It's just too funny!!!

Worrying about the baby becoming too hot... while on a boat!!! In NYC!!!
Good Grief!

CM



"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
|
| "Magnum" wrote in message
| et...
| Katy,
|
| His wife is supposedly a nurse. Think about it.
|
| And the idiot is asking baby questions on a sailing NG. For next
| summer yet!
|
| What's next, ''what do I do with the baby if it's raining outside next
| Spring''?
|
| SV
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Magnum
|
| "katysails" wrote in message
| ...
| Having had children and never having an air conditioner until they
| were
| well
| grown, I don't see this as a problem. Thomas will be almost one
| by next
| season...the problem is not whether they get hot but how hydrated
| they
| are....push fluids is much more important than an AC...especially
| since
| you
| live in a temperate climate...keep them dry, they don;t get the
| prickly
| heat....it's all pretty basic stuff...why create false atmosphere
| for a
| baby? Babies are both resilient and adaptable and should be
| exposed to
| their climate so they adapt. Creating a false climate causes
| problems
| down
| the road. The ;latest studies show a,amazing things about kids.
| Babies
| that are brought up in super clean, animal-less environments tend
| to grow
| up
| with allergies and asthma. kids that are allowed to get healthily
| dirty
| and
| have pets are far more disease resistant down the line. Makes
| sense...your
| average farm kid is as healthy as a horse whereas asthma seems to
| be a
| city
| or suburb kid thing.
| "Jeff Morris" wrote in message
| ...
| Its no problem. Make sure you can lash a seat (old car seat,
| etc.)
| under
| the
| dodger so he can stay out of the Sun. I don't recall having any
| "overheating"
| issues while under way or at anchor or a mooring. Dockside, of
| course,
| can be a
| problem, so you might want to fire up the A/C if you intend to
| stay
| dockside a
| lot. When Amelia was born, we moved to a marina (Constitution
| Marina)
| that had
| a small swimming pool, so Mother and Baby could hang out there
| if I was
| fiddling
| with the boat.
|
| This brings up another point. Thomas can take swimming lessons
| at the
| "Y"
| (and
| other places) starting at about 6 months.
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| ...
|
|
| This season is wrapping up and Thomas may get one or two sails
| in, but
| I'm
| concerned about the hot months next year. How do couples keep
| babies
| cool
| under
| sail on hot days? I see them sailing, but I still have
| concerns. I
| have
| a AC
| system for the boat (not installed), but it would require a
| small
| genset
| to
| keep running under sail. Thoughts from kiddie-cruiser experts
| out
| there?
|
| RB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Doesn't his boat have an ice box?

Scotty

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
It's just too funny!!!

Worrying about the baby becoming too hot... while on a boat!!! In
NYC!!!
Good Grief!

CM



"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
|
| "Magnum" wrote in message
| et...
| Katy,
|
| His wife is supposedly a nurse. Think about it.
|
| And the idiot is asking baby questions on a sailing NG. For next
| summer yet!
|
| What's next, ''what do I do with the baby if it's raining outside
next
| Spring''?
|
| SV
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Magnum
|
| "katysails" wrote in message
|
...
| Having had children and never having an air conditioner until
they
| were
| well
| grown, I don't see this as a problem. Thomas will be almost
one
| by next
| season...the problem is not whether they get hot but how
hydrated
| they
| are....push fluids is much more important than an
AC...especially
| since
| you
| live in a temperate climate...keep them dry, they don;t get
the
| prickly
| heat....it's all pretty basic stuff...why create false
atmosphere
| for a
| baby? Babies are both resilient and adaptable and should be
| exposed to
| their climate so they adapt. Creating a false climate causes
| problems
| down
| the road. The ;latest studies show a,amazing things about
kids.
| Babies
| that are brought up in super clean, animal-less environments
tend
| to grow
| up
| with allergies and asthma. kids that are allowed to get
healthily
| dirty
| and
| have pets are far more disease resistant down the line. Makes
| sense...your
| average farm kid is as healthy as a horse whereas asthma seems
to
| be a
| city
| or suburb kid thing.
| "Jeff Morris" wrote in
message
| ...
| Its no problem. Make sure you can lash a seat (old car
seat,
| etc.)
| under
| the
| dodger so he can stay out of the Sun. I don't recall having
any
| "overheating"
| issues while under way or at anchor or a mooring. Dockside,
of
| course,
| can be a
| problem, so you might want to fire up the A/C if you intend
to
| stay
| dockside a
| lot. When Amelia was born, we moved to a marina
(Constitution
| Marina)
| that had
| a small swimming pool, so Mother and Baby could hang out
there
| if I was
| fiddling
| with the boat.
|
| This brings up another point. Thomas can take swimming
lessons
| at the
| "Y"
| (and
| other places) starting at about 6 months.
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| ...
|
|
| This season is wrapping up and Thomas may get one or two
sails
| in, but
| I'm
| concerned about the hot months next year. How do couples
keep
| babies
| cool
| under
| sail on hot days? I see them sailing, but I still have
| concerns. I
| have
| a AC
| system for the boat (not installed), but it would require
a
| small
| genset
| to
| keep running under sail. Thoughts from kiddie-cruiser
experts
| out
| there?
|
| RB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

Bobsprit is a geek.


Magnum

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Doesn't his boat have an ice box?

Scotty

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
It's just too funny!!!

Worrying about the baby becoming too hot... while on a boat!!! In
NYC!!!
Good Grief!

CM



"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
|
| "Magnum" wrote in message
| et...
| Katy,
|
| His wife is supposedly a nurse. Think about it.
|
| And the idiot is asking baby questions on a sailing NG. For next
| summer yet!
|
| What's next, ''what do I do with the baby if it's raining outside
next
| Spring''?
|
| SV
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Magnum
|
| "katysails" wrote in message
|
...
| Having had children and never having an air conditioner until
they
| were
| well
| grown, I don't see this as a problem. Thomas will be almost
one
| by next
| season...the problem is not whether they get hot but how
hydrated
| they
| are....push fluids is much more important than an
AC...especially
| since
| you
| live in a temperate climate...keep them dry, they don;t get
the
| prickly
| heat....it's all pretty basic stuff...why create false
atmosphere
| for a
| baby? Babies are both resilient and adaptable and should be
| exposed to
| their climate so they adapt. Creating a false climate causes
| problems
| down
| the road. The ;latest studies show a,amazing things about
kids.
| Babies
| that are brought up in super clean, animal-less environments
tend
| to grow
| up
| with allergies and asthma. kids that are allowed to get
healthily
| dirty
| and
| have pets are far more disease resistant down the line. Makes
| sense...your
| average farm kid is as healthy as a horse whereas asthma seems
to
| be a
| city
| or suburb kid thing.
| "Jeff Morris" wrote in
message
| ...
| Its no problem. Make sure you can lash a seat (old car
seat,
| etc.)
| under
| the
| dodger so he can stay out of the Sun. I don't recall having
any
| "overheating"
| issues while under way or at anchor or a mooring. Dockside,
of
| course,
| can be a
| problem, so you might want to fire up the A/C if you intend
to
| stay
| dockside a
| lot. When Amelia was born, we moved to a marina
(Constitution
| Marina)
| that had
| a small swimming pool, so Mother and Baby could hang out
there
| if I was
| fiddling
| with the boat.
|
| This brings up another point. Thomas can take swimming
lessons
| at the
| "Y"
| (and
| other places) starting at about 6 months.
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| ...
|
|
| This season is wrapping up and Thomas may get one or two
sails
| in, but
| I'm
| concerned about the hot months next year. How do couples
keep
| babies
| cool
| under
| sail on hot days? I see them sailing, but I still have
| concerns. I
| have
| a AC
| system for the boat (not installed), but it would require
a
| small
| genset
| to
| keep running under sail. Thoughts from kiddie-cruiser
experts
| out
| there?
|
| RB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|

geeks are usually smart, I'd say he's more Dork than geek.

SV

"Magnum" wrote in message
. net...
Bobsprit is a geek.


Magnum

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Doesn't his boat have an ice box?

Scotty

"Capt. Mooron" wrote in message
...
It's just too funny!!!

Worrying about the baby becoming too hot... while on a boat!!!
In
NYC!!!
Good Grief!

CM



"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
|
| "Magnum" wrote in message
| et...
| Katy,
|
| His wife is supposedly a nurse. Think about it.
|
| And the idiot is asking baby questions on a sailing NG. For
next
| summer yet!
|
| What's next, ''what do I do with the baby if it's raining
outside
next
| Spring''?
|
| SV
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Magnum
|
| "katysails" wrote in message
|
...
| Having had children and never having an air conditioner
until
they
| were
| well
| grown, I don't see this as a problem. Thomas will be
almost
one
| by next
| season...the problem is not whether they get hot but how
hydrated
| they
| are....push fluids is much more important than an
AC...especially
| since
| you
| live in a temperate climate...keep them dry, they don;t
get
the
| prickly
| heat....it's all pretty basic stuff...why create false
atmosphere
| for a
| baby? Babies are both resilient and adaptable and should
be
| exposed to
| their climate so they adapt. Creating a false climate
causes
| problems
| down
| the road. The ;latest studies show a,amazing things about
kids.
| Babies
| that are brought up in super clean, animal-less
environments
tend
| to grow
| up
| with allergies and asthma. kids that are allowed to get
healthily
| dirty
| and
| have pets are far more disease resistant down the line.
Makes
| sense...your
| average farm kid is as healthy as a horse whereas asthma
seems
to
| be a
| city
| or suburb kid thing.
| "Jeff Morris" wrote in
message
| ...
| Its no problem. Make sure you can lash a seat (old car
seat,
| etc.)
| under
| the
| dodger so he can stay out of the Sun. I don't recall
having
any
| "overheating"
| issues while under way or at anchor or a mooring.
Dockside,
of
| course,
| can be a
| problem, so you might want to fire up the A/C if you
intend
to
| stay
| dockside a
| lot. When Amelia was born, we moved to a marina
(Constitution
| Marina)
| that had
| a small swimming pool, so Mother and Baby could hang out
there
| if I was
| fiddling
| with the boat.
|
| This brings up another point. Thomas can take swimming
lessons
| at the
| "Y"
| (and
| other places) starting at about 6 months.
|
| "Bobsprit" wrote in message
| ...
|
|
| This season is wrapping up and Thomas may get one or
two
sails
| in, but
| I'm
| concerned about the hot months next year. How do
couples
keep
| babies
| cool
| under
| sail on hot days? I see them sailing, but I still have
| concerns. I
| have
| a AC
| system for the boat (not installed), but it would
require
a
| small
| genset
| to
| keep running under sail. Thoughts from kiddie-cruiser
experts
| out
| there?
|
| RB
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|