Friends, it has recently come to my attention that many new moms believe they should shower while their baby is napping. Wrong. Don’t waste a nap on showering.
Your baby will be perfectly happy to hang out in a bouncy seat in the bathroom while you shower.
Use her nap to do something else, such as trying on everything in your closet, moving the too-small stuff out of sight, moving the too-big stuff into a pile on the floor in the corner of your bedroom, looking in the mirror and smushing down your squishy belly to see how you used to look, and bringing pre-pregnancy clothes from the garage back into the “to be tried on” pile on the floor in the corner of your bedroom.
I would never try on clothes (especially swimsuits) while baby is napping! I would be way too depressed when she woke up! I enjoy watching a movie I had been saving or calling a friend I’ve not spoken with in a while. It’s amazing how an hour or two of total self indulgence will refresh and invigorate.
Showering should be reserved for a nap in which CRY IT OUT is being tested. Otherwise, I like personal phone calls and the old standbys: TV, books, internetting.
Amen! I used to put my son in the bouncy seat in the bathroom while I showered. he loved it. I would peek out and say peek a boo… use nap time for the fun stuff……