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| 23.1 | Reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:49 | 22 |
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Note 2296.0 Swimming while pregnant... 21 replies
LARVAE::WATSON_C "Outside of the boundaries!" 19 lines 5-JUN-1990 04:47
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Hi!
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Also, being a keen swimmer I'd love to take "Nipper" with me as soon as
possible after the birth, when would be safe to take him/her for the
first time - I know I'll have to give it a while to recover myself, but
was wondering about the baby's belly button and stuff.
Any other swimmers who've taken Baby with them?
Thanks
Chris :-)
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| 23.2 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:50 | 16 |
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MAJORS::MANDALINCI 17 lines 5-JUN-1990 05:00
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. . .
Check with you pedi about when to take the baby in. Since the baby will
be born during the warmer weather you at least have that on you side.
Happy Laps!!!
Andrea
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| 23.3 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:50 | 10 |
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FDCV07::HSCOTT "Lynn Hanley-Scott" 7 lines 5-JUN-1990 08:23
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. . .
Definitely ask the pedi about when to take the "young seal" with you.
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| 23.4 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:51 | 17 |
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Note 2296.6 Swimming while pregnant... 6 of 21
SCAACT::COX "Kristen Cox - Dallas ACT Sys Mgr" 11 lines 5-JUN-1990 09:15
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I'm sure people have taken their little tykes in the water much sooner, but
I took Kati in at about 3 months (she was born in Feb. and we had her in the
water by May). I signed her up for swim lessons at 5 months and she *LOVED*
it - went under water and all! Most of the other babies in her class were
between 12 and 18 months, and were SCARED TO DEATH and CRIED the whole time.
The teachers said Kati may not have been old enough to fear the water at 5 mos.
which was why she did so well.
I probably would have taken her in the water sooner if the weather was right!
Kristen
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| 23.5 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:52 | 20 |
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Note 2296.9 Swimming while pregnant... 9 of 21
NAC::KNOX "Donna Knox" 14 lines 5-JUN-1990 11:28
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Like Kristen in .6, both my kids were born in February (now 3 1/4 and
1 1/4 years old), but they did not go into our pool until after they were
6 months old (August). This was on their pedi's recommendation because
they both have sort-of sensitive skin and he and I felt, why take a chance.
Even then, we kept the clorine level fairly low in the pool (but still
effective, i.e. no algae). He also had the same recommendation about the
ocean. After 6 months when they did get in, Jessica was fine, but Billy
did have a slight reaction to the salt water at the beach. He had no
reaction to the clorine in the pool.
As usual, every baby and every pedi are different, so please check
with yours about this.
Donna
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| 23.6 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:52 | 26 |
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SSDEVO::HODGES 20 lines 5-JUN-1990 19:57
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Note on infant swimming:
I used to teach swimming lessons and guide parents in
parent-tot-classes. We had infants as young as 8 weeks. It's been
a while, but I believe that once the umbilical cord is healed, that
infant swimming is fine - just make sure they stay warm enough; unlike
what most parents believe, they usually protest to the cold rather
than the water.
To enhance the introduction stage, I have noticed that many
"park-and-recreation" pools hold infant classes in a small pool
that is heated much higher than the normal pool. Many parents have
found that this creates a "pleasent" swimming experience. Warning
though: as the baby gets older they will object more to swimming
lessons in the "real" pool if you don't get them adjusted to
the normal pool temps over time....not a pretty sight when they
are in a class of 8-10 kids and all the other parents are watching!
Julia Hodges
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| 23.7 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:53 | 24 |
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DPDMAI::CROMWELLK 18 lines 6-JUN-1990 11:09
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I'm not an avid swimmer but I do LOVE to get into the pool with Kendall
and play around. We got Kendall in as soon as the water was warm
enough. (born April 3rd - Texas) I think she was about 8 weeks...she
loved it but did not like water in her face. Now she is 14 months and
we *can't* keep her out of the pool. Kendall swims at the sitters and
then every evening when we get home we go for a dip, then for a walk
and bed time... them mom and dad get to go back out for a swim. Since
I'm 6 months PG now the pool and I will become VERY good friends with
the Texas summer! Not to mention it is soooo relaxing.
I can see that life guard's face! It is amazing how you sometimes
forget that you are PG...but whats worse is when people think that
you *should not* be doing what you are doing...and you think it is
OKAY!
That's enough rambling....
KC
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| 23.8 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:53 | 14 |
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BUNYIP::QUODLING "Wanna walk with a limp?" 9 lines 12-JUN-1990 14:03
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Back where we come from (Australia), you can actually swim all year around,
rather than walking on the water for a major part of the year. As I recall,
we had Andrew at swim lessons at about 3-4 months of age. He now takes to
water like the proverbial Duck. And, as a two year old, he knows how to
react in water. i.e. Keeping mouth closed. etc. Early Drown-proofing
Training is very popular in Australia.
q
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| 23.9 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:54 | 20 |
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MAJORS::RUMBELOW "Three twoderful five words" 17 lines 13-JUN-1990 08:51
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I have just started taking my 12 month old daughter to swimming
lessons, and I really wish I had started sooner, we're both having such
a good time. The age range is 3 months to 3 years, and the 18 months -
3 year olds, who haven't been in the pool before, are definately having
more trouble than the 3 - 18 months old ones. So it seems that the
sooner you start, the better. Most people I know waited until their
babies had had the first polio/tetanus/whooping cough/diphtheria jab at
around 3 months before starting, but I'm not sure if there was any
medical reason for this. Check with your doctor, but you can probably
start swimming when ever you feel up to it (and don't be too
disheartened if this takes longer than you'd imagined!).
. . .
- Janet
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| 23.10 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:54 | 18 |
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ELMAGO::PHUNTLEY 11 lines 13-JUN-1990 13:22
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. . .
I took Josh (now a year old) swimming at two
months and he loved it. We have moved into a house so we don't
have a pool anymore but Josh and I spent hot afternoons in his wading
pool and he loves it! In fact for his first birthday I bought him
a bathing suit and life jacket--here we come Elephant Butte Lake!
Talk to your pedi.
Pam
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| 23.11 | reposted by moderator | SHARE::SATOW | | Wed Jun 13 1990 18:55 | 17 |
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Note 2296.21 Swimming while pregnant... 21 of 21
RDVAX::COLLIER "Bruce Collier" 12 lines 13-JUN-1990 13:27
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Swimming with an infant can indeed be great fun, partly because most
have little or no fear of the water. But kids who love swimming at 6
months or a year may develop fears later. Those scared 3 years old may
have had wonderful lessons at 3 months. At least this is true in my
experience with kids using an outdoor neighborhood pool. It may be
different for kids swiming continuously year-round. Also, until age 5
or 6, skills aquired one summer don't really persist very well until
the next one. So, I'm not at all sure that early swimming is
_important_ (or any kind of safety factor), even though it is
enjoyable.
- Bruce
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| 23.12 | Don't forget the BABY-FLOAT! | HPSCAD::DJENSEN | | Thu Jun 14 1990 09:46 | 23 |
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Not sure how old JA was when we put her in an indoor heated pool (at a
motel) ... maybe 5'ish months old. She's been swimming around in our
jacuzzi since about 3 months of age (it's heated and we keep the
chemical usage on the low side). NO side affects.
However, this summer, we're going to have to be a little more careful
at both Grandparent's pool sides, as JA seems prone to ear infections
(mostly when she's teething). Not sure if the pool water will be a
contributor or not, but we're going to attempt to keep the ears as dry
as possible (we haven't in the past).
Also, we bought JA one of those baby-floats (blow-up tube with a baby
seat). They are GREAT!!! Saves on your arms and shoulders and gives
baby a lot more freedom to kick and spin (of course, you never leave
the baby unattended!). They are cheap ($3-7 in the department stores).
We have two of them (I know - ONE BABY!, but we leave one at each
grandparents home -- and may get a third to carry around with us -- as
they're cheap enough!).
Dottie
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| 23.13 | Can't get ear infections from swimming | CHCLAT::HAGEN | Please send truffles! | Thu Jun 14 1990 13:01 | 18 |
| 23.14 | Early didn't matter with mine... | COGITO::FRYE | | Thu Jun 14 1990 17:31 | 28 |
| I started Maggie swimming at either 4 or 6 months (the memory is the
first thing to go....) in lessons a a local Y - mainly because I love
the water myself and thought it would be a fun thing to do with my
baby. We kept at it pretty regularly switching to an outdoor pool club
in the summer. Then at about 12 months, back to the indoor pool for
lessons and Maggie pitched a fit and wouldn't go near the water. We
spent the 8 weeks of lessons sitting on the edge of the pool.
We finally figured that her fear was not of the water per se, but of
the pool at the Y. When we switched back there and went out to the
pool for the first class, the din level with 50 or so kids in lessons
ending and lessons beginning in this big, echoey place scared her to
death. She has always reacted badly to loud noises (still does at
6 1/2). However, the damage was done and that was it for swimming
until she was almost 4. At that point the light went on and she became
a little fish almost over night.
My son also went through a period of fearfulness out-of-the blue that
stared about the same time although he is nearly a swimmer on his own
now at three.
So the previous comment was right about not assuming that the older
babies who were reluctant or crying hadn't been exposed to the water
early......
Norma
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| 23.15 | no fear at all | SWAM2::WRIGHT_RO | | Thu Jun 14 1990 18:26 | 22 |
| Hi!
I love the water. Always have. I have been swimming since I was
three. I took several lessons and became a life gaurd in high school,
while i was on the swim team. So terfore it seemed very natural for me
to take Adam in the water as soon as it got warm enough whicch in
california is almost always.
We started Mommy and me classes last summer when Adam was 7 mo.
He loved it, even the part where I would blow in his face and then dunk
him. I had wondered what lessons would be like this year, but recently
i joined a health club with an outdoor pool and saw a lot of kids
jumping in. I thought i bet Adam would enjoy this activity. and alas
he loves to jump in, sit on the edge and push himself in and to be
thrown to his dad. he stays under a lot longer now and doesn't seem to
mind at all. We start lessons on the 23rd of june in an indoor pool
should prove to be interesting. I sure wish he would kick though. he
sure is a lazy boy.
roseann
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| 23.16 | Really! THANKS!! Ok, JA, go get your float! | HPSTEK::JENSEN | | Thu Jun 14 1990 19:06 | 9 |
| Lori:
THANKS! Here I was going to "semi-ground" JA from the water to avoid
ear infections! HHuummm ...
JA sends a BIG THANKS, too.
Dottie
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| 23.17 | Maybe a fish in the making... | CHEFS::MANDALINCIA | | Mon Jun 18 1990 08:44 | 25 |
| The first real exposure to swimming my son had was at 5 1/2 months
in the ocean. We had one of thoses baby floats like Dottie mentioned
and they are fantastic - safe and allows the child to kick their
legs. Berk had no problem with the salt water either but he was
also slicked up with baby waterproof sunscreen.
We went back to Turkey the following year (for 7 weeks) and I was
really afraid of what his reaction was going to be to the water.
We only swan a few times during the winter but he loved it then.
He did great with both the ocean and the pool this summer. He was
running and jumping in by himself and wasn't afraid of going under
(in the pool only). I didn't want to dunk him under in the ocean
mostly for fear of it not being "treated" and who knows what organisms
are floating around in it.
I personally think it is just exposure that deminishes children's
fear of water. Pressure to perform in swimming classes without
ever really feeling comfortable in the water first would make the
child more afraid, I would think. Having fun in the water first,
feeling comfortable and them maybe taking some lessons is the best
route. I think both my husband and I were born with gills so we'll
have to see how Berk does over the next couple years.
Andrea
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| 23.18 | Pond swimming? | CECV01::GRAY | | Tue Jun 19 1990 15:46 | 9 |
| I'm so glad to hear it's worked so well for all of you. I'm dying to
take my 4 1/2 month old Matthew. But how about pond water, such as
Walden? Any chance of the algae causing problems?
Also, would love to have some company to take the babies
for a swim. Please give me a call at DTN 249-4112 or 508-369-2713 if
interested.
Anne
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| 23.19 | | RDVAX::COLLIER | Bruce Collier | Thu Jun 21 1990 18:12 | 8 |
| Aaron's first 2 summers included swimming in our local "Old Res," just
a medium size pond (much smaller than Walden), along with other
infants, and there were no problems. Any public swimming area will be
monitored for safety and water quality, including Walden. Aaron swam
there two summers, two, starting at age 4. I don't think there is any
reason to worry.
- bruce
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| 23.20 | Pool Water vs. Pond Water & Lessons | NRADM::TRIPPL | | Fri Jun 29 1990 20:35 | 28 |
| I feel the need to add my 2cents worth to this, for several reasons.
Our son AJ, 3-1/2 yrs will be completing his last week of "parent" and
me classes at the Y tommorow. These classes are actually for the 3mo
to 3 year group, but the staff and we decided it's a good basic place
to start. He's done very well, has discarded the swim bar and is not
even aware of the bubble device he wears, and is swimming
independantly. His daycare provider has put all of her charges,
including AJ, into 3 weeks/each day swim classes as Lake Chauncy in
Westboro. As his first week comes to a close I'm hearing things like
how he want mom or dad in the water with him, he doesn't like his "new"
teacher, (translated I think he's looking for the Y teacher) or the
teacher isn't there (same translation) and the daycare provider says
he's very clingy during class, which is very unlike him.
He does do well at other outside swim situations, had him in our local
pond several times last week and several spots on Cape Cod beaches too.
He puts on a life jacket, Coast Guard type, and off he goes by himself.
He has had ear tubes in place since November '89, but I only use the
plugs in a nonpool situation, have had no ear infections so far. I was
told indirectly that pool water has so much chlorine that plugs wern't
necessary, but the microrganisms in outside water make plugs necessary.
I've also contacted his Ear doctor when the plugs we left out one day,
he advised putting the antibacterial drops and cotton in his ears
overnite, if the plugs were ommited during the lake lessons.
Just a thought.....
Lyn Tripp, (AJ's mom)
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| 23.21 | Any others?? | MPGS::FIELD | | Thu Jul 26 1990 20:29 | 7 |
| Just this past weekend I took my 11 wk old Katie in the lake with me.
I held her chest keeping her head above water... placed her in
and she did great. She kicked her legs and moved her arms and laughed.
I did not keep her in long ( not even 5 minutes.) but she appeared to
enjoy it. I know I did. I can't wait for vacation at the lake in AUG.
Rick
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| 23.22 | Swim classes for infants? | EMDS::CUNNINGHAM | | Tue Jan 21 1992 15:29 | 19 |
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Does anyone know of any "Parent -n- me", "Waterbabies", or other
infant/toddler swim classes held around the Leominster area ???
(Indoor now/outdoor later?)
I'm interested in getting Michael into the water early, and thought it
would be something fun to do together. He is 3 mos.
As it is now, I take him in the bathtub with me for his baths, and I
get him floating on his back, belly, etc...and he really seems to like
it. I put his rubber duckie in front of him, hold him by the chest with
his face out of the water and his arms and legs go a mile a minute in
excitment in seeing the duck. He doesn't seem to mind the water on
his face at all, but I won't ever submerge him until I know he's ready.
I thought the classes might be educational in what they can and can't
handle at his age.
Chris
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| 23.23 | | A1VAX::DISMUKE | Kwik-n-e-z! That's my motto! | Tue Jan 21 1992 16:04 | 5 |
| Check with your local Y(M/W)CA. My sister is doing swim classes with
her 9-month old here in Nashua.
-sandy
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| 23.24 | | WMOIS::BARR_L | I'm the mother, that's why! | Tue Jan 21 1992 16:14 | 3 |
| The YMCA in Fitchburg won't take children less than 6 months of age.
Lori B.
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| 23.25 | The YMCA in Worcester | MCIS5::TRIPP | | Tue Jan 21 1992 16:20 | 12 |
| The YMCA on Main St. Worcester has classes starting for age 6 weeks on
up to school age. Arlinda (sorry I don't remember her last name but it
is hispanic I think) is the director, and at least one assistant is IN
the water during all classes. She has to be the most patient caring
instructor I've ever encountered!
They offer both week day and Satuday classes, classes last one hour for
aproximately 6 weeks. And the "kids pool" is kept pretty warm.
Call me if you need to know more
Lyn
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| 23.26 | My children did this starting at 6 months | TANNAY::BETTELS | Cheryl, Eur. Ext. Res. Prg., DTN 821-4022 | Wed Jan 22 1992 06:39 | 8 |
| I'm afraid of the water myself and didn't want to transfer this fear to my kids
so I sent them with the au paire to classes starting at 6 months. They now are
like fish in the water.
They don't off the classes here for less than 6 months because of fear of
infections.
Cheryl
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| 23.27 | Greendale (Worcester) "Y" | CALS::JENSEN | | Wed Jan 22 1992 12:00 | 13 |
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I checked into this for Juli and found:
. the yearly fee is QUITE high ($400?'ish) -- they justify
it by offering lots and lots of programs, but few are
useful for infants/toddlers
. the swim programs are mostly offered during "normal working
hours" (weekday mornings, early afternoons)
Do give them a call, though ...
Dottie
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| 23.28 | Try the Central branch prices | MCIS5::TRIPP | | Wed Jan 22 1992 12:51 | 16 |
| Dottie-
Try calling the Central Branch of the Y in Worcester. The swim program
is offered at one price to members, and another at "potential Members"
prices. I think it's $25 and $30 or $35 respectively. You DO NOT have
to belong to take the classes. By the way, for the infant (up to age
3) programs one of the parents is in the water at all times with the kiddos.
I have noticed the Greendale prices to be a little more, but it might
reflect more facilities for the price, who knows?
I maintain a membership at the Main St. Y, I get to work out daily
frustrations on the Life Circut and Natelus machines.
Lyn
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| 23.29 | Community Use Program at H.S. | TBEARS::JOHNSON | | Wed Jan 22 1992 12:58 | 10 |
| If you belong to Tufts Health Plan you can go to the
Y for $3/visit...
Our local high school has a Community Use Program and offers
swimming classes at their indoor pool (Milford High School).
I know they have a toddler swim program, not sure if they do
infants. Perhaps you could check out the high schools with pools
in your area.
Linda
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| 23.30 | worth it | GEMVAX::WARREN | | Fri Jan 24 1992 23:42 | 8 |
| At the Greendale Y, your children only need a youth (?--not sure if
that's what they call it) membership to take the classes. It's about
$20-25 a year. Of course, each session (7 weeks) of classes is another
$20-25. Paige has been taking lessons there since she was nine months
old and she LOVES the water.
-Tracy
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