another bathroom question

anyone with kids not have a tub?

shopaholic brought up some good points so i wanted to edit.

i dont have kids yet. we're trying now.
i do not plan on moving ever, but i know it's something to consider.

as of right now, i have a tenant and the complete house has 2 and 1/2 bath. i wouldn't be getting rid of the only tub, just the one in my space for now.

Message edited 1/8/2015 6:38:25 AM.

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How old are your kids?
keep in mind that it will impact resale value for the house not to have a single tub in it.

another bathroom question

have 1 kid and have a tub. He also likes to shower, but he's 3.5.
There is a definite period of time where he was too big to bathe in the sink and wouldn't be able to take a shower.

if you're going to kick the tenant out prior to having a kid, you're fine. if not, I'm not sure what you do to bathe the kids during that in between phase

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DS is almost 2 years old and I have no idea how I'd bathe him if we didn't have a bathtub. Newborns and infants fit into a baby tub, but once they outgrow that (usually by a year old), you need a tub b/c they are still too young to take a shower.

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When we were having our bathroom renovated upstairs we had to use the bathroom downstairs which only has a shower. It was incredibly hard and my girls are 2 & 4. If you plan to have children I would put a tub in.

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I cannot imagine no tub for young children. I don't think they are really old enough to shower until like 5?

Seems like a hassle to have to kick out the tenant and go to a different space to use a tub.

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The house we bought didn't have a tub. We would have to bathe a toddler and a baby in the kitchen sink, or else the toddler would sometimes shower with me. The first major change to the house we made was redoing the main bathroom and adding a tub. I do not know what we would have done as the baby got older without a tub.

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thanks all!

ive decided to keep a tub. i think it's the best idea. ill wait for the glass walk-in when i can do my dream master bath

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DD is almost 2 and has been showering with me since 20 months. She loves it.

It's also much easier on my back not having to bend and stretch over the tub anymore.

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Our house had a shower only when we bought it. We changed it to a bathtub when we knew we were having kids.