to be annoyed at how much it will cost for us to go swimming?

[spinnergeologist]

I was looking into swim sessions for my 10 week old and was amazed to find it was going to cost £11 for me and him to have access to the baby pool for a hour. Being on a rather tight budget this would take up all my spare money for the week so no breast feeding support group (bus to this is £3 or 1 hr walk each way), no trips to see friends (similar other side of town, 1.75hr walk) and so on. I was really looking forward to taking him swimming and think its important to get them wet early but not at this price. Maybe I am being silly to expect it to be cheaper?

ps. its more expensive than a 1 hr lane swim, which is adults only so can't even choose a cheaper option.

Normal jabs don't matter for swimming, but the rotavirus is live and can make nappies runny, and there is a known risk of introducing live rotavirus into the pool that way. So in that particular instance it's wise to refrain.

Our first nurse mentioned it; the second didn't.

my son is age 7 but the whole thing is getting expensive

i took him last week as the teachers were striking,dont drive so the bus fair return was £6.50 and the swim for an hr was £9

so a grand total of over £15 to go swimming

granted that was also travel but i really want to start taking him weekly,so were going to have to go every other week

thank god my teenagers dont want to go

this is a council leisure centre

Our council pool is bloody expensive ..... So much for encouraging exercise!!

I wouldn't bother taking a 10 week old swimming....I started taking DS when he was about the same but then he just got repeated ear infections so I stopped. I re-started when he was about 2 and he got much more out of it by that age.

Christ that expensive at my local council swimming classes I pay £17.75 for the month and have paid that since DS was really little and I had to go in the pool with him. He's ben swimming from 8 weeks old but to honest it wasn't worth it at such a young age. Wait a few months and save some money just take him to the pool yourself.

I took DD at this age, total waste of money. She really didn't learn to swim till much later. would have been much better spending the money on something else. Haven't bothered with DS am planning on starting him in structured lessons this year agreed four when he can go in on his own. he's been coming swimming with us as a family since a baby.

I think formal swimming lessons can be a waste of money (much of the time is spent sitting on the side).

My mum taught the four of us to swim; I taught my two. School lessons then built on that in terms of adding technique, and they're both very able now. Just as able as those who had formal lessons after school for years.

My private and very naice gym charge 10 quid for a day pass!!!

for gym, sauna, classes pool, free towells etc

Wow! Ok, no instructor involved but a family swim with 2 under 5s and 2 adults at my local council pool is £5.30.