Last updated on September 28th, 2021 at 01:58 pm
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I have almost 9.5 month old twin boys who are loving the bath, BUT we want to let them enjoy the bath together. We tried the laundry basket in the bath tub and they were all over the place. Standing, climbing out, etc. I’ve seen some bath seats, but I don’t know if they are ready for those. Are we just trying to do this too soon? Anyone have tips/tricks that worked for their twins?
Here’s what our Twinviersity fans had to say:
– When they’re solid at sitting they can be in bath tub together. One of mine was a bit physically weaker so I put that one in a bath seat and other in tub. I have a no slip mat on tub bottom. During transition to this when I was worried I would get in the tub with them sometimes. Of course lay everything out beforehand (towels, diapers, wipes, new clothes, phone just in case) all within reach. ∼ MS
– Give it a little time. My boys were the same when they were younger and now they sit and splash and play nicely. ∼KK
– My boy/girl twins are 9 months. Ones a walker and the other is just crawling. I bathe them together. It’s just me though. Their dad works the 2nd shift. I try to keep them solely focused on toys so they’re not up and moving around and we take it one day at a time. Right now we’re not using any seats but that might change! We do have a Skip Hop whale non-slip mat. ∼ JBT
– We tried bathing them together, they would poop in the water and it would freak me out. It’s not fun to try to have them stay still outside the tub while you scoop poop balls out and try to bleach and clean the tub. No more twin baths after that for us. ∼ CG
– Toys, lots of toys. Bath cups are really good also. ∼ ENS
– We used nothing but close supervision. I didn’t use any tools. We went from a baby bath when they were newborns to the kitchen sink. When I transitioned from the kitchen sink to the regular bath tub, we just let them go. They had a few slip and falls but they learned quickly how to stop that. They are now 4 years old and we just stopped joint baths. Luckily, they are fascinated with showers. ∼ AB
– My son and daughter bathe together. I have a non-slip mat that suction to the bottom of the bath tub, to reduce slipping. I put just an inch or two in tub. Just enough water to clean them up. We did try the laundry baskets but it was more work to keep them in it! ∼ JK
– I just keep the bath water really shallow so they can crawl around and pull themselves to standing if they want to. Good luck finding something that works for your two. Our’s are 21 months now and don’t always want to share the bath with each other these days! ∼ RO
– I put a cover over the spout and just sat them back down whenever they would stand up. They learned after so much repetition that they needed to sit. ∼ HM
– We are doing the laundry basket still so far they haven’t tried to climb out of it yet. Although, I know that is coming because they’re climbing everything else. ∼ AKG
– I actually never gave them a bath with the tub filled completely. When mine were 9 months I bought a bath mat and shower head with a sprayer hose and we “showered” them. I still let them play with all their bath toys but I think it’s so much safer. No falling or injuries, and it has made bath time way less stressful being able to shower both at once. ∼ TK
– We use bath seats. They love bathing together and playing with bath toys. We started at probably 8 1/2 months. They were getting pretty squirmy in their baby bath tubs before that. Once we did that they have been doing the big boy tubs and love it. ∼ LG
– I put a large non-slip mat in the tub and a spout cover on. Just make sure you put very little water in the tub at first so they can get their balance with more water. They will still probably be moving around a lot but these things will make it safer for them to play. ∼ CS
– We just let the boys go nuts in the bath together. They’re 9.5 months too and they stand and crawl, it’s all fine. They can’t actually get out of our bath tub though. ∼ AW
– I just put a towel in the bottom of the tub and let them go. They love splashing together. If they fall, I am right there. ∼ TBB
-We used two bath seats as soon as they could sit, until they started climbing out of them.Then it was just babies in a tub freestyle. ∼ JC
– I used to get in the tub with my boys and my husband was on the outside. ∼ EL
– Mine are 18 months old and they’re very different. One likes to relax and play seated, while the other one is all over the place standing and splashing. I bath them separately. ∼ JD
– Whatever seat you choose, make sure you include both of your kids at once. Bath time should be fun! ∼ CR
– We put a cover on the spout, and a non-slip mat on the bottom. We filled the tub with a little less water than normal at that age, and let the 2 of them go to town. No bath seats, nothing fancy. They adored being in the tub together (still do). Ideally both my husband and I were in there, especially when they first started bathing together at that age. At age 2, one of us can manage. ∼ MR
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