Baby swimming - what?where?when!

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islandbaby · 02/02/2011 13:12

I'd like to get my 8 week old in the swimming pool, as I know he's going to love it.

Not sure really how to tackle this though... should I do classes? or just go to leisure world and use the little pool on my own with him?

Can anyone tell me what other places have baby swim time?

Thanks!

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paarrp · 04/02/2011 20:28

At this age I'd just start going along to normal swimming (mid week rather than weekends though)

The little pool at leisure world is a bit chilly sometimes so I'd just go in the main bit and get him used to the feeling of being in the pool.

If you can get a group of 8 of you, you can book this pool out for a term - bit nicer if you don't want to go to the public swim.

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islandbaby · 09/02/2011 16:50

Ok thanks.

Well, I don't think I know that many other people with little babies locally.

Would anyone here be interested in getting a group of us together to rent the pool for a term?

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Henwelly · 11/02/2011 21:35

That pool is fab - my son has lessons there. As for renting it - could turn into nightmare for the organisor!!!

They do swimming lessons at that pool from a very young age - first strokes, if you contact the stanway group they run the lessons at white colne. My son has been swimming without armbands for over a year now and hes only just five.

Sawyer64 · 14/02/2011 16:55

I'd recommend going to Leisureworld first,most babies love their bath,but their first (and sometimes all!)subsequent experiences in a swimming pool result in a screaming crying baby who appears to hate it!

The swimming pool seems noisy,cold and exposed to a young baby,very different from the security and familiarity of their bath!

I love swimming and was determined my son would be a "water baby" and love it too.I enrolled him into "duckling" sessions at about 6 mths,and he hated it.

Later when he was 10 mths or so he started to love it,but it takes some babies a little while to adjust.

IME its better to be flexible and go when you want to,rather than feel obliged to go because you have paid for the "lessons".

TattyDevine · 15/03/2011 14:44

We went to First Strokes in Copford/Marks Tey (well I think its Stanway actually) from about 4 months, they loved it.

Actually my son still does classes there now.

First Strokes also run classes at Topnotch in Myland/Highwoods I think.

For just dossing around in the pool though, I'd just go to leisure world.

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