Calgon Take Me Away!
How does a new mama get a shower when there isn t another adult around? Two things saved me! A baby bathtub & a shower sling!
When Mila was new, Tony was generally working at home. But then one day he was away at a meeting and I needed a shower STAT! The bouncy seat outside of the tub just didn t cut it. Somehow Mila knew I wasn t *right* there and woke up wailing A friend had given me one of those plastic baby bathtubs so in it I laid down a cozy cloth diaper and set the whole shebang at the back of our tub. I adjusted the shower to get as little water as possible on Mila, and she was so amazingly happy in there. I ll tell ya, I think I only used that tub once to bathe her, but countless times to bathe me!
Flash forward several months later, when we went to Hawaii and I bought a water sling in preparation(so many variations of water slings available. A couple of types to check out are http://www.gypsymama.com/shop/proddetail.php?prod=water & http://www.kangarookorner.com/c-29-water-slings.aspx – we have both at Milagros).
I envisioned wading in the warm waters with her and fearing she would be swept out of my arms! I knew the sling would quell my fears. While we used the sling quite a bit on that trip, it was also handy at the swimming pool. Her papa and I would alternate swimming laps and wearing Mila (in the shallow part of the pool). After Gael was born I pulled our shower sling out and that is how I accomplished clean mamahood in the early days with him.
