Is the rule unreasonable?

[zebedeetwinkle]

My DD (who was two in July) started swimming lessons this morning. (It's in a gym complex, if it makes a difference) It was a small class of about five other two year olds. The rule of the gym is that all children under 3 years old have to wear a swim nappy. I didn't think this was unreasonable, likely some two year olds won't be potty trained and to prevent accidents etc. in the pool they want them all in nappys. So as I'm putting my DD in her nappy and swimming costume in the changing room, another Mum that I vaguely know comes and asks what I'm doing, and that she thought DD was potty trained, (which she is). I explained the rule and she said that she already knew but her DS was potty trained (but still two) and she thought it was a ridiculous rule and wasn't going to do it. I kind of ignored it and took my DD through but then the other mum kicks up a right fuss with the swimming teacher, screaming and swearing and ended up storming out of the pool with her poor DS! Is she a CF? Or is the rule unreasonable?

Sounds perfectly reasonable to me. I would have had no problem with that, and indeed did keep mine in swimming nappies for a while after they were potty trained ‘just in case’.

It's a perfectly reasonable rule!

Totally reasonable rule. Other mum was a dick.

Seems sensible to have an age it’s a common rule

Of course she's unreasonable. Did you really need to ask?

Totally reasonable rule. Poo in the pool closes it for cleaning, which is totally unfair on everyone else

3 year olds have accidents. She was being unreasonable, and very rude by the sounds of it.

It's a reasonable rule. Getting into water makes some people want to pee, and if potty training is relatively recent, they might just 'let go'

We stopped with water nappies around 3.5 yrs old (even though we are
STILL supposed to use them!)
It's a very reasonable rule.

She would kick up even more of a fuss if her DC had to get out of pool half way through a lesson because of a turf floating around in it. YANBU.

*turd. Obviously

Our swim school fairly regularly cancels lessons due to parents thinking they don't have to follow this rule! Personally think they should all be in neoprene nappies and swim nappies until potty trained for maybe a year (or more dependent on circumstances)

I need to wee in a pool now let alone as a toddler. Mums an idiot

Please can someone tell me what CF means? I've asked google and that tells me is cystic fibrosis which it surely isn't!

Under 3 seems sensible if parents can't be trusted to make the decision themselves. Once they've turned 3 it seems wasteful as a blanket policy. Madeye the swim nappies let the wee straight through. They only catch poo!

CF = cheeky fucker.

Swim nappies only hold poo!

Same rule in our local pool for swimming lessons and free swim. There’s a big sign saying an child under the age of 3 has to wear swim nappies and that they will ask you to leave if you don’t

Of course it's reasonable. All pools I thought did this, even potty trained can ahve accidents if that young. She behaved appalling and embarrassed her child

The rule is reasonable. If she was aggressive and abusive to staff she should also at the very least receive a formal warning that any repetition of her behaviour will result in a ban from the premises.

It is a very reasonable rule. Children that young can be prone to accidents, especially when in circumstances they might find exciting. Some accidents (especially poo) can mean the pool having to be closed for a time if not contained within a nappy.

The rule is reasonable and I'm sure there's already been a few accidents to prompt this rule. She's silly to argue about it!

My friend teaches babies and toddlers to swim and if there's a 'poo in the pool' incident, any further lessons in the pool that day are cancelled, the lessons the following day are often cancelled as well (meaning that day's teacher may miss out on a day's pay) and the caretaker has to clean the pool. Obviously there are accidents which can't be helped, but in this instance this mother is being very unreasonable, given the potential impact on other pool users and others.

Well, I think the rule is silly in that I kept nappies on the children until I was 100% certain they were potty trained. But.... if that's the rule, thats the rule and I can completely understand why it exists. So basically, I have sympathy with the other mother but really feel this is one to let go. It's not like the rule wasn't clearly stated up front.

She seems a bit unhinged.