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to let my 2 yeaar old go in the jaccuzi at the pool?

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JeanPoole · 29/04/2009 12:09

she loves it, we had a swim this am then we went in the jaccuzzi, we start off by letting her sit on the legde with her feet in, then she gets in and stands on the seating area.

someone told me that i shouldn't let her go in it today, but we have gone in there loads of times before.
never harmed her in anyway
she dosn't swallow the water or anything and i don't think its too hot.

what do you think?

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jeee · 29/04/2009 12:11

Mine do, and have done since they started at the swimming pool - but I am pretty sloppy as a mother

muffle · 29/04/2009 12:11

I have wanted to take DS is them but wherever I've seen them, there's been a sign saying no kids.

Don't know if it's too hot etc., or if it's just that they're worried about them weeing or whatever.

KingCanuteIAm · 29/04/2009 12:12

At our pool no under 16s are allowed in, tbh though I have never asked about it. I always assumed it was to protect all the delicate adults from shreiking splasing children

Did the complainer say it was a health issue? I wouldn't be surprised if it was a "protect my space" issue.

KingCanuteIAm · 29/04/2009 12:13

Oh... thinking about it, don't jacuzzis have lower chlorine levels in them?

rubyslippers · 29/04/2009 12:13

aren't they too hot for young children?

they can over heat much more quickly than adults

FiveGoMadInDorset · 29/04/2009 12:13

Our one just said that they needed an adult with them.

Ceebee74 · 29/04/2009 12:13

DS1 (2.9) has been going in a jacuzzi for ages now. The signs at our pool say no kids but we just ignore it - as do most other people

He loves it so much that when we are in the pool, he just asks for 'bubbles' all the time!

Galava · 29/04/2009 12:14

They are not usually allowed in because of the temperature.

And kids are notoriously bad at regulating their temperature and might come over faint.

If the gym staff are allowing it I'd be surprised.

Your kid ... your choice though .....

Lovemyshoes · 29/04/2009 12:14

Could it be something with them shoving little fingers in the jets?

LauriefairycakeeatsCupid · 29/04/2009 12:15

I'm surprised it's allowed, not because of the heat but because they may pee (or worse) in it and it would contaminate in quicker because it's smaller

jeee · 29/04/2009 12:16

I would love to sit in a hot jacuzzi, but all of our local swimming pools have ones that are the same temperature as the main swimming pool - and are actually colder than the baby pools. I might be more careful if they were hot.

madwomanintheattic · 29/04/2009 12:16

mine have been in them all over the world since tots lol.
usually there is a short time limit (because of the temp thing) but no-one has ever said anything else...

AuntieMaggie · 29/04/2009 12:18

Have copied this from another website and found loads of info the same about the jacuzzi increasing childrens blood pressure dangerously high:

Children's bodies are more sensitive to extreme temperatures than adults, and therefore have a different reaction when exposed to high temperatures. Small children should not be in a hot tub to begin with, but if they are for some reason, they are at risk of damaging their brain and other parts of their body. When a child's head is immersed underwater, the heat that is absorbed can greatly damage the brain. Because children are already susceptible to risk in a hot tub, it will not take long for injury to occur. A good rule of thumb is to keep small children out of a hot tub altogether. Older children can use a hot tub but only for short periods of time -10 minutes maximum - and should never completely immerse their head underwater.

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JeanPoole · 29/04/2009 12:19

well i always take her in it.
its never made dd ill, and we always have a nice shower after.

it was some old lady that was about to go into the pool, came over especially to say to me, children are not allowed in the spa you know, i just said oh.

then ignored her.

then she said it says so on that sign,
i think she was expecting some kind of response from me

again i just said oh.
we carried on staying in the spa until we where done then left

its a hotel swimming pool, and they also have a sauna and steam room, i do not take her into those!
but the sign is on the oppasite side of the wall and in small print because it lists about 500 things you can't do in the sauna spa and steam room.

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Merrylegs · 29/04/2009 12:21

Apparantly it's because little kids can overheat really quickly, so at public pools/gyms etc they always have a 'no kids' policy (ours is no under 12s).

They are just covering their backs, because of course all us loony parents are going to stick our kids into the jacuzzi or sauna to boil for a few hours and we are unable to use our common sense and think, oh kid's getting red-in-the-face, best pull it out.

They are saving us from ourselves you see.

HOWEVER I NEVER go in a public jacuzzi - why? It's a hot bed, a petri-dish, a writhing culture-pit for all kinds of infectious diseases and skin lesions, all boiling nicely at incubation temperature.

newpup · 29/04/2009 12:23

I always miss the small print on those signs that says

This notice does not apply to you!!!!

AuntieMaggie · 29/04/2009 12:23

Well thats a responsible attitude

I wouldn't take my child in there full stop, especially not without fully researching the dangers and if it was recommended not to.

The damage might not be apparent straight away, but they are designed to increase your circulation and therefore have an effect on your blood pressure.

StripeyKnickersSpottySocks · 29/04/2009 12:23

I always thought pools said no to small kids in hot tubs 'cos the kids piss in 'em. Its a smaller volumne of water so the piss builds up to you're sitting in a 50/50 water/urine mix. Nice.

rubyslippers · 29/04/2009 12:25

i wouldn't take DS who is nearly 3 in one

i think if there is a notice at your pool saying this and someone pointed it out to you, it is failry rude to ignore both

JustCallMeGoat · 29/04/2009 12:26

it is to do with blood pressure. those signs are there for a reason.

jeee · 29/04/2009 12:27

Actually, our local swimming pools simply say "no unaccompanied under 8s"

Blu · 29/04/2009 12:27

Infection is much more of a problem in jaccuzzis because of the warmth, small water volume, etc. There is a really nasty and common infection called something like Spa Something-itis - anyway it is pus filled spots all over your body.

So I guess toddlers wee-ing in there doesn't help!

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JeanPoole · 29/04/2009 12:34

well i could just let her sit on the edge and dangle her legs in.

although i could do with one at home.
now that would be nice.

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SOLOisMeredithGrey · 29/04/2009 12:37

JustCallMeGoat,you beat me to it. It is to do with blood pressure, the spa changes your BP, though I can't recall which way...I think it lowers it so fainting is a possibility.

Personally, I would not be tempted to take my 2yo into a spa.

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JeanPoole · 29/04/2009 12:38

the showers are hotter than the spa, i think it's becaause its a bit stuffy down there

and there's alot of old people that use the hotel pool, and i don't think they like the peace disturbing by a lively two year, old going rabbit rabbit and ball ball

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