What do you think of baby swim lessons?

ClandestineX

I am thinking of having my son in swim lessons when he is about 6 months, I saw some videos of the little babies that turn themselves upwards if they accidentally fell in. It looks really interesting... https://www.infantswim.com/

tondraluv

This was on our local news!  I think it's pretty cool

mrshall10210

I would assume you'd be with him the whole time? If so, I say go for it as long as you're super careful about the sun. Is it indoors or in the evening? I lost my dad 2 years ago to melanoma, so the sun is a huge worry for me.

I do think its pretty fascinating though that babies can swim!

ClandestineX

mrshall10210:

I would assume you'd be with him the whole time? If so, I say go for it as long as you're super careful about the sun. Is it indoors or in the evening? I lost my dad 2 years ago to melanoma, so the sun is a huge worry for me. I do think its pretty fascinating though that babies can swim!

You are within arms reach of your child while they are learning.  

Angela814

I think it's pretty cool, but I haven't started any of my kids in that kind of lesson. I might if we had a pool in our backyard, but for now traditional swimming lessons are enough for us.

ClandestineX

My situation though is we have a creek running behind the house. There is one spot where it is about 5 feet deep though. Of course, I will be watching him to the best of my ability, but there are always accidents.

TexasAggie06

We are planning to do this.

TexasAggie06

NandaB:

The sahm board talked about this recently. Its pretty controverial. I would be concerned about the method in which they 'teach' the babies. I'm not in a hurry to scare my baby into learning how to stay afloat. I get that you have a safety concern, but I wouldn't rely on anything other than being super aware and a fence to protect my baby near moving water. I'm not in a rush to teach my baby to swim. Or read.

 

We personally know several people who did the class with their infants - none of the infants cried, and most of them laughed or smiled during the class.   They weren't scared.  I wouldn't do it if I thought he was going to be scared.  

OhSewCrafty

I'm pretty sure the type of swimming lessons you're talking about are very expensive and on a one on one basis. Definitely look into availability in your area.

ClandestineX

OhSewCrafty:

I'm pretty sure the type of swimming lessons you're talking about are very expensive and on a one on one basis. Definitely look into availability in your area.

I have looked into it, there are a bunch of programs here in Sacramento, one is 14 weeks, though I am leaving back to WV in the middle of August, and there are no programs (That I have seen yet, still looking) that offer infant training unless I go all the way to middle Ohio once or twice a week (Nope!)

The ones I have seen are like $150 or so, which I honestly think isn't bad at all. 

MrsHartman7

I think its great, my husband is going to start 'water babies' class at 6 months with our guy!  Our 2 nephews both started at 6 months, loved it, and are both excellent swimmers at 2 and 4.

Shabutie

These swimming instructors get paid ~$100 for a 10 minute lesson! Wowza! I think I need to look into teaching these lol

ETA: I think I was reading that wrong. It looks like it's ~100 for a week of lessons. Still, 5 lessons, at only 10 minutes each, for $100.... These people are getting paid $120/hour!

kristalg25

Yes I will enroll my DD when she is 6 months old. We live at the beach and near two rivers I was taught to swim at a very early age and feel its a good thing. I would never continue if DD was scared or uncomfortable and doing lots of research about the programs in my area make me feel at ease with it.

nearly_klo

Started Norah is lessons at 6 months, will start Nellie the same. Swimming is a life skill that we take seriously. My IL's live on farms with multiple dams, the girls have to have basic skills.

keado

I think swim lessons are awesome and swimming is such a critical life skill. If that creek was behind my house, though, I'd build a fence so freaking high around my backyard so that no child could get ever back there.