Water Activities with Newborn?

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I guess if you had a bath sling for them to sit in you could. I, personally, wouldn't be comfortable letting them be in a few inches of water like that until they could sit up well on their own. I assume I won't be able to get in a pool myself, to hold him, for at least 6-8 weeks because of bleeding so I hadn't even considered water play an option for this year.

[ladymouse]

I wouldn't seriously consider it. We're getting a splash pool for DS, and me and the little one will sit in the shade (maybe with the sprinkler nearby for some mist.)

I mostly wanted to note that there's a chance you won't bleed that long. I only spotted after the first 48 hours. But... I hemorrhaged pretty badly, so I may not have a normal experience.

[kemdupuis]

Not sure we can do much this summer, but I am already looking forward to next summer and doing some mommy-and-me type water classes at the YMCA!

[Deleted]

We did infant swim class w DS starting at 6 months old and then a but after when we would go on vacations they sell these little infant swim inflatable seats . I'll try to find a photo of the one that we have and post it. He loved it. You of course need to hold on to the floaty the whole time. But it was so nice to be able to swim with him on vacation and not worry about holding him up the whole time. He loved practicing kicking around the pool too.

In answer to your question about if they can be in a few inches of water next to you i would not feel comfortable with that until 4-6 months when they are able to sit up and when they have full head control.

[tatersalad]

I'm planning to wear LO with a big sun hat in the KTan Breeze some in the pool later on this summer, but I don't really engage them in pool activities until 5 months or so.

[Widget123]

I think they are just going to be too young this summer for anything involving water outside. I didn't attempt anything of the sort with DD. another thing to remember is they cant regulate their temperature well as newborns.

[wormgerm]

When my sister had her son last March her pediatrician had some rules(?) about no chlorine until 6 months or something. I think the best most of us will get is dipping our feet in the water with babies sleeping in arms/carriers.

[omgtree]

In getting an inflatable pool for DD1 who's 18 months right now not sure if she'll love it or hate it. I plans to be able to take it inside and fill it with balls or pillows if she hates the water. I may put LO in a suit my bff bought her for pictures but that's it. NB get cold easy and don't do much.

[junch817]

Apr 18, 2015 20:03:03 GMT -5 Widget123 said:

I think they are just going to be too young this summer for anything involving water outside. I didn't attempt anything of the sort with DD. another thing to remember is they cant regulate their temperature well as newborns.

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I wouldn't do it personally, but if you do decide to do it, it would need to be like bath water. Body temperature is one of the main reasons they say no pools for awhile.

[theBeeMama]

My DS was born in July and by the very last few days of August/beginning of September my parent's still had their pool open, and it was still hot as blue blazes here, so I took a few dips in the pool... Mainly floated and lounged around, and I'd hold baby and let him dip his feet in the water. But I mean, he was 6-9 weeks old so it wasn't like he got that much enjoyment out of it. When you're that brand new to the universe, looking at your mom's face is fascinating enough. Everything else is superfluous. Lol It was way more about getting me out of the house and relaxing outside, which was awesome.

[megeliz1]

We took DD to an indoor pool at 2.5 months last summer. It was great!

[honeybunches101]

Our pediatrician said no chlorine, no sunscreen, no hanging out in direct sunlight (within reason) and no swimming until 6 months. Main concern is maintaining body temp. We will probably get an inflatable pool for our 3yo and I am sure it would be fine to sit in it with the newborn on my lap for a few minutes, but I'm not really sure what the point would be. I highly doubt they make swim diapers for newborns and the regular diaper would get huge and the baby won't really enjoy it.

I bled for several weeks and there's an open would in the uterous so I would wait 6 weeks for swiming even if you stop bleeding.

[wifedeangel]

Ditto on the no's. You won't be able to get in the pool/lake/ocean for at least 6 weeks, even if you're not bleeding. And newborns can't regulate their body temperature and aren't supposed to be exposed to all those chemicals anyway.

I think this summer most of us will be stuck sitting in the shade of walking around highly air conditioned malls.

[mcp6286]

My mom took me on vacation to a lake and had me in the water with her when I was 2 months old but I don't think I'd do the same. I also got a couple cute bathing suits just for fun that I will put her in during our beach vacation in Aug, but I don't anticipate much water play this summer