Watermine Water Park - ugh!

[Anonymous]

It is the rule and they do try to enforce it. I think the reasoning is that it's easier to just close down the baby pool if there's an accident than it is to close down the big pool.

[Anonymous]

OP that's funny. Well not funny 'ha ha,' but you get what I mean.

The last two times we went to Watermine (we are also 45 mins away) the same exact things happened. And that was last year, so this must just happen all the time there. Once there was turds in the pool, and once there was an equipment issue and we all stood in line with no breeze in 97 degree temps until we couldn't take it and they told us to go (the 45 minutes back) home.

[Anonymous]

When we are on vacation at Sea Colony they had to close a pool due to contamination. One lady started freaking out on the staff. I came really close to going over and telling her "lady, someone pooped in the pool, so you really want to go in?"

But it does totally suck. We've been at the local pool when it had to close. I do think some of it is poor diaper usage. I think some of it is also the kids that are just recently potty trained. Parents don't put them in diapers, they get excited and forget to use the potty. In those cases, the rules about no diapers in the big pool would provide the wrong incentive. I can see lots of people not putting diapers on so that their kid can go in the big pool.

[Anonymous]

aprilmayjune wrote:Do those "swimmer" diapers not work or something? I've only taken DD swimming once (both this summer and last summer she kept getting ear infections) and it was in my MIL's pool.. We used those diapers and there are also plastic pants that go over diapers.. I was planning on taking my little one to the pool at our apartment complex.. I guess I just assummed those things worked.

Swim diapers work for their intended purpose, which is to have a diaper that doesn't get hugely fat the minute it gets in the water. What makes a diaper a swim diaper is not some magic ability to keep water from coming into contact with poop but that it functions as a basic diaper without expanding when wet.

You should always put some kind of pant over the diapers. Babies and toddlers do not always poo in solid form - sorry, but it needs to be said. The water goes in and out of swim diapers, even well-fitted ones.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

aprilmayjune wrote:Do those "swimmer" diapers not work or something? I've only taken DD swimming once (both this summer and last summer she kept getting ear infections) and it was in my MIL's pool.. We used those diapers and there are also plastic pants that go over diapers.. I was planning on taking my little one to the pool at our apartment complex.. I guess I just assummed those things worked.

Swim diapers work for their intended purpose, which is to have a diaper that doesn't get hugely fat the minute it gets in the water. What makes a diaper a swim diaper is not some magic ability to keep water from coming into contact with poop but that it functions as a basic diaper without expanding when wet.

You should always put some kind of pant over the diapers. Babies and toddlers do not always poo in solid form - sorry, but it needs to be said. The water goes in and out of swim diapers, even well-fitted ones.

So does the bolded mean that if the baby pees, the swim diaper won't contain it like a regular diaper would? I am thinking of while the baby is in the stroller/carseat on the way to the pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:
So does the bolded mean that if the baby pees, the swim diaper won't contain it like a regular diaper would? I am thinking of while the baby is in the stroller/carseat on the way to the pool.

They hold some pee but not a ton. A friend was out of diapers and used a swim diaper on a plane once - her daughter and the seat were soaked in about two hours.

[Anonymous]

does anyone know where you can buy one of the rubber diaper covers for a toddler? I only find ones going up to like 25 pounds, and my 2 year old is bigger than that (and gets very angry at too-tight elastic on his chubby thighs).

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:does anyone know where you can buy one of the rubber diaper covers for a toddler? I only find ones going up to like 25 pounds, and my 2 year old is bigger than that (and gets very angry at too-tight elastic on his chubby thighs).

http://www.amazon.com/Konfidence-Swim-Diaper-Cover/dp/B000JLF5IM
We use these. They aren't plastic but they do work to keep everything in. And they come in smaller sizes.

[Anonymous]

Also some bathing suits have built-in liners - I bought my 2-year-old one "iPlay" swim trunks with a plastic liner (not mesh.)

[Anonymous]

UGH, so glad to read about this, I was just thinking of taking my two toddlers to the Watermine...guess we will stick to the neighborhood pool this year. Since they've never been they can't be disappointed.

[Anonymous]

As gross as it is, unless every single person entering the pool has showered before entering, even adults are leaving small particles of feces, bacteria, etc in the pool. There is poo in the pool, like it or not. Of course we should all do everything we can re: swim diapers, covers for diapers, etc, but like it or not there are poo particles in your pool. Thankfully also lots of chlorine.

[Anonymous]

What bad luck. We have a summer pass and drive 30 mins to go to Watermine. We go about 1/wk and never ran into problems or waits for tubes. However, shaded chairs are hard to come by if you get there around lunchtime.

I think all NVRPA pools allow diaper babies in the big pool. It is not any cleaner in a neighborhood pool...maybe less crowded.