Exercising in the pool with your baby.

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Anonymous wrote:Our pediatrician advised us not to take the baby into a pool until at least 6 mo. b/c of the concentration of chlorine and other chemicals and babies' skin is thinner and more sensitive.

In addition, our ped. said that babies have no head support or control so accidental drowning (slipping out of an adult's hands) can occur which is why he told us to wait a little bit longer.

I'll probably get flamed for this, but what I've done in the past is put DD (who was 3 months old) in the car seat and leave the car seat near the side of the pool while I took a water walking class. I took the class during DD's nap time so she was fast asleep in the car carrier by the side of the pool. I could keep my eye out on her and still do my water walking.

OP again.
I would never take my tiny baby to a public pool - the crowded kind of pool. In our building I exercise alone most of the time, just me and the life guard watching...
The main concern with such environments is the shots. The baby is safer once they've taken all their shots that's why the cut off age is usually between 4 and 6mo.
And a baby cannot be immersed long enough to drown if they're being held by an adult and "slip". Until 4mo they still have the sharp glottic closure reflex so when the water reaches their nose they close up and won't breath water.
Anyway, the sensitivity to chlorine depends on the person's skin and I've seen more babies that are OK with it than babies that have reactions to it so I'll try with mine as early as possible.

I'm confuse about your post OP. Originally you said you waned to find a way to bring the baby into the pool with you to do your exercises, but then in your reply above to the PP you said you would never bring your baby into the pool. Could you clarify what you are looking for?

Sorry if I was not clear.
I meant to say I would never take my young baby - 6mo or less - to a PUBLIC pool. Like in the club or community center.
The pool where I exercise is in my building and I rarely share it with other people. It's just me and the life guard since I exercise during the day when most people are at work. So it's very quite and peaceful. The pool gets "crowded" mostly in the evening - after 6pm when people get home from work I guess. And they mostly swim laps or exercise like I do. I've never seen people there at the pool "just chilling".

It's still a public pool.....I thought the issue with a public pool would be the germs, but your concern with a public pool seems to be the crowds?
You sound really selfish OP. Sucks that you can't exercise out of water, but you seem like you don't care at all about what you might be exposing your baby to. Your only concern is you and how to get your baby in/near the pool to accommodate YOU. selfish.

You're so funny... If we keep the baby in a bubble scared of germs we're bad mothers. If we want our babies to grow strong and fight their germs we're selfish. We mothers can never score one point with such judgmental people!!!
Anyway, it's my baby and I'm pretty sure that I'm doing what's best for him. I don't want a child that is scared of the water. I want a partner in exercise. His father almost drowned growing up and won't go near a puddle of water. It's bad enough that we can't exercise together. I want my baby to grow to love water like me.
Oh well. I also loved the suggestion to work in place with the baby on the stroller/car seat. I can still keep baby in a safe distance and close enough to reach for him if something happens. The pool is such a quite and calm place... it won't be hard to get some 45 minutes a day to go downstairs while baby takes his rest.
Thanks to all!

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It's still a public pool.....I thought the issue with a public pool would be the germs, but your concern with a public pool seems to be the crowds?
You sound really selfish OP. Sucks that you can't exercise out of water, but you seem like you don't care at all about what you might be exposing your baby to. Your only concern is you and how to get your baby in/near the pool to accommodate YOU. selfish.

You're so funny... If we keep the baby in a bubble scared of germs we're bad mothers. If we want our babies to grow strong and fight their germs we're selfish. We mothers can never score one point with such judgmental people!!!
Anyway, it's my baby and I'm pretty sure that I'm doing what's best for him. I don't want a child that is scared of the water. I want a partner in exercise. His father almost drowned growing up and won't go near a puddle of water. It's bad enough that we can't exercise together. I want my baby to grow to love water like me.
Oh well. I also loved the suggestion to work in place with the baby on the stroller/car seat. I can still keep baby in a safe distance and close enough to reach for him if something happens. The pool is such a quite and calm place... it won't be hard to get some 45 minutes a day to go downstairs while baby takes his rest.
Thanks to all!

Can I just say that this is the nicest response to a name caller I have ever seen here on DCUM? I wish everyone could react this way. You go OP! I like your plan AND I like your attitude.

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Now I am jealous of you, OP, having a quiet pool in your building! This sounds like such a peaceful experience with a newborn. Enjoy it!

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It's still a public pool.....I thought the issue with a public pool would be the germs, but your concern with a public pool seems to be the crowds?
You sound really selfish OP. Sucks that you can't exercise out of water, but you seem like you don't care at all about what you might be exposing your baby to. Your only concern is you and how to get your baby in/near the pool to accommodate YOU. selfish.

You're so funny... If we keep the baby in a bubble scared of germs we're bad mothers. If we want our babies to grow strong and fight their germs we're selfish. We mothers can never score one point with such judgmental people!!!
Anyway, it's my baby and I'm pretty sure that I'm doing what's best for him. I don't want a child that is scared of the water. I want a partner in exercise. His father almost drowned growing up and won't go near a puddle of water. It's bad enough that we can't exercise together. I want my baby to grow to love water like me.
Oh well. I also loved the suggestion to work in place with the baby on the stroller/car seat. I can still keep baby in a safe distance and close enough to reach for him if something happens. The pool is such a quite and calm place... it won't be hard to get some 45 minutes a day to go downstairs while baby takes his rest.
Thanks to all!

Can I just say that this is the nicest response to a name caller I have ever seen here on DCUM? I wish everyone could react this way. You go OP! I like your plan AND I like your attitude.

DH started suspecting I was pregnant because I was acting super nice It was really funny.

Anyway, we're online and talking to people we don't know. If we act ugly, rude, mad our message won't go through.
I'm a very confident person so things I read from unknown people can't really affect me. I noticed that people that respond name callers with even more anger are usually not self confident.
I'm glad I asked the question thought. The ideas are just so cool!!!
Thanks to all!!!

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Anonymous wrote:Our pediatrician advised us not to take the baby into a pool until at least 6 mo. b/c of the concentration of chlorine and other chemicals and babies' skin is thinner and more sensitive.

In addition, our ped. said that babies have no head support or control so accidental drowning (slipping out of an adult's hands) can occur which is why he told us to wait a little bit longer.

I'll probably get flamed for this, but what I've done in the past is put DD (who was 3 months old) in the car seat and leave the car seat near the side of the pool while I took a water walking class. I took the class during DD's nap time so she was fast asleep in the car carrier by the side of the pool. I could keep my eye out on her and still do my water walking.

OP again.
I would never take my tiny baby to a public pool - the crowded kind of pool. In our building I exercise alone most of the time, just me and the life guard watching...
The main concern with such environments is the shots. The baby is safer once they've taken all their shots that's why the cut off age is usually between 4 and 6mo.
And a baby cannot be immersed long enough to drown if they're being held by an adult and "slip". Until 4mo they still have the sharp glottic closure reflex so when the water reaches their nose they close up and won't breath water.
Anyway, the sensitivity to chlorine depends on the person's skin and I've seen more babies that are OK with it than babies that have reactions to it so I'll try with mine as early as possible.

I'm confuse about your post OP. Originally you said you waned to find a way to bring the baby into the pool with you to do your exercises, but then in your reply above to the PP you said you would never bring your baby into the pool. Could you clarify what you are looking for?

Sorry if I was not clear.
I meant to say I would never take my young baby - 6mo or less - to a PUBLIC pool. Like in the club or community center.
The pool where I exercise is in my building and I rarely share it with other people. It's just me and the life guard since I exercise during the day when most people are at work. So it's very quite and peaceful. The pool gets "crowded" mostly in the evening - after 6pm when people get home from work I guess. And they mostly swim laps or exercise like I do. I've never seen people there at the pool "just chilling".

It's still a public pool.....I thought the issue with a public pool would be the germs, but your concern with a public pool seems to be the crowds?
You sound really selfish OP. Sucks that you can't exercise out of water, but you seem like you don't care at all about what you might be exposing your baby to. Your only concern is you and how to get your baby in/near the pool to accommodate YOU. selfish.

You're so funny... If we keep the baby in a bubble scared of germs we're bad mothers. If we want our babies to grow strong and fight their germs we're selfish. We mothers can never score one point with such judgmental people!!!
Anyway, it's my baby and I'm pretty sure that I'm doing what's best for him. I don't want a child that is scared of the water. I want a partner in exercise. His father almost drowned growing up and won't go near a puddle of water. It's bad enough that we can't exercise together. I want my baby to grow to love water like me.
Oh well. I also loved the suggestion to work in place with the baby on the stroller/car seat. I can still keep baby in a safe distance and close enough to reach for him if something happens. The pool is such a quite and calm place... it won't be hard to get some 45 minutes a day to go downstairs while baby takes his rest.
Thanks to all!

I wasn't name calling. I was pointing out that you're being selfish. If I had called you a selfish b*tch, that would be name calling. It's not my kid. If you want to expose DC to bacteria infested water at such a young age: GO FOR IT. I agree that babies need to build up an immune system to germs....when they are old enough. You very clearly stated that even waiting 3 months is too long in your book. It sounds like (00:34) your baby is only 3 months old.

http://mumsgather.blogspot.com/2005/11/dirty-swimming-pool-water.html
http://weekendwarriors.freedomblogging.com/tag/swimming-pools-clean-disease-dirty-habits-health-fitness-public/

I love the pool. i was introduced to the water at a very young age. 3 months seems too young. Have you asked your pediatrician?