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Advice Regarding Swimming Lesson Disaster...
My sister is a swimming teacher and worked at the local pool for years. ... Things happen, and from a mom whose kids have vomited in public places...he ...
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- Everyone has experienced some type of thing like this in their lives. It happens more than you know. Don't let this one of many little mishaps stop you from letting yo...
- I sure would go back! It was an accident of a small child and could not be helped! If the other parents can't see that, then what kind of parents are they? This is ...
- M., Continue to take your son to swim class. Anybody with children should understand. It is not like your son intentionally threw up. I have a son that has been in ...
Transitioning to New Swimming Lesson
(when I told this idea to the new swimming teacher she nodded.) ... I would keep him out of lessons and the pool (any public pool) until he asks to go and ...
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- Drop it for a few months and then ASK if he wants to take swim lessons again. In the meantime, just do fun watery things that he WANTS to do. While he is enjoying the ...
- First, HUGS! This too shall pass. :-) Well, I'm probably going to get Bronx cheers for this, but I feel that my two cents from another direction might give some pe...
- I m also a member at the YMCA in Puyallup and I had something similiar happen. My son's first swim lessons (Pike) went great, he was so super excited to go and had a b...
Swimming for 32 Months Old..
Your local YMCA or even your pool should have info on swimming lessons for kids ... they sometimes provide public swim lessons that are a little cheaper. ...
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- Hi F., My daughter is 4.5 years old. Up until this year, she always used a life vest, nothing fancy. It gave her confidence and helped her learn to control her musc...
- F., I have found the best swim vest for you!! It is made by Speedo. Here is the link http://www.speedousa.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/products.detail/categoryID/7f543c...
- I have been taking my kids to the pool for the last couple of years, and the only thing that I will use for my little ones is a life vest. I use a coast guard approve...
Swimming Babies
HI H., I think they suggest to start swimming at 6 months because a babys ..... I don't know that I would feel comfortable in a public pool because of urine ...
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- you can start as early as 6 weeks. Its best to try and avoid the chlorine, instead find a saline pool but not always possible. Just sunscreen and sun hat but 3.5 month...
- Hi H., I don't know why they don't start classes earlier, but I had my 4 month old in the pool. Maybe they don't offer it, because at that age they get tired quickly ...
- When I wanted to introduce my daughter to swimming in a pool our pediatrition was concerned about the chlorine levels. We did a small "patch test" exposing only a lit...
Swimming Lessons for Almost 4 Year Old Girl
He can now swim the entire length of a regulation swimming pool with no .... I am not familiar with learn to swim and ever set of public pool lessons will ...
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- Hi B., Good for you for seeking out great swim lessons for your child! Children are designed to swim from birth, can you believe it?! The earlier you start, the be...
- I have been teaching private lessons for 20 years, prior to that I was on a high school swim team, and I have been a certified lifeguard in the past. Presently, I wor...
- I am not familiar with Love to Swim but I put my son in FINS (Fun in Swimming) and it is awesome. I am a water baby myself, with a degree in Marine Biology and I am al...
Ever Heard of Mulluscum Contagiosum?
We think she picked it up at a public swimming pool. They are benign, but very contagious and spread easily. They WILL go away, and when they finally do, ...
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- Hi K., My daughter is 28 months old, she had a bunch of them on her back, they slowly went away on their own, maybe took about 4 to 8 months or so. Each little bum...
- Hi K.! My nephew who is 3 has molluscum contagiosum. I myself am in the healthcare field. This is a virus and really there is no treatment for it except for what yo...
- Hi K., My name is W.. My son was born without much of an immune system, so he contracted all sorts of exotic things.The first, and longest lived, was Mollescum. In a ...
How Soon Can I Take My Newborn Swimming?
Read all 33 responses: "I really like to go swimming and I'm planning on ... My husband, the microbiologist, has done lots of testing on public pool water ...
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- Hello E. - Babies can swim within days after birth, so long as their navel has closed and they have no open wounds. The problem is that chlorine is toxic, so try to...
- Oh Goodness GO FOR IT!!!! Last year I took my son swimming every chance we could get!!! He LOVED it... it was kind of a shock at first because the water isn't terribly...
- I took my twins swimming as soon as I was done with the lochia. Which was at 8 weeks. My babies love the water. they splash and kick and talk and giggle it is so cute ...
Swimming Lesson Nightmare
Our neighbor has a pool so they were already in love with swimming when they .... If this is not an option, see if you can take him to a public pool or some ...
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- Hi. I just want to say - perhaps if you talk to the Y they will let you get in the Mommy and Me classes - since your child is scared - they should the one I taught le...
- I'm not sure if this is an option by you...but at our local YMCA we enrolled our daughter in swimming lessons. The first one was called Pike with Parent. My husband ...
- we had the same problem with both our kids. It was so hard to listen to them scream and cry, but our teachers were VERY patient and we learned that if we didn't inter...
Allergic Reaction Rash
Sep 16, 2009 ... She has been swimming in a public pool but she hasn't been in one for 2 weeks now. Also why is the rash only where her underwear is? ...
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- Had the SAME THING!!! Put monostat cream on it 3-4 times a day! It might be a yeast infection-if it itches! It took it right away in 2 days!! Try it! It can`t hurt...
- My guess is Latex allergy. There could be latex in the elastic around the leg holes. I would try some that don't have any exposed elastic, like those comfort waistba...
- You can get those boy short style panties these days that are loose at the legs. I'd try monistat and see if it works too. No harm done.
Asking Advice from Experienced TWIN MOMS
How have you taken your 1 1/2 year old twins to a public swimming pool for an enjoyable outing? I also have a 3, 6, and 8 yr old! It is for my older 3 that ...
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- One way that I solved part of my problem(children 1,3,4,5)was to provide swimminmg lessons for all, including the baby. The baby actually swam like a fish. I then set ...
- I used the lifejacket type swimsuits. I knew it would keep them up if I had to have my hands busy on the other kids.
- I plan to take my twin boys (1.5) to the pool by myself this year too and am also looking for safe ways to do this. I've heard from other Moms to stay in the baby p...
