Last night we took Kinley swimming in a pool for the first time. We went with some friends to the YMCA where they have a kid's pool area. She seemed indifferent to the whole thing. She didn't cry about the water at all, but didn't seem to love it as much as her bath...it was a but chilly. She did give lots of smiles when a kid would pass by or come see her. Even when she turned purple and started shivering, still no tears. I think as she gets older she will love the water. After we got home, we all hopped in the shower to wash off and as we're rinsing Kinley, she ingests a lot of water. She has a few (maybe 15 but felt longer) seconds where she was choking and trying to catch her breath. It was very scary for me and I started wondering if she got water in her lungs...and so many other irrational thoughts. So we called the after hours nursing service for our pediatrician who (while probably holding back laughter) told us she was fine. I wanted her to sleep with us just to make sure but she wanted to be on her own to sleep. Needless to say...she's fine and we were reminded that we are indeed first time parents!
Friday, March 12, 2010
New Parent Panic
Last night we took Kinley swimming in a pool for the first time. We went with some friends to the YMCA where they have a kid's pool area. She seemed indifferent to the whole thing. She didn't cry about the water at all, but didn't seem to love it as much as her bath...it was a but chilly. She did give lots of smiles when a kid would pass by or come see her. Even when she turned purple and started shivering, still no tears. I think as she gets older she will love the water. After we got home, we all hopped in the shower to wash off and as we're rinsing Kinley, she ingests a lot of water. She has a few (maybe 15 but felt longer) seconds where she was choking and trying to catch her breath. It was very scary for me and I started wondering if she got water in her lungs...and so many other irrational thoughts. So we called the after hours nursing service for our pediatrician who (while probably holding back laughter) told us she was fine. I wanted her to sleep with us just to make sure but she wanted to be on her own to sleep. Needless to say...she's fine and we were reminded that we are indeed first time parents!
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But we also know from experience to not always take the Dr. advice first time around.
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