hey ladies.. This may be a dumb question but for those of you who already have children, when did you first get in a pool with them? We have a small pool this summer and I so wish I could enjoy it with Mila but I know some people say this is not a good idea. Is it because of chemicals or what? What's your thoughts and opinions on this and what age do you plan to take your LOs into a pool? We have her two month appt in a few days and I plan to discuss with the pediatrician as well.
Re: Pools and LO
We have a pool at home the DH maintains and we plan on taking LO in it once he gets his shots at 2 months. Of course we plan on talking with the pediatrician again before hand, but a quick conversation at the last appointment indicated she wasn't too worried about it. The chlorine would kill most germs, but we figure by then his head control will be a little better and we would feel better just in case. We won't be taking him in any other pools or sources of water though, just what we can control. Everything I've read is as long as you just don't keep them in the water too long bc of temperature control that it's fine if it's your own pool.
Does that sound safe?
DD: 05/14/16
We took DS into our personal pool fairly early, and let him splash around a baby pool that I got in with him before that. He really seemed to enjoy it. We've never taken him to a public pool though.
I wouldn't with chlorine due to wanting to avoid harsh chemicals on delicate skin at this age.
First baby we waited until 7 months to take a swim class (which was really just songs and getting used to water).