When can i take my baby in a hot tub/spa?

Question

He is going to be 12 months in a few days.

Answer 1

i would ask your pediatrician, but i know that hot tubs are not even that good for adults, if u stay in too long. i would ask the doctor before u let him in the hot tub, and if u dont ask, i would not take him in. to me it would seem it would not be good for them if they were under 5, but really, i have no idea what medical professionals would say: an interesting question!

Answer 2

I wouldn't take a child under three into the hot tub for more than five minutes. The heat can speed up their heart rates to abnormal levels. It might be safer just to let him sit on the side and dangle his feet in.

The other concern is the bacteria that grows in hot tubs when their pipes aren't flushed properly. For an adult immune system, this bacteria is easier to fight. In a small child, the consequences could be more serious.

Answer 3

Here are some things to consider about hot tubs and children:

A hot tub is a body of water in which a child can drown. That has to be first and foremost on your list of concerns.

Hot tubs are hot. Small children have much less ability to withstand heat stress than older children, adolescents and adults. Exercise great caution about putting young children - babies and toddlers - in a hot tub. I personally would advise you follow a rule that until kids are out of diapers, they are too small for the hot tub.

Which leads to the discussion of hygeine: diapered children are fundamentally dirty down there no matter how clean you think you keep them. Again, to me this is a good reason to keep little kids out of the tub.

Germs like warm water. Proper chlorination of hot tubs is essential. Hot tub folliculitis is a specific rash caused by infection of the hair follicles of the skin with Pseudomonas, a particularly nasty bacterium. It appears most often in my experience in the areas covered by a tight-fitting bathing suit on a child who sat for a prolonged period in a hot tub.

Answer 4

Never take a baby in a hot tub. Their little bodies can't handle the hot temperatures

Answer 5

When I was younger, I used to love hot tubs when we went on vacation, but one when I was ten had a sign above it reading, "You must be 12 or older to enter this hot tub." As such, it's not even good for older people if you stay in too long. Plus, babies - even older ones - have more delicate skin and could burn easier. I wouldn't reccomend taking him in it at all until he's older.

Answer 6

A person should NEVER take their baby into a hot tub or spa.The water is loaded with bacteria and not to mention the scalding hot water could give your babies delicate skin 3rd degree burns.If you don't want to end up in prision for murdering your child or child endangerment DON'T DO IT!!!A person is NOT suppose to get into hot tubs if your younger than 16 yrs.Please take my advice I urge you...

Answer 7

i'd wait until the child can walk well, and if your not already, enroll him in mommy and me swimming lessons. even if your child is with you, he will feel alot more safe and secure when he knows he can take care of himself. when he sees your having fun he'll be inclined to have fun too, but the piece of mind that if he didnt like where he was at, and he had no way to express his distaste, he knows he could solve the problem on his own really puts a todlers mind at ease. and while he will be more likely to mess around, (after all, boys will be boys) its much more likely he'll remember the hot tub/spa as an enjoyable experience instead of a scary place where mommy looked like she was enjoying herself, but he wasnt quite sure how getting all wet was supposed to be very fun.

but taking him to a hot tub or spa while he's still an infant does pose a health risk. his tiny body cannot maintain a healthy body tempature as good as an adults body. when you have less body mass, it takes less time for your body tempature to rise to an unhealthy level. even adults hot tub times are limited so that nobody steems themselves to the point of a crispy critter. this time is unfortunatly severly shortened for that of a childs, and especially an infants body. so it would be smart to wait at least until he's in his mid todler stage. however, i have seen that very young toddlers can learn to swim with the right encoragement and the right swimming lessons and right teacher. and of course with you there to offer help and encouragment, not only will it be an excelent bonding oportunity, but it will help him become confident early on in his life. (some would view that as a bad thing, as he might be more likely to get into things that he's not supposed to, but me personaly i think its a really good thing for him.)

Answer 8

No baby should be in a hot tub or spa. They cannot regulate their body temprature effectivly yet. Ask your ped, but I wouldn't try it till at least 4 or 5.

Answer 9

Keep it turned down to bath temperature (his/her bath, not yours) or warm swimming pool temperature. Do not use the jets. Stay in there the whole time. Use training underpants (good fitting ones) instead of swim diapers. Rinse him/her afterwards. Use a good cream like Eucerine or Aquafor afterwards....babyies tend to get eczema very easily. And watch for red spots as hot tub fulliculitis (sorry, I don't remember the spelling) is very common and can start a whole new chain of problems (antibiotics, more infections, more meds....a vicious cycle).

Answer 10

No. If you've ever been to any sort of health club their are signs saying that people under 16 should not go into the hottub. They're their for a reason. Especially not a baby. Their little boyd can't handle that.