Would you buy one of these?

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I've had an idea for a product and just interested in whether people would buy one...a sling to use for babies at the swimming pool, likely made of neoprene and could be forward and backward facing.
I want to take DS3 swimming but need my hands for our baby, looked for a sling for use in water and there's nothing really like this out there - unless u just missed it!
Thought maybe I could look into designing/producing one.

How would you not accidentally drown the baby if it was strapped do your front and you slipped over in the pool?

Like this. I never got on with slings of any sort, so I wouldn't buy one.

I loved slings but I think it would be too dangerous in a swimming pool.

I’m not sure you’d be allowed in a swimming pool with a baby and a child that needed that much attention isn’t that why they have ratios depending on ages or is that just local to me .

Sounds pretty dangerous to me

@Kpo58

How would you not accidentally drown the baby if it was strapped do your front and you slipped over in the pool?

This.

Danger of drowning and also slipping over and squashing the baby too - it's a no for me

I owned one 14 years ago. Don't think I ever actually used it though

No

No, for safety reasons.

I used to have baby baby bobbing along in a baby swim float while I dealt with the toddler. Is that not the done thing anymore?

Why would you need neoprene for a sling? Thats' for warmth in cold water. There is no benefit here.

You know you can already buy water slings, for showering/pools etc? And they don't strap to your front or back, which would be dangerous.

No. Sounds awful.

There are loads of different slings and wraps around already.

Most pools have a limit of one non swimming child per adult.

I mean, just google it, there are loads of them, like here:

www.ourglobetrotters.com/best-water-baby-carrier/

www.babyrug.co.uk/water-sling/

www.carrymeaway.com/water-wraps-and-slings-to-take-you-and-baby-to-the-pool-and-beach-this-summer/

I did think about slipping over in the pool but surely no more dangerous than if you'd be holding the baby as is otherwise most common??

Agreed with PP using the float, I just thought a sling would be handy to keep them while you were showering and helping other child and getting bits out of the locker etc. All not possible with the float if anything that's another thing to carry.

My babies swimsuit is a neoprene one from Jojo so thought that material would add extra warmth, be comfy and stretchy too

just thought a sling would be handy to keep them while you were showering and helping other child and getting bits out of the locker etc

IT is, which is why you can buy one from many companies.

All our local pools are run by Better Health (were based in London), their guidelines are 2 non swimmers or under 8s per adult. Perhaps this differs at other pools

I also had one about 15 years ago? I think they were unpopular due to safety issues. There have been loads of variations (wrap slings etc etc) but one of the issues is that a lot of public pools wouldn’t allow such a thing for safety reasons anyway (imagine a parent thinks it’s fine to use said sling on a slide). People do mad things with baby equipment. Unstrapped highchairs, bumbo seats balanced on tables, wrong way facing car seats etc.

We used a solar connecta for this sort of purpose but there are others available too. The connecta can be used as a normal sling too but can also be used in water and is quick drying. I wouldn't buy something just for the water as we only used it when paddling in the sea a couple of times. As a business be aware of the safety requirements etc and that there are similar things on the market so I think it would be quite difficult to make profitable.