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related to LOs swimming

elizabethwigelizabethwig member
in September 2012 Moms
For those that have taken their LOs swimming:

Did/does your LO like swimming?
Does your LO like bath time?

Our DD hates hates Hates the bath. But I love swimming and want to take her soon. I'm hoping she'll like swimming with mum more than bath time but I'm interested to hear your experiences.
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Re: related to LOs swimming

  • enjoylifeenjoylife member
    Ds1 started swim lessons at 4 months, he hated baths, screamed every time. Loved and still loves swim lessons he's now almost 2.
    Ds2 loves baths and showers. He had his first swim lesson last week and cried so hard we cut it short after 15 min. Other factors may have been involved, he was tired and probably hungry and my H swam with him since I'm not cleared for swimming yet due to surgery I have had. I'm hoping our next lesson goes better. I should be cleared in about 2 weeks to swim
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    I asked my pedi when to start swim lessons with James. He suggested waiting until he was 18mo. He said he wasn't going to learn to swim and would just swallow a bunch of water and that wasn't good for him. He said I could take him in the pool and hold him or put in in a baby float while staying near him but he didn't suggest submerging. We waited until this summer for swim lessons, 1.5 years.

     


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  • jussagirl02jussagirl02 member
    We started "lessons" at 6 weeks. DD loves bath time and seems to really like the pool. She gets super tired after lessons but she seems to like being in water. The pool we go to is indoors and heated.
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  • ktnicolektnicole member
    LO "swims" in the tub.  I'm curious as to what swim lessons for LOs actually consist of?? Someone clue me in.  Lexie LOVES her bath time, we have been taking baths together since about 4 weeks.  I hold her on her tummy with her head rested in my hands.  She splashes and coos while kicking her feet. 

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  • elizabethwigelizabethwig member

    imagektnicole:
    LO "swims" in the tub.  I'm curious as to what swim lessons for LOs actually consist of?? Someone clue me in.  Lexie LOVES her bath time, we have been taking baths together since about 4 weeks.  I hold her on her tummy with her head rested in my hands.  She splashes and coos while kicking her feet. 

    oh, i didn't mean taking her for swim lessons. i just wanted to take her in the water with me to splash around. although i taught swimming lessons for years, i'm too cheap to pay for lessons for my kid when she's this small.

    i should try bath time like that. the risk of getting pooped on is high though with our DD...

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  • JessAndTravJessAndTrav member

    We haven't done any swimming, but this summer I definitely plan to get him into the pool. I feel like he's so little now that he can't really understand it or anything.

    He doesn't LOVE baths, but overall, he'll allow a bath. I feel like with each bath we get better, unless I bathe him when he's already fussy (which sometimes I do just to get all of the fussing over with and after we can just snuggle until he goes to sleep). Usually what he hates is the drying off/lotioning portion of the bathing ritual. I think he just gets a little cold during the process, even though I try to keep him warm.

    The other day, he threw up ALL over me and himself, and the fastest way to get us both clean was a shower, so I showered with him, and he was upset from the throw up (poor baby) but he seemed to like the running water. 

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