Sophia has no desire to be in any kind of raft and does not want to be held either in the pool. The kid wants to go and for some reason thinks she has mastered swimming. So what is safe for her at her age (almost 16 months). Life vest seem so uncomfortable, so are arm floaties ok? I have seen the one piece swimsuit thingy, are these ok?
Sophia Kate 3.31.08
Re: Water Safety
Emma is the same way. I tried the arm floaties and they didn't really help at all. She hated having the life vest on. I bought one of those one piece swimsuit float things but ended up taking it back because I figured she'd hate having that on as well.
Basically, when we are in the pool I have to hold her all the while she's struggling to get loose. She likes to launch off the steps in the pool whether you are ready or not to catch her. Scares me!
Sophia Kate 3.31.08
FIL got DD a cute life jacket from Bass Pro. It has the piece behind the head to keep her upright. We haven't used it but it seems pretty safe... now as to whether or not DD will wear it....... that remains to be seen.
I think the only thing that is going to keep their head above water is a uscg approved life vest/jacket. Infant ones all have the "flap" on the backside. This is what will keep their head up. Infant ones typically go up to 30 pounds. We bought DD one last year that I think adjusts a little better to such a wide weight range and it doesn't seem to bother her. There isn't a back to it, just the head "flap". You can see pictures in my blog... this post has pictures showing the front and the back..
https://onemorehicks.blogspot.com/2009/06/wordless-wednesday.html
I haven't seen it in stores (havne't looked at Bass or Cabela's though). My DH got it from one of his suppliers. But Overtons has ones that are similar...
https://www.overtons.com/modperl/product/details.cgi?r=view&i=12563&s_kwcid=adwords_infant_life_vest