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LauraElizabeth92 · 17/03/2017 12:18

When can I start taking my baby swimming?

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Heirhelp · 17/03/2017 12:41

As soon as the umbilical cord has fallen off and healed.

JagerPlease · 17/03/2017 14:08

In general it will be fine for baby to swim before it's fine for mum due to bleeding/section recovery

mimiholls · 17/03/2017 14:24

I started taking mine at 7 weeks.

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DubiousCredentials · 17/03/2017 14:31

Someone on my local Facebook page was asking this the other day - but seemed to think it was to do with when the baby had its immunisations Confused I wanted to reply "it's a baby not a puppy" but restrained myself. He's not going to catch diphtheria in the shallow end Grin

I realise you weren't suggesting this yourself op. I was just musing.

mouldycheesefan · 17/03/2017 14:32

After immunisations. Mine didn't enjoy it when babies and they turned blue quite quickly I wish now I hadn't bothered!

DubiousCredentials · 17/03/2017 14:35

Nhs info www.nhs.uk/chq/Pages/1035.aspx?CategoryID=62&SubCategoryID=63

Shopkinsdoll · 17/03/2017 14:35

I was told by the health visitor it was after jags.

mimiholls · 17/03/2017 15:13

You don't need to wait for immunisations. That advice is from the days of live polio vaccine

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