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Swim diapers, a not potty trained child and inconsiderate parents

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Sure I’m likely to get hammered but, because one pair of inconsiderate parents took their not potty trained child into the pool, now the pool is closed until further notice to everyone else.

Swim diapers do not contain the fecal material. Once in the pool it’s a health risk to everyone else. Fortunately we’re not big pool people so it’s not a major loss. Still, it only takes one pooper to be a party pooper. Don’t be those parents who are the party poopers.
 
Sure I’m likely to get hammered but,
I doubt many will disagree. Chances are the child wasn't wearing a swim diaper or they kept their child in the water after they pooped. Once you know your child did the deed, they need to be take out ASAP.

I was at Harbour Lake once when the pool was closed. I asked if it was because someone pooped. Nope, someone puked. They were actively cleaning it up and ready to shock the pool.
 
Swim diapers are designed to contain poop. Clearly many, many babies are in public pools these days. I suppose severe diarrhea would be different. In my experience, removing the child immediately is ideal.
 
Swim diapers are designed to contain poop. Clearly many, many babies are in public pools these days. I suppose severe diarrhea would be different. In my experience, removing the child immediately is ideal.
Nope. Ideal is not letting untrained children in the pools in the first place. Removing them afterward is only a necessary health response. Then follow up with cleaning and billing the offending parents for the cost.
 
Nope. Ideal is not letting untrained children in the pools in the first place. Removing them afterward is only a necessary health response. Then follow up with cleaning and billing the offending parents for the cost.
Are you saying that babies or toddlers should never be taken in a public pool?
 
Yep. That'd be my choice. I have no desire to swim in a child's toilet.
But is that the reality? Your prior post made it seem that it shouldn't happen due to some law or resort rules. But in reality it is just your preference?
 
I've been in a hot tub and a young couple brings in a toddler wearing a regular diaper. That's when I left.
 
Sure I’m likely to get hammered but, because one pair of inconsiderate parents took their not potty trained child into the pool, now the pool is closed until further notice to everyone else.

Swim diapers do not contain the fecal material. Once in the pool it’s a health risk to everyone else. Fortunately we’re not big pool people so it’s not a major loss. Still, it only takes one pooper to be a party pooper. Don’t be those parents who are the party poopers.
I don’t understand any parent who allowed this to happen. Stupid is stupid. Yes! Those are some stupid parents. IMHO.

We stop using hot tubs, cruises ships, hotels & timeshare resort pools years ago because we saw a similar incident.
 
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I remember when I was younger and my aunts brought my cousins to our pool, they had rubber pants. Do they not make these anymore?
 
Do you swim in the ocean? Hmmm...

Kurt
Unless you are swimming in a place such as Sayulita (where the grossly overloaded local sewage treatment plant discharges minimally treated sewage into a creek about 100 yards upstream from the beach), there is a vast difference between a pool/hot tub where children have done their thing and an ocean beach that does not have direct sewage runoff.

For myself, I don't swim in any of the beaches in Puerto Vallarta, except for a few that I know are well protected.
 
Swim diapers are certainly designed to contain poop. That said- swim diapers have a shelf life of a couple of hours max of use after that they need to be change no matter what as they do still soak in pool water and become far less absorbent. And accidents still happen occasionally no matter how careful you are. Banning children from pools is just not realistic- if that is your position better starting digging your own pool.
 
Unless you are swimming in a place such as Sayulita (where the grossly overloaded local sewage treatment plant discharges minimally treated sewage into a creek about 100 yards upstream from the beach), there is a vast difference between a pool/hot tub where children have done their thing and an ocean beach that does not have direct sewage runoff.

For myself, I don't swim in any of the beaches in Puerto Vallarta, except for a few that I know are well protected.
Sorry, I should have put something to indicate sarcasm (at least a little). I do find it a bit funny people never seem to be grossed out by swimming in the ocean which is basically a giant toilet for all the fish and other sea life.

Kurt
 
I remember when I was younger and my aunts brought my cousins to our pool, they had rubber pants. Do they not make these anymore?
I sure hope so. Perfect solution.
 
On a semi-related note. I was walking by the pool this morning (it’s open again) as they were getting it ready for the day and the thought occurred to me, to bad I don’t have a mini baby with to toss in
 
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Even when the resort pools are open, I will not dunk my head unless it's in the morning when the water seems clean.

Bill
 
The thing to me as a nurse is, swim diapers do not contain all of the feces. There are enough studies to back this up I’m comfortable in that statement. Couple this with parents who don’t put them on, change them appropriately or even children who pull at them or even take them off and this becomes an issue for all.

Should non-potty trained children and incontenent of bowel adults stay out of public pools? IMHO yes . Should they be banned? IMHO no.

I simply think that adults should understand swim diapers provide a false since of security and your risking others health for convenience. This happens all the time and, as the old saying goes, let he who is without son cast the first stone. Im not perfect myself in all areas of life.

On a side note, there is no children’s splash pool for toddlers at this resort. A major over site if you ask me
 
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Swim lessons start early in my town. They start as early as 6 months.

This reminds me of our son who was so excited we bought a small outdoor pool. He was 2.5 years old and was a little stinker about potty training. He wasn't fully aware when he needed to go, if he was busy doing something else. I caught him more than he caught himself and picked him up to run to the potty.

I felt that he knew better than to wet himself. I had him in training underwear until the day we got the pool. They don't hold much, that's for sure. I kept telling him that we could get the cool big boy underwear with pictures on it, like brother has, if he would stay dry for a day. He put on his swim trunks and his snow boots to go outside into the pool (he wouldn't walk barefoot and still doesn't), and I told him, "Now don't you pee in the pool. You come inside to pee, do not ruin the fun for your brother and you by peeing in the pool because I will have to drain it." He said, "Okay, I won't." He came running to me, "I have to go potty.' He stayed dry the rest of his life. No accidents after that.

I don't understand kids needing to go to age 3 or 4 before potty training them.
 
On a side note, there is no children’s splash pool for toddlers at this resort. A major over site if you ask me
Based on my observations, they are seldom used features at most pools. Parents don't want to hang out around the kids pool, they just take their kids in the big pool.
 
Based on my observations, they are seldom used features at most pools. Parents don't want to hang out around the kids pool, they just take their kids in the big pool.

Which is why I’m usually more upset with the parents than the kids. Kids are simply being kids. They don’t know any better until They are taught to know better. Parents, OTOH, should know better. In the parents defense. The manufacturer of the swim diapers likely makes bold, yet not true, statements about the swim diapers ability to contain fecal matter.

Having thought longer about this than I thought I would, it would be nice to see resorts and hotels make an attempt to educate guests and suggest that non-potty trained children stay out of the big pools. Of course, they do often make suggestions that it’s dangerous for young children to be in the hot tubs, and yet, there they are anyway. I’ve even seen children in the hot tubs with snorkel gear. I really thought about putting my thumb over one of the kids snorkels,but I didn’t want to cause a scene. Plus I’m no fighter and didn’t want my butt whooped by the parents, assuming the kid could find them by the time I left the scene of the crime.
 
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