Family swimming times - AIBU?

[FamilySwimming]

Just looking for a sense check on this one.

The two local leisure centres only have certain very limited times for family swimming, meaning in the kids' pool. So if I want to take my 2 year old swimming, the only times we can book are between 12 and 2pm.

My 2 year old eats lunch at 12 and then has a nap every day. Surely this is pretty standard for any child who has one nap per day?

AIBU or is this an absolutely insane time to schedule family swimming? I feel like I just won't be able to take her swimming until she's stopped napping completely.

I spoke to them on the phone and they basically said that my toddler's meal and nap schedule isn't their problem, but I was under the impression that this is most toddlers' meal and nap schedule, hence the AIBU.

Pp are being nasty. You're not entitled as you're not expecting it just for you.

Yanbu to expect to be able to take a child swimming that's not nap time - most leisure centres offer different times on different days.

I would persist and ask them to do a formal
Consultation as every 1.5-3 year old naps at that exact time.

People who don't work can do what they want when they want. You have no idea what else they do with their time, maybe volunteering or childcare. Your entitlement is staggering.

Surely your 2 year old will likely soon stop having a nap? This is probably an issue for you for around 6 months. All three of my kids stopped napping soon after they turned 2. It’s really not a big deal. Inconvenient right now - yes. The end of the world - no.

We've got another year of it I reckon because the nursery won't drop naps. It suits them to have all the children on the same schedule.

Different times on different days is literally it, I think.

Absolutely. I have every right to do so IF IT SUITS ME. Why wouldn’t I, if I wanted to? I’m not a second class citizen just because I’m retired!

Exactly this.

Hear hear!

That's an annoying time to have a swim session for families with little kids. I didn't go to a few things because of nap clashes.

It's not forever though. You've got several options - go to another pool or try and work around it. My first would not cope well with a change in routine, so another pool and time might be what's it.

Feedback can be useful for the pool, but it's mostly about fitting in the profitable sessions at peak times.

You are a real.piece of work aren't you.

Go to a further away pool. Or just change your timings. I really dont think i ever had a set routine at specific times. Breakfast earlier then lunch earlier then swim.
Surely this isnt the only pool you can get to unless you are very remote.

Good grief! You seem to think 2 year olds are robots, all programmed to the exact same schedule!

12-2pm would have suited us perfectly when mine were tots, I usually took them in the middle of the day.

It's not the leisure centre's fault that the nursery you use enforce naps for children that probably don't even need them.

So glad I didn't follow this strict routine nonsense that so many mums are obsessed with!

@FamilySwimming so I was feeling quite understanding about your frustration with the limited swimming times, but now you’re expressing frustration about people who don’t work choosing to go to to the Gp at 8am…( or have I misunderstood? I hope I have!). I’m getting the feeling now that a part of you would like not only the leisure centre, but also all retired and otherwise non-working people to also work around what suits you best…. Hmmmm. What a dreadful world it would be in which people who had worked hard for many years or who were not working for a myriad of reasons were not allowed at the GP or in banks or other places at certain times!

Is this in school times or school holidays? The fact is that they will make a bunch of guaranteed money on school swimming. If that's the time they haven't got schools in, than that's the time they have the family sessions.

And @FamilySwimming I’ve just read that in your ideal world retired people would not be allowed to go clothes shopping at lunchtime! You must be having a laugh 😂

I'm treasurer of our community led pool. Without school swimming hire we couldn't survive so we prioritise them for slots. Likewise party hire on Sunday afternoons when the pool is otherwise pretty quiet.

We have family swim over lunch and it's quite busy. We also have parents and babies session 2 mornings from 9.30-10.30.

Things so frustrating. I hate nurseries who do this. All because they want a bit of a break. My son wouldn’t have slept at night if he had been napping regularly at that age, any time he napped he’d be awake till 9 or 10. Kids are all individual, they aren’t robots, and it drives me crazy when childcare settings treat them so.

Brilliant Comment !!…😂😂😂back in the dark ages my boys had to fit around what I had planned and they have grown into amazing adults !

Not the magnum by any chance? 🤣

Yes. If they can't swim the school are not going to throw them in the main pool. I'm guessing the school swimming isn't the problem though. We don't have much time at our local pool on Saturday as it's mostly lessons and swim club. Annoying but not much we can do.
At least you've found a pool with better times now.

At 2 your routine should be a bit more flexible. Give her a snack before she goes in the pool, swim for half an hour (2 year olds get bored easily) then have lunch after and give her a nap on the way home. Alternatively look for other places to swim. There are loads of private pools/holiday cottage pools that do baby swim sessions in our area.

There are lots of pools .

Bit as you’ve discovered for yourself different ones offer different slots.

They’ll also offer different times to local pools to attract those who times elsewhere don’t work for.

A big city pool will have different availability to a small village pool.

A big city pool who hosts lots of lessons and a resident swim club will have less family sessions but will also likely be the ones people Google first as they age better known.

and your local pool obviously does meet the needs of many because of the session wasn’t attracting families they wouldn’t fun it!

It just doesn’t work for you.

because you are making no attempt to understand how people who aren't you spend their time?

you will be old one day and i hope the youngsters are as horrible about you.

How dare nursery workers want a break.

How do you propose they manage bespoke nap or non-nap schedules for each individual child?

I knew someone would recognise 😂😂 bring back the mighty monsters 😂