How soon can you take your new baby swimming?

[Thankyouandgoodnight]

Does anyone know?

my swimming teacher takes babes from about 8 weeks.

no rush, swimming pools are a bit full on for small babies.

Thank you - it's just for when I can go with DH and DD.

If you do I would maybe buy a baby wetsuit and limit it to 30 mins or less.

Took ds from about 10 weeks, with a wetsuit otherwise little babies can get really cold in water. He loved it the first time and still loves the pool at 6 months. But our local council pool won't let you in with babies under 4 months. I'd check first that the pool is ok with it so you don't get disappointed if you go.

!snort! at wetsuit for newborn. link pls poshtottie.

per my gp at 6 week check yesterday she suggseted waiting til about 10 weeks (2 weeks after the 8 week jabs) to be safe although others are more blase abotu this (wtf she thoguht I might be tempted to follow sharon davies example who took her kids swimming age zero I don't know ).

and is sharon davies as health guru being quoted by gp ..nothign against her per se

fishie, splashabout.net, look at babywrap or babysnug

Check with wherever you are going - most local pools will want your little one to be at least 4 months (when they have had all their jabs) and also, that's when they can have 'lessons' (more water confidence than anything else!).

I took my baby at 8 wks, only staying in 10mins, now we stay in 30mins, we go every week, tis fab!

no one asked me how old he was at the pool..