s/o gyno thread: When do you stop letting your DS see you potty?

[mkmama]

Especially when you have your period. :

I guess this question could also be, when do you stop letting them see you naked? (coming out of the shower, changing,etc.)

[ChetMC]

When it's Uncomfortable

When somebody (either you or him) starts to feel uncomfortable.

I think that I might start to feel uncomfortable with a boy sometime around around school age, but I don't know. DS is still a baby. Older DD is nearly five, and neither of us are uncomfortable, but I think it may be different with moms and daughters.

I do like some privacy when I'm getting myself cleaned up around that time of the month, but I still don't shut the bathroom door. I just choose go to the bathroom when the kids are occupied. I haven't actually had many AFs anyway since DH and I got married. I seem to be pregnant most of the time.

[emamum]

my ds will be 7 and i still wander round naked, he uses the bathroom when i'm in the bath, i bf in front of him and he waked into the room as his baby sister was born 6 weeks ago..... i will probably stop when he does

[nathansmum]

I am starting to feel a little uncomfortable with my 6yo ds watching me on the toilet esp. when I have my period (I use a menstrual cup). He just asks questions about women and bleeding though, rather than observing what I'm doing. Same when i'm having a bath - I feel a bit "watched" opposed to me just getting changed - I haven't stopped having a bath and him coming into the bathroom, but just don't feel comfortable him standing there looking at me. Dunno, I feel he's really observing me through different eyes now, so while I won't stop getting changed in front of him, for me I am just more picky on the situations he gets to see me in. and like a pp, I wouldn't start closing my door, but I'm just going to choose my moment when he's not trailing me around the house or whatever.

[l_olive]

My ds is a little over 6, and I've just started requesting some privacy for myself. He still wanders in sometimes if he forgets, but is respectful when I remind him.

[Devaskyla]

Ds1 is 7 1/2 & I prefer he doesn't see me naked or using the bathroom, but thanks to ds2's inability to leave a door closed, I quite often end up with him seeing me.

[Ruthla]

My DS is 7. In this past year, he's gotten uncomfortable watching me change/use the toilet/etc. So I respect his wishes and don't change in front of him. It still doesn't bother me.

He's a bit of a "voyeur" when it comes to his sisters though (maybe he's looking at their boobs simply because it's something new, having grown and changed shape and size since a month ago, the last time he was able to see?) In any case, I doubt there are any ulterior motives from the 7yo's POV, but the way he stares is enough to make both of my DDs uncomfortable changing in front of him- so he's not allowed to do so.

[Bug-a-Boo's Mama]

I read an article a while ago that said it is all good until one of you isn't comfortable w/it anymore. And that is the way I am going. I don't really walk around the house naked, generally just go from the bathroom to the bedroom. But I don't hide from him. Being that DS is 3, he'll be going to the restroom w/me when out for a while. During my period, I just move a little quicker when going and block the toilet when out to avoid the why is there blood in there question.

[eepster]

As soon as he lets me.

[MCatLvrMom2A&X]

Well dd is 8 and ds is 4 both still come in while I bath. Both still see me change my pads. Dd has never once asked me about it. Ds on the other hand asks me if I am better now. I think he sees the pads and bandaids.

I do walk through the house from time to time they have seen it so much it is a none issue for them.

If/when it ever becomes an issue for me or them then I will stop.

[TwinsTwicePlusTwo]

I like my privacy on the potty, so I lock the door. I don't think any of my kids have ever seen me bleeding. I seem to always either be on BC that stops my periods or pregnant.

My 9yo son still comes in and talks to me while I'm in the tub, though, so I guess no-one's uncomfortable with it yet. He's going to be in the room for my birth in September too. My 11yo daughter, on the other hand, is extremely uncomfortable with anyone seeing her naked (including her sisters and I).

[columbusmomma]

I still use the br,shower,change,etc. around DS, almost 7. He asks for privacy when using BR though. He does still need help occasionally and is comfy with that. He has no issues changing or showering around myself or DH.

[LittleBlessings]

Originally Posted by ChetMC

When somebody (either you or him) starts to feel uncomfortable.

I think that I might start to feel uncomfortable with a boy sometime around around school age, but I don't know. DS is still a baby. Older DD is nearly five, and neither of us are uncomfortable, but I think it may be different with moms and daughters.

I do like some privacy when I'm getting myself cleaned up around that time of the month, but I still don't shut the bathroom door. I just choose go to the bathroom when the kids are occupied. I haven't actually had many AFs anyway since DH and I got married. I seem to be pregnant most of the time.

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