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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here - OK, should clarify that I am OF COURSE concerned about sanitation.  The first accident happened her first day in lesson, so I wasn't prepared for that.  I'm also not sure that it happened during the lesson or immediately afterwards in the car - she was wearing a light colored swim suit so I think I would have noticed when she got out of the pool, though I can't be sure.  When we were driving she said she had to go to the bathroom, so I pulled into a McDonalds to take her and when we got inside I realized she had had an accident.

Each day since, I make sure she's pooped at least once (if not twice) before we go to the lesson and we also sit on the toilet immediately before class.  I've also put her in a rubber underwear thing under her swim suit - it's not absorbent, but its the type of rubber pant that toddlers wear over underwear when they're potty training.   I also watch closely to see if there are any signs she needs to go to the bathroom, like squeezing her legs together, shivering, etc. and I've taken her to the bathroom in the middle of a class when I saw this happen (though she didn't poop at that time).  The second accident happened AFTER her lesson - she said she had to go to the bathroom and it looked rather urgent. We ran to the bathroom and she had the accident in the stall but before sitting on the toilet.

So, I don't think that she's pooping in the pool and continuing to swim. More like, the swimming lessons create an urgent need to poop and she has diarrhea.

So, back to my original question:  Has anyone else had this happen with their child?  [b]Is there anything else we can do about this[/b], other than finding a large swim diaper (just in case - again, I am fairly sure it happens when she gets out of the pool, but not certain), and hope she grows out of it? [/quote]

Yes, take her out of that stressful situation!  This is what "shit your pants fear" means.  She is way too stressed out and her stress hormones are reacting to the terror.  [/quote]

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