can one year olds swim in the sea abroad

[tastychristmaspud]

we are going to majorca, cala d'or , next july dd is be just over one year
we do take her swimming every week and she was born in the water, so she is very confident in water
the place we are staying is on a little cove
will i be able to take dd in the sea?
my dad reckons i won't

Why wouldn't you?

How do you mean? Are you worried about the temp or the waves or what?

We took DD in the sea last year and she loved it, I think it was September so it wasn't cold, I think she'll be fine.

DS splashed around very happily in the sea, and ate a lot of sand when we went away

he was about 15 months then

well mine couldn't swim but went in the sea abroad at 10mo (western France) and 9mo (Cyprus) respectively.

we i said today at my mum and dads i cant wait to take dd on holiday its gonna be great fun going in the sea, to which dad seem horrified and said you wont be able to take her in the sea at 1 years old in quite a thats crazy tone iyswim

so i thought id see what, other mums thought

Yes, she'll be fine! DD was in the Thames at that age!!

there isnt any waves as its a cove thats quite deep iyswim

we are going in july so i wouldnt think the sea would be too cold, would you ?

the thames ? how comes ?

july in majorca - too cold - this has got to be a piss take surely?

im not taking the piss,its a geniune question, do you really think its too cold ?

We were visiting my sister who had taken her Sea Ranger crew away for the weekend to a cottage by the river. The girls were all in the river canoeing and windsurfing and I took dd in for a bob about. She was used to the sea anyway as we live on the coast, but the river is a bit colder. She was absolutely fine - so Majorca in July will definitely be OK.

oh thanks
just my dad being a prat then eh
bless him, he means well im sure,prob just worried about his special dgd

I took my two year old in the sea last March in Spain.

He was OK until the tsunami hit. I don't think he'll be going back there any time soon.

sorry no NOT TOO COLD, I meant that you couldn't seriously think that it would be too cold in July in Majorca. It will be perfect! Your dad is mad.

surfermum how old was your dd when you took her swimming in th sea in this country just out of interest? sorry im nosey ?

thanks everyone

think dads still getting over the shock of dd being born in water

he was all like, arent you scared etc when i said i was going for a water birth

lol - they probably had you in the sea round the UK when you were that age - but (as parents do) have forgotten! have fun.

yeah the northsea! lol

I took my dd in the sea in Sweden when she was 7 months old, she loved it!

wow ill tell that to my dad

She would have been just over 1 when she first went in the sea in this country. I very quickly invested in a wetsuit for her when it became apparent that she wasn't happy being taken out as she was cold! I'm sure she would have stayed in until she froze solid!

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