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Would you take your child swimming if they had diarrohea?

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Blu · 16/03/2009 12:14

Because the pool at our gym has had to be closed for a week because of 'an incident' involving a parent who took their child swimming, despite the fact that they knew s/he had a stomach upset!

Because the child was ill, there have had to be all sorts of cleaning procedures and lab checks.

It must be costing the gym a fortune - we were upset because DP has joined solely to take DS so that he can regain strength and flexibility following 8.5 months of orthopaedic operations.

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FAQinglovely · 16/03/2009 21:46

5??? You are joking - they certainly don't start learning to swim in infant round here - DS1 is in YR3 and had no swimming lessons with school yet - think they start in YR4.........

NormaJeanBaker · 16/03/2009 21:49

How do you know 'they knew'. It might have been an very unpleasant surprise for them too. Or do you know these people?

SlightlyMadScotland · 16/03/2009 21:50

The rules round here are that you have to have been clear of an upset stomach for 5 days...I am pretty sure though that it is not always adhered too - especially when parents have paid a fortune on swimming lessons up front.

Our pool has been closed a few times for an hour or so whilst stools/vomit have been cleaned etc.

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Desiderata · 16/03/2009 21:57

Then we're on the same page, FAQ.

I don't see why any kid should learn to swim until they're ready.

5, 15, 20, it's all the same to me.

I'm a strong swimmer, and I don't have a problem with swimming, but I wouldn't inflict a swimming pool on a child unless they begged for it.

They stink, and they're a hotbed of germs.

FAQinglovely · 16/03/2009 21:58

I wish they started earlier in schools - last years holiday with the DS's would have been so much more fun for DS1 in particular if he could swim........

Desiderata · 16/03/2009 22:00

Ok, FAQ, it looks like you're in the mood for a fight.

I'm 43. My primary school had its own swimming pool, and we were taught to swim at five. It was compulsory in my school.

We could all swim at five. But it was shite, because I hate swimming.

FAQinglovely · 16/03/2009 22:04

not in the mood for a fight - just stating the facts. I had to make DS1 stay in the little toddler pool with us because he can't swim. He was desperate to go and play in the big pool with the big inflatable whatsits....

And I was "taught" to swim from before I started school right up until just after I left school (and I still cant' really swim. Can do an extremely dodgy backstroke that gets me from one end of the pool to another..........if the lane markers are out (otherwise I go diagonally), or a pathetic doggy paddle that I'd be lucky to get half way up the pool with

I loved going to the pool - used to go up with my friends from school and muck around, so wasn't that I didn't enjoy it - I just can't do it

Desiderata · 16/03/2009 22:10

Poof

I hate swimming. I hated it as a kid and I still hate it.

I'm a very strong swimmer, and not remotely scared of water, but it's a nause for me.

When I was a kid, I used to draw verucchas on my feet with a black Bic biro

FAQinglovely · 16/03/2009 22:16

That's the annoying thing - I'm not scared of water either, love going to the pool, and used to love going down to the beach and messing in the sea with my brother when I was 5 and he was 9 (without parents!) . Would LOVE to be able to swim...........but after my mum (a strong swimmer), 3 schools, a private pool teacher (actually 2 of them) and 3 different public pool teachers all failed to get me swimming properly I've given up all hope of ever being able to do it well

If the lane markers were out at the private pool that I used to use when I was at boarding school I could easily do 15-20 lengths (with lots of crashing into the markers along the way ) but take them markers away and I'd be all over the place (so not much use if I were to suddenly find myself in an open expanse of water and needed to swim to the edge )

hester · 16/03/2009 22:20

Glad all is going well, Blu. I think about him often.

Oh, I hate swimming pools too. I hate the sea. I'd jump out of a helicopter (with a parachute!) but I'm a bit freaky-deaky about water. I resolutely resisted baby swimming classes but will have to submit to the evil lure of chlorine at some point, I suppose.

Your diarrhoea story has not been much incentive!

divedaisy · 16/03/2009 22:28

Sort answer - 'No'

Longer answer - not fair on the child or on other pool users.

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Blu · 17/03/2009 10:46

LOL at fake verrucas!

Hester, have you still got my e mail? I'll send you sone pics...and you can tell me about your DD!

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PartOfTheHumphreysGroup · 17/03/2009 10:57

I think the problem is people who just use those disposable swimming nappies - they're not going to hold a poo in. At the swimming lessons I go to with dd, they insist on a 'happy nappy' on top of a disposable, is wetsuit material with snug cuffs around legs and waist so nothing gets out. Everyone should have to use them.

wilbur · 17/03/2009 11:00

Glad to hear your ds is doing well, blu. And grosserama about the swimming pool. I like taking the kids swimming as it knackers them out, but would never go if they were ill.

PartOfTheHumphreysGroup · 17/03/2009 11:05

Btw I wouldn't take them if I thought they were I'll of course!

SoupDragon · 17/03/2009 13:23

Why do people take small children swimming? I took both DSs and DD to baby swimming because I hate swimming, although I can swim perfectly well, and am not happy being splashed or going underwater etc etc. It's been a horrendous experience for me but none of the SmallDragons are remotely scared of water and all swim like fishes. Both DSs could swim 5m by 3.5 and DD is heading the same way (she can swim the 5m but only underwater The instructor insists they come up to breath at least twice.) I have also become more used to being dunked and splashed so it's a success all round

As for not being able to see that a UK under 5 would be confident enough to swim unaided. I had to shout at DS2 (7) last summer that DD (2.5) was heading to the pool near him and was going to jump. I could not get from where I was watching the wading pool to where she was going to jump. He retrieved her, she laughed and swam the 2m or so back to the edge. Some children have no fear and do not understand the risks of water. The point is that they don't think of swimming unsupervised but rather think of playing in the water.

I am also weeping with laughter at "I pay taxes so that schools can teach my kid to swim". DS1 had 1 term in Y3 (one term) in which to learn to swim 25m. Thankfully he could already swim very well and had a whale of a time (as will DS2 next term). for those children who could not swim, it must have been an utterly miserable experience. I believe they have another term in Y6. When I was at school, the junior school had their own pool. It was outdoor. It was farking freezing and I hated every moment of swimming. I finally learnt to swim in Y5 but I think the dislike of swimming was ingrained in me by then.

hester · 17/03/2009 20:51

Blu, I've just emailed you. Eagerly awaiting photos!

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