Swimming
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Topic: Swimming
Posted By: Dani01
Subject: Swimming
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 4:52pm
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Hi there, My little one is almost 7 weeks and we are going to the pools/hot pools over the weekend. Those little swimmer things only seem to start at 6 months.
Can she go swimming in a reasonably temperatured pool and if so, what would I put her in (nappy wise) And do the pool people actually like babies swimming in their pools or are the against it? Should she actually be going in, or should I just leave her out??? ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com"> 
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Posted By: lilfatty
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 5:13pm
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I would personally not take her in, its not so much the water temp, its the getting out part (and she cant regulate her body temp as yet) .. we took Issy swimming from 12 weeks and apparently thats quite early.
You need her to wear something with elastic in the leg area to contain any poos .. Issy wore the huggies swimmers (the small size, then we bought her a proper reusable nappy). ------------- Mummy to Issy (3) and Elias (18 months) I did it .. 41 kgs gone! From flab to fab in under a year  http://www.femininefitness.co.nz/category/blog - LFs weight blog
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 5:30pm
| I wouldnt take a bub in that young. It wouldnt take her long for her body temp to get really out of whack and then like LF said, getting out she would get very cold very fast. We took Daniel at about 4 months and he could only stay in for about 15-20 mins before he started getting cold. |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 5:57pm
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The other things to consider is how the water is treated i.e. chlorine or salt etc and bugs and stuff in the water that your little one may not be immune to. ------------- Our Angel July 08  Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: first
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 7:06pm
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I'm a swimming instructor and I wouldn't recommend it. Baby is still very young and their immune systems are still developing - even treated pools have nasty bugs which are okay for us adults to fight off but not so good for a little one.
I know you may have seen classes for babies as young as 6weeks but these are done in special pools that are cleaned very regularly and the number of people that swim in them are great reduced to that of a normal pool. My suggestion would be to take a buggy and let her watch you enjoying yourself in the pool. What a great way to show her water is fun. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: pikkle
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 7:56pm
| what age would you recommend for going swimming? my bubs is 9 months and she loves water. i am a bit nervous though because she has a little trouble with ezcema, and am sure the chlorine won't help. |
Posted By: WestiesGirl
Date Posted: 06 October 2009 at 11:52pm
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I used to be a swim teacher and I agree with First. Seeing you enjoy the water is a great place to show its fun and safe under supervision etc.
Pikkle you could definitely start now. The chlorine shouldn't matter too much with her ezcema as long as your not spending days and hours in the water. After you've been swimming just apply an ezcema cream you usually use so it doesnt flare up  ------------- Our Angel July 08 Gone but not forgotten
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Posted By: Babe
Date Posted: 07 October 2009 at 8:42am
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Same as PPs I wouldn't take baby swimming so early. Jake was 3 months and we were told that was fairly early same as LF. -------------   
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Posted By: first
Date Posted: 07 October 2009 at 10:09am
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I would say unless it is a special pool then six months is a good age. Some pools will advertise for 4months but if they do just check to make sure that they a using a special baby area pool. It should be a seperate pool which is warmer and the water changed and checked more regularly.
Pikkle your bubs would definately be fine in the water. I had some mum put a cream on there eszma babies before getting in the pool just so that their skin was all nice a oiled up so it would absorb as much chlorine. They just used whatever cream they'd use normally. It does make them slippery though so I recommend getting a full body outfit (shorts &tshirt or one peice) to help with grip if you are worried about dropping baby. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Dani01
Date Posted: 07 October 2009 at 4:03pm
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Thanks for all the replies.
I definately won't be taking her into the water then!!!  .
I didn't realise that the pools used special pools for babies, I thought they just all went in the same pool. Glad I posted!! Thanks again!  ------------- http://tickers.cafemom.com">
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Posted By: SamsMum
Date Posted: 14 October 2009 at 2:11pm
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Hi
I started taking Sam at 3 and a half months. he loves swimming. His Daddy wants him to go to the hot pools but I said no. Anyway, he is about 6.5kg and he wears an Imse Vimse reusable swimming nappy which is cool and keeps his wees and poos in! He did spew in the pool on Tuesday but that was fine, too! I guess lots of bubs do it! |
Posted By: Jelly
Date Posted: 14 October 2009 at 3:30pm
What age then would be good to introduce bubs to a separate babies pool? They advertise classes for 6 weeks and up but that seems so early! I'll probably still be finding it stressful to leave the house for more than 20 minutes with bubs at that point  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: bun_in_the_oven
Date Posted: 14 October 2009 at 9:00pm
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i too was wondering about this and posted a few weeks back..
since then i have spoken with both my GP and Plunket... the advice was SIX MONTHS ...... i think we will go around 5 months though.and just for 15-20mins |
Posted By: first
Date Posted: 15 October 2009 at 8:10am
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If it is a seperate pool then I think four months is still the earliest I would suggest. However some schools like to do the whole introductory to pool by letting them splash about in a baby bath in the pool environment for a good number of weeks. If they do this then six weeks is fine but personally I think you can do that at home.
If it is not a seperate pool then stick to the six months or try to take your baby for fun (not lessons) in time when the pool is really quiet so the water is cleaner. ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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