When did you do swim lessons?

GTJess · December 2010

Reese absolutely LOVES the bath. seriously if nothing else calms her down, all I have to do is put her in the tub and she is happy as can be. There is a swim school right down the street from us (Sarah's School of Fish) and they have a Baby and Me class that runs for six weeks, teaching them how to float, go under water, etc and says it is for children 3-36 months of age. I was thinking of enrolling us in one in the spring (she'll be at least 6 months old by the time the class starts).

What do you think? is it too early? i'm obviously not expecting her to learn to swim yet, but I think it would be great for her to learn how to float and other safety skills for the water. Any other swim schools that you can recommend?

hthomas02 · December 2010

Finn was 15 months old when we did his first and Riley still hasn't done one but thanks for this reminder because we wanted to sign both boys up for swim this winter and I completely forgot until now. one more thing to add to my insanely huge list of things to do. BUT....go for it! It is never too early, she will love it!

GTJess · December 2010

hthomas02:
BUT....go for it! It is never too early, she will love it!

scary thing is though now I have to get in a swimsuit! Indifferent

hthomas02 · December 2010

and I also need to schedule a wax. you know, you're not helping my to-do list get any shorter jess.

MrsKLB · December 2010

We did swim lessons last year with Brady and he was about 8 months old. I think it's good to do it when they are young so they get used to being in the water, going under water, etc. We're going to do it again this Spring.

BuckheadBride06 · December 2010

We did swim lessons at 24 months and loved it! At 6 months, I think Reese would enjoy the lessons and will allow you to do more with her than as she gets older. The instructor would occasionally have to use toys to get Macy's attention back to the lesson. I also liked that I could practice with Macy on my own after the lesson.

JoelsGirl07 · December 2010

We did self-rescue lessons (Infant Swimming Resource) with Eli as soon as he was old enough to qualify. They require that the child hit certain developmental milestones, otherwise they won't be successful. He was 7 months when he started. They proved to be worth every penny b/c a week after we finished lessons we went on a cruise and MIL was holding him in the ocean and went to sit and dropped him in the water. I didn't bat an eye b/c he was flipped over onto his back before he hit the water. He was upset, but he knew exactly what to do.

We will be taking him back for his refresher series this year to learn the swim-float-swim sequence that is only taught to the >1 yr kids.

BottomStar · December 2010

We're planning to go to Sarah's School of Fish this spring too. I want to make sure Marlowe's familiar with "big" water before the summer hits. Maybe we'll see you there!

AugustaBride04 · December 2010

Hailey was around 15 months when we started and loved it. We did them again at 2.5. We used Sarah's School of Fish this past spring. IMO, it's pricier than other programs, but it's really good. We loved the instructor and she had a great rapport with the kids. H was in the mommy and me class and there were babies that were around 6 months old in her class that did great. At that age, they have no concept of being scared of the water like the older toddlers. I remember being so impressed with this 6 month old little girl who went under water like it was nothing.