grandmother naked fairly often while they were changing or getting out of the shower or while getting ready. It never bothered me. They were comfortable with their bodies and it wasn’t ever weird. We were always pretty close. I’ve never been one to really walk around naked (unless I absolutely need too) or get ready naked, but I feel comfortable changing and showering with my daughter 100%. It just feels like bonding and special time spent together. She’s only little once so I’ll do it until she doesn’t want to shower with me.

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I showered with my boys until they were two. My husband will still occasionally when camping traveling etc.

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Yes I bathe sometimes with my son. He is three. My husband is uncomfortable with it on his side which I totally respect. But it’s not often that we do.

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My kids have seen myself and my husband (not their dad) naked many times. They are 9 & 11 now so while we do dress with the door shut and ask that the kids knock we don't freak out if they see us (or we see them) naked. 
I think at about 7 for the both kids was when we started asking the kids to knock, using the men's/women's changerooms at the pool (vs family), and reminding the kids to dress before leaving the bathroom.

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My hubby bathed with our daughter up until I think she was almost 1. I rarely bathed with her, until he stopped and I became a stay at home mom. He only stopped because she started crushing his "boys." I shower with her when she is awake and I need to shower, otherwise she bathes on her own the majority of the time. Only so that she has room to play in the tub. When we shower she will point at my boobs but she still nurses at 19 months. She sees both of us naked almost daily when we get dresses, etc. Nudity isn't sexual. I see nothing wrong with it.

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I occasionally shower with my (almost) 3yo. She has never showered with her daddy. Hes always been weirded out by the thought of it. Shes our only child so idk if he would feel differently about bathing with a son. 
I've actually been wondering when I should stop letting my daughter shower with me. What is the appropriate age?

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Showers only - baths are gross in my opinion.

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We both shower with our son. Hes only 15 months old, its convenient, he loves it, and it allows us to spend time together in our busy schedule while also check off our to do list. Sometimes he showers with just one of us but everyone in a while he showers with both of us. We both work over 50 hour weeks so sometimes the family time just isnt there. My son really hasnt gotten too curious into our different parts, just more interested in his own. But we will continue showing with him until he shows discomfort or we find his age to be unacceptable.

do you mothers and fathers bath or shower with your babies?

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