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LoveBeingMrsT
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you take your toddler to a pool?
i want to take my 13 month old to my cousins pool but since josh runs around like a mad man (and falls) i am worried he will fall in their pool (although i will be on top of him.)
which floatation device would work best to keep on him.
where can i find one?
TIA!
Message edited 6/9/2008 7:36:03 PM.
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EmmaNick
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
Hmm, I don't know that any of those things will work on a child that little. I was checking out life vests for Emma and most of them were for like ages 2 and up. Water wings probably wouldn't stay on his arms and those aren't really meant to save a child if they fall in. I started using those around 2 with DS.
I would go to the store and try on the life vests and see if any of them will fit him.
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| Posted 6/9/08 1:51 PM |
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LuvMy2Girls
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
Is there any way to keep him AWAY from the pool, like outside a locked gate?
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| Posted 6/9/08 1:52 PM |
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bicosi
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
We have vests for our kids. They go by weight, not age. I would go to any boating or sports store with your child and try them on to see which has the best fit.
GL! 
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| Posted 6/9/08 1:53 PM |
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MyChip-n-Dales
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
vest with strap.
DO NOT get the swim suit with the floats in it.. if dc was to fall in face first it would keep them like that. get a vest that has floatation on the front and none on the back.
like this.
i have worked along side the lifeguards and te marine police as well as the coastguard. these jackets save more lives!!!
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| Posted 6/9/08 1:53 PM |
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EmmaNick
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
Posted by bicosi
We have vests for our kids. They go by weight, not age. I would go to any boating or sports store with your child and try them on to see which has the best fit.
GL!
I realize that, but when I was trying to find one for DD when we went to GWL, I couldn't find one for a child less than 30lbs. I just assumed they didn't make them that small.
I did just google and found this one from 0-30lbs and they do have larger ones also if your DC is more than 30lbs.
http://www.boatersworld.com/product/396020224msk.htm
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| Posted 6/9/08 2:14 PM |
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pmpkn087
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
Those vest things just seem soooooo hot for them. Especially the ones with the holes for the legs, like a full body thing.
We got Steven arm Swimmies for our vacation at the lake. And, he has a few tubes (with a seat).
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| Posted 6/9/08 2:47 PM |
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CunningOne
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
We use vest for my kids, and they clip in front and have a strap down under through the legs. They aren't allowed in my IL's yard without it (they have an in-ground pool). At the public pool we go to, they are only in the baby pool because flotation devices are not allowed in the big pool.
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| Posted 6/9/08 3:02 PM |
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LoveBeingMrsT
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
thank you all the the great advice and links! i'm going to try to find the right vest with a strap.
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| Posted 6/9/08 7:35 PM |
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Laura1976
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
what about the little wetsuits that have the floatation device inside of it?
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| Posted 6/9/08 9:21 PM |
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MyChip-n-Dales
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Re: you take your toddler to a pool?
Posted by Laura1976
what about the little wetsuits that have the floatation device inside of it?
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NOOOOO!!! if your child falls in the water with it and is unconcious or cannot flip over they willl DROWN!!! they dont turn the child upright....
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| Posted 6/9/08 10:32 PM |
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