We do not recommend bathing or showering with your dolls. However, dolls can be showered for cleaning purposes as long as they do not have standing foot bolts.
Water can get inside the dolls through the standing foot bolts, the head, and neck bolts, and anywhere on the body where there are tears that go deep into the skeleton that you may not notice. This is the most common in anal/oral/vaginal cavities. This water can cause mold and a rusted skeleton, not to mention any trapped water can add significant weight to the doll.
If you choose to bathe with your doll, exercise extreme caution because these dolls are slippery when wet, literally! They can fall or be dropped and injuries can occur if not handled properly. We advise at first sitting the doll on the edge of the tub and slowly lowering her into the tub for baths. For showers, we recommend obtaining a shower chair for her to sit on to prevent falls and allow easier and proper lifting in and out of the shower.