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to report poo in toddler pool

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lauryloo · 02/05/2019 15:58

took ds (5) to the pool today as his school was a polling centre

having a great time in the splash zone with slides etc when a toddler (under 2 i'd say) did a poo. Parents fished it out and flushed it down the disabled loo to the side of the pool

We went into the main pool at that point and told the lifeguard, just incase there is a cleaning procedure they need to follow. (no lifeguard in the splash zone).

the family came out about 10 minutes later giving me absolute daggers, WIBU to report the poo? surely that's the right thing to do instead of just fishing it out lol

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GummyGoddess · 02/05/2019 17:09

Of course you should have! We have had several Saturday swimming lessons cancelled on Friday afternoon due to poop in pool as pool is a school one. They spend ages testing and adding chemicals to the water.

Wouldn't dream of swimming without a swim nappy and happy nappy combo on, just to try and avoid the horror of it being my child!

arethereanyleftatall · 02/05/2019 17:09

Chlorine kills absolutely everything in a pool with the exception of cryptosporidium (bacteria in diarrhoea), so you never need to worry healthwise apart from sick/big poo being somewhat unpleasant.

englishdictionary · 02/05/2019 17:19

You reported it and nothing was done?

dottiedodah · 02/05/2019 17:29

You are 100% in the right here in my HO.My son used to go swimming and if there had been any "accidents" the pool was evacuated ,cleaned and re tested for any bacteria as Mull Of Kintire stated above !

DaisyDreaming · 02/05/2019 18:17

I wish they made swim nappies that weren’t just to hold solid lumps in place but that stopped the poo and water mixing!

I like the Japanese idea of everyone having to have a very good shower before hand, then again the idea of having to swim naked horrifies me so maybe I don’t want to go to Japan!

SciFiRules · 02/05/2019 18:29

I think that you are over thinking this. Once fished out its fine, that's what chlorine is for. Do you think that a HAZMAT team appears! Agree swim nappies are a must but relax no harm done.

Dingowashisname0 · 02/05/2019 18:39

Pools have a procedure to follow in these circumstances. It involves getting everyone out of the pool and testing the water. Usually they have to add another dose of chlorine and access is limited for several hours afterwards. Sometimes they have to drain the pool

Not altogether true.

If it can be fished out in one piece or larger pieces - the show goes on.

If it’s Diarrhea the pool is cleared and a back wash happens which is where the pool water is sucked through the vents, cleaned through the filters and pushed back through another vent. All at the same time. They may top up with extra chlorine. They should do pool tests hourly regardless

Pools are very rarely drained as costs a fortune and take days to refill

50shadesofgreyrock · 02/05/2019 18:49

Code brown v common here. Pool is always closed for testing and treated as per test results. Sometimes it’s only closed for a few hours. Three different pools so usually possible to isolate and only one gets closed. Parents do get pissy sometimes as it seems to happen every bloody day during the summer hols, and then everyone gets militant about swim nappies for a few weeks.
The lifeguards flip coins to see who gets to go fish (the loser, obv).

RumpoleoftheBaileys · 02/05/2019 22:00

Dare I ask - is the water in a pool ever completely changed (e.g., like a bath?) not envy

Dingowashisname0 · 02/05/2019 23:18

Properly only emptied for maintenance maybe yearly.

When they do a back wash t the water is Filtered many times through sand (I think) a lot of chemicals put in!

feeona123 · 02/05/2019 23:26

We went to Bluestone and there were about 3 floaters in the week we were there!! They just got the fishing net, fished it out and then we were all back in again!

My 3.5 year old son, still has the odd 💩 accident so I make him wear a swim nappy for his lessons. I really don’t think he would do one but I’d die of embarrassment if he did so not worth the risk!

50shadesofgreyrock · 03/05/2019 00:04

Once a year here. Complete empty and clean, deal with any repairs and maintenance, then refill. We close for two weeks on an annual basis.

NoIDontWatchLoveIsland · 03/05/2019 08:57

To all the people saying "swim nappies are a must" at what age can this be relaxed? My 2.5 yr old has been potty trained 6 months , never has accidents, always tells us before he needs to go (including in the pool). He's tall and most swim nappies are aimed at babies and don't fit him well, so we stopped using them when he potty trained.... is everyone we see at the pool quietly judging us?!

ZippyBungleandGeorge · 03/05/2019 09:20

Someone at centre parcs complained about DN not wearing a swim nappy she was three and a half and hadn't worn a nappy for more than a year and never had accidents, including at nursery (ten hour days twice a week) so there was no risk. She is small for her age but still...

ZippyBungleandGeorge · 03/05/2019 09:26

DS wears a swim nappy he's only five months, but he's breast fed and poo is very soft, so I'm still terrified he'll go and there will be seepage.

TFBundy · 03/05/2019 12:59

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gamerchick · 03/05/2019 13:03

They're not for pee, they're for containing poo as much as possible.

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