Resort pools

[Dana30]

Might be a dumb question, but are infants (non potty trained) allowed in any resort pools?

 

[jenseib]

Yes, but you need to use swim diapers with them.

 

[Princess Roo]

It is posted that you need swim diapers. (If you're not familiar with them, they are disposables that you can find in the stores right next to the regular diapers.) One of the two times we swam during our last trip the lifeguard said that they needed to have swimsuits OVER the swim diapers. I did not see this anywhere, and he finally let us just put a pair of knit shorts over the swim diaper, but he was not willing to let us in otherwise. (It was December and he had outgrown his suit from the summer and I didn't buy one just for the winter trip, knowing that he'll need a larger size yet this summer.)

 

[Mouse House Mama]

Wow! I can't believe they made you put shorts over the diaper! I don't really see what purpose that serves. Thank goodness that hasn't happened to us. I always bring swimsuits for all of us but to be honest I think the swim diapers are cute with the Disney designs on them and when my ds was younger I'd just take him in with the swim diaper. Good to know that they can stop you.

 

[Princess Roo]

It may have been a "fluke" thing, but I wanted to post it so that if you have a swimsuit you're sure to bring it. We were really surprised, but maybe the guard was new or something. It's also possible that if we had gotten to the point where we had to tell DS he couldn't go in the pool and we let him have a massive temper tantrum at the bottom of the guard's chair, that then he would have let him go in

I agree that with the Disney designs, the swim diapers are so cute on the little ones.

 

[monorailsilver]

It is posted that you need swim diapers. (If you're not familiar with them, they are disposables that you can find in the stores right next to the regular diapers.) One of the two times we swam during our last trip the lifeguard said that they needed to have swimsuits OVER the swim diapers. I did not see this anywhere, and he finally let us just put a pair of knit shorts over the swim diaper, but he was not willing to let us in otherwise. (It was December and he had outgrown his suit from the summer and I didn't buy one just for the winter trip, knowing that he'll need a larger size yet this summer.)

I can't believe that or better yet I can.

The life guard that I encountered at the Poly had a fit because my then just shy of 2 yo only liked to be in a pool with swimmies & a tube. The lifeguard had a fit & told me I could only use one of them.

Hello, I was with him the entire time, I did not let him swim away from me & I kept my hands on the tube or his body.

I was livid. My son is so particular (like if you cut the food up the wrong way, hissy fit starts) that for me to put a life jacket on him would of set him off.

Now if I wasn't watching him or in the pool with him then the life guard could talk but since there were 100 ish people in the pool because it was very hot out & she should of thanked me for watching my kid.

And there was nothing on the sign about it because I made sure before I put him in.

Needless to say we spent more time in the quiet pool that vacation since there were no lifeguards there.

 

[OntFamily]

It is posted that you need swim diapers. (If you're not familiar with them, they are disposables that you can find in the stores right next to the regular diapers.) One of the two times we swam during our last trip the lifeguard said that they needed to have swimsuits OVER the swim diapers. I did not see this anywhere, and he finally let us just put a pair of knit shorts over the swim diaper, but he was not willing to let us in otherwise. (It was December and he had outgrown his suit from the summer and I didn't buy one just for the winter trip, knowing that he'll need a larger size yet this summer.)

I find some lifeguards like to make up rules, to suit their own thoughts. At AKL last Fall, I had a lifeguard tell me you can't drink any liquid within 6 -7 feet of the pool edge.... Which of course meant the pool bar was breaking the rule.

 

[Dana30]

I apreciate the help. I will be sure t have bathing suits...just in case!

Dana