Swimming
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Topic: Swimming
Posted By: aimeejoy
Subject: Swimming
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 3:49pm
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How old does your bubba have to be to go swimming? I have read two things - once they've had their first immunisations so 6 weeks, and another said 6 months! Will ask Plunket Nurse next time she visits and maybe ring the public pool. When did you start with your kiddies? ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 4:10pm
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Alyssa was about 7 months. But in saying that i have never taken my kids to the public heated pools. I think they are a germ breeding ground (the main thing i would worry about is ear infections). Thats just me though. So we only go swimming in summer at our local pool. Im on vice president of the committee. (It involves nothing) ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 4:12pm
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Apparently the chlorine kills most of the bugs (?) and its ok ear wise if they dont go under. Dont know how much to believe tho. ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 7:59pm
| the classes around here start from 6 months. Jake went swimming in the big pool from 8 months i think (was winter before and too cold), but our bath in japan was so deep he used to swim in that when he was a wee mite. |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 9:38pm
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Yeah, Hannah LOVES the bath and would happily float around in there for ages but my back gets sore holding her for too long! ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: meow
Date Posted: 15 December 2005 at 11:41pm
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6 months is what I've heard. We started after 6 months, maybe 7? Not sure.
I've never had a problem with getting bugs from pools.. I take Ella every week now, more now it's getting hot. She's had 2 ear infections since birth and they were before she was old enough to go into the pool! Go figure ;) I'd ask your doctor and see what they say. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 7:21am
| Aimee, I had baths with Jake for months and months. It was quite nice actually. I could also fill the bath really high and Jake could float about and I could even relax. then yell for lewis and he would take the wriggly slippery baby and dry him and dress him, while jake screamed. So I got the cute giggly baby and he got the wriggly icky baby...heheh |
Posted By: aimeejoy
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 8:48am
Am now thinking about getting a little pool for christmas - more for me than Hannah! One thats kinda deep so Ican sit in there and float her around. Just like a bath really and no pool chemicals or germs.  ------------- Aimee Hannah 22/10/05 Greer 11/02/08 |
Posted By: preggy_sunflower
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 8:57am
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Thats a great idea Aimee :-) I saw an ad on telly that has some paddling pools with gazebo type things over the top of them - they'd be great for an NZ summer ------------- Joshua Hadynn - Born 3 May 2006 |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 9:10am
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we were planning to get jake a pool too, and then a lovely man gave us a free one!! Yah! jake loves his as do I. we sat in it the other day with the umbrella over us. Lovely!!!
Try trademe Aimee. Although I had tried previously and couldn't get anything decent. I also wanted one which i could sit in....to supervise of course. |
Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 9:22am
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Mitre ten has some great ones with gazebo over top ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: AnnaD
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 9:50am
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I started Quinn swimming when he was about four or five months. Took him to the saltwater baths in Parnell cause for some reason that seemed better to me than cholrine? Who knows why?
My mum was always against it 'cause she thought I got so many ear infections as a kid from swimming. BUT I read somewhere recently (kicking myself as I can't remember where) that there is no evidence that suggests taking kids swimming results in ear infections, in fact some kids that went swimming got less ear infections! Wish I could remember where that came from!! ------------- Anna and Quinn 10 July 2004 www.quinnariki.blogspot.com and one more on the way.... http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AlyAyde
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 10:14am
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I think it may have been in the treasures or kiwi parent magazine Anna ------------- Jayde 25/12/04 Alyssa 08/04/03 http://Alyayde.bebo.com |
Posted By: AnnaD
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 11:17am
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Hmmmm... prob treasures!! I'll have to go back and have a look! Thank you for saving what little is left of my sanity! ------------- Anna and Quinn 10 July 2004 www.quinnariki.blogspot.com and one more on the way.... http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 11:50am
Aimee - there are real cheapy wee pools at the Warehouse too. I heard 6 months for swimming too. Saying that though we are planning to take Joey in to Mums pool over xmas and he is just turning 4 months...  ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 3:22pm
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Maya was in the water at about 6 weeks, but then she comes from a family of swimmers - Mum, my sister and I were all competitive swimmers at different stages, and my sister now teaches babies/toddlers swimming lessons.
I didn't put her head under the water tho until she was 4 months, and even then I wasn't keen but Claire (my sister) took her off me and dunked her. It didn't do her any harm (I was worried about her ears) and now at nearly 3 she is great in the water. -------------  Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 8:09pm
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We took Paris when she was about 4 months, and she always loved it. We just always kept her head above the water. We have now started taking ayja s well and they both have the best time and it's something to do together that gets us out of the house and even mike is starting to like going too - and he HATES water.
Both the girls are great with water - paris used to put her face under all the time by herself - it has taken a little to get her back to doing that, but she now happily will stick it half under and blow bubbles. I think the earlier you start, the more natural it is for them and they get used to the water instead of being afraid of it. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja 
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Posted By: mum2paris
Date Posted: 16 December 2005 at 8:11pm
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oooh the other thing i was gonna say is that i usually take them in the indoor pool, in the bigger one, and only for half an hour if that when they are little, then only move up to the toddler pool for a few minutes before going to get changed, just to warm them up before we get them changed, and also cos it is soooo heated and probably full of more chlorine and more germies from littlies. ------------- Janine and her 2 cool chicks, Paris & Ayja
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Posted By: Kiwimeesh
Date Posted: 17 December 2005 at 7:06am
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My son was 12 weeks when I took him for his first indoor swim and he's been going ever since. We've even been to the water babies classes and he's learnt how to hold his breathe underwater.
He loves it and I have to drag him out every time. Personally I think all babies should go. They all seem to love it so much! |
Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 31 December 2005 at 4:47pm
| i think caitlyn started swimming lessons at six months -and she went under bout 2 weeks after she started-she was putting her head under and blowing bubbles by the time she was 8months-she loves the water -a real water baby just like her mum....i dont mind the public pools but usually we go in my grans pool-its the beach i dont like ,ive seen jaws once too many times lol |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 02 January 2006 at 10:26pm
We took Joey swimming over the xmas break. He loves it. Cooled him off nicely. Didn't put his head under though...  ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: starship01
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 12:15pm
Hallo, my son is 8 weeks old & I would love to start him getting his water confidence up as soon as he is ready. If that is anytime, can someone recommend where in Whangarei I should take him? (an anything else I should probably know, at this tender age as far as swimming goes!) thanks
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Posted By: james
Date Posted: 04 January 2006 at 1:10pm
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i was told from 6 months is fine outher then that nice deep baths or showers try floiting bubs in the bath(hold onto him) my wee boy starts swiming in 2 months at moana pool here in dunedin ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: jubjub
Date Posted: 05 January 2006 at 3:12pm
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I asked my plunket nurse yesterday, and she said for lessons she thought about 5 months, but apart from that check with the pool what their own age limits are, she did not mention anything about vaccinations etc. I cant wait to take my bundle swimming, he loves his baths. ------------- After 5 years and two lots of IUI got a BFP, due 1st December Andrew William arrived 29th November, he is soo cute |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 05 January 2006 at 4:28pm
| jake is officially enrolled for Aquatots classes at the lido. he's going to go staurday mornings, starting the 11th of Feb I think it is. It's not such a bad price - 25 minutes lessons, 9 times, $70. |
Posted By: james
Date Posted: 05 January 2006 at 7:45pm
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my james is going to swimsaton 10 lessions $45 so thats not bad cant wait he just love baths ------------- <a href="http://lilypie.com"><img src="http://b4.lilypie.com/nLJ5p13.png" alt="Lilypie 4th Birthday Ticker" border="0" /></a> |
Posted By: newmum
Date Posted: 06 January 2006 at 10:32am
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welcome to oh baby jubjub! ------------- http://lilypie.com">
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