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Swimming pool temp, can it be too warm?

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MumToBe1980 · 27/10/2020 08:27

Hi, I am planning on joining water babies with my thirteen month old. I have 2 pool options, one is 35c hydrotherapy pool at a, local school, the other is a 29/30c learner pool at local baths. I love the sound of the warmer pool as I'm abit nesh, but just thinking would baby get used to the lovely warm water and find it abit of a shock then going to a cooler bath? Or am I thinking way too much about this! Lol xxx

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PolarBearStrength · 27/10/2020 08:31

35 is slightly cooler than a bath, so I wouldn’t worry about that.

29/30 is fine with a decent neoprene suit on though.

Letsallscreamatthesistene · 27/10/2020 08:36

Id also go for the warmer pool

Cutesbabasmummy · 27/10/2020 08:41

Go for the warm pool. My DS started to
Go blue after 10 mins in the public learner pool. He was skinny though!

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MichelleOR84 · 27/10/2020 09:00

Both pools are a nice temperature! You end up moving around a lot with Water Babies ( it’s my workout every week 😂) and you might actually find yourself getting a bit warm in either pool or maybe that’s just me .

My 20 month old DS has been with water babies since he was 11 weeks old swimming in 32C water and never seems bothered when swimming in colder water . He swims in swimming trunks but we put him in a wet suit when in colder waters :

www.splashabout.com/happy-nappy-wetsuit-toddler-under-the-sea.html

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MumToBe1980 · 27/10/2020 09:21

Thanks for your replies, great idea about getting swimming suit for when going to cooler pools! Xxx

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VeggieSausageRoll · 27/10/2020 09:24

We do both, we have lessons in a warm hydro pool wearing a swim nappy (DC, not me, jeez that would be a sight) and also go to freezing much cooler leisure centre pool wearing a neoprene wetsuit.

Have a look at the splash about site linked above

AegonT · 27/10/2020 19:03

We did water babies in a 35 degree pool. In that she just wore a swimsuit (with nappy under). When we went to a normal pool we put a wetsuit type thing on her till she was 4 so she didn't get too cold and could swim longer.

modgepodge · 28/10/2020 15:59

I’d go for the warmer one. My daughter is 18m and still has to wear a wetsuit in most pools. Our lessons are in a 34 degree pool and it’s lovely. In a public pool, which tend to be cooler, even with a wetsuit on she’s chilly after half an hour.

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