DD cuts her toes on pool floor

[Anonymous]

Last summer we moved to a home with a pool. Every time my DD swims she comes out with bleeding toes. I don't find the pool surface particularly rough, so I thought her skin would toughen up. It hasn't!

She refuses water sox and even cotton socks, because they're heavy -- even if I get them on her, she removes them or says they fall off. (She's 7 and has sock issues outside the pool too.) Band-Aids don't stay on.

Has anybody else solved this? I'm out of ideas.

[Anonymous]

Water shoes, not water socks. More comfortable and better protection.

[Anonymous]

She needs to swim higher, not close to the bottom. All pools, rough or smooth, will rip up your toes and feet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:She needs to swim higher, not close to the bottom. All pools, rough or smooth, will rip up your toes and feet.

^^^ I assumed it is the tops of her toes. Is it?

If it's the bottom of her feet, then either water shoes or she needs to walk more carefully on the bottom of the pool, no sliding or skidding.

[Anonymous]

It's the pads of her toes, from bouncing around.

[Anonymous]

Every summer of my childhood involved little red blisters on the bottom of my toes!

[Anonymous]

It's disrespectful to bleed in the pool intentionally. Also a biohazard.

I'd tell her that she can either wear water shoes or walk more carefully in the pool but if she bleeds again, then she'll have to sit out. No more swimming.

I had a backyard pool growing up and we had rules to follow. She needs to take better care of herself and the pool. Or no pool privileges for her.

[Anonymous]

It may be actually burns from soaked feet and walking on extremely hot concrete around the pool area.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's disrespectful to bleed in the pool intentionally. Also a biohazard.

I'd tell her that she can either wear water shoes or walk more carefully in the pool but if she bleeds again, then she'll have to sit out. No more swimming.

I had a backyard pool growing up and we had rules to follow. She needs to take better care of herself and the pool. Or no pool privileges for her.

My daughter would get these red, tender spots on the pads of her toes, but they weren’t actively bleeding.
More like a blood blister than a cut.

[Anonymous]

Pool Toe. Occupational hazard of summer.

Her feet will toughen up after a week or so of playing. In the meantime, just remind her to swim more and walk less.

[Anonymous]

My kids wear crocs in the pool and it works great!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pool Toe. Occupational hazard of summer.

Her feet will toughen up after a week or so of playing. In the meantime, just remind her to swim more and walk less.

Did you read the post or?

[Anonymous]

My DD has this happen on her big toes at the beginning of every summer. I bought water shoes at five below. She wears them part of the time to allow the toe to toughen up a bit too. After a couple of weeks she’s good to go.

[Anonymous]

We call it “pool toe” and almost every child gets this. It gets better when they are older and spend more time swimming but the running/bouncing on the pool floor causes pretty bad blisters. But in my experience, once the blisters heal the toes are good for the rest of summer. Do your dad’s toes stay blistered up? Maybe they need to heal without going back in the water?

[Anonymous]

DD, not dad’s.