Swim aid for a 5 month old?

[BusyMommaOf4]

Going on holiday soon and my DD will be just 5 months. Is that too young for any sort of inflatable for the pool? I remember having boats for my older ones but they were older than my DD when used and could sit up properly etc.
What did you use if anything?

You can get sort of inflatable seat things, but honestly, your arms are the best.

Yeah, just hold them. You can get inflatable seat things, but you still need to hold them and (IME) they prefer to be just in your arms.

How is she sitting? The ones with the canopy (look on Amazon) are quite reclined- so good if they’re not yet sitting that well. My then 5 month old was so chill in hers she was falling asleep. If sitting and not teeny tiny, then the standard zogg/ speedos ones should just about be ok too. Agree that holding is fine too but all 3 of mine have always enjoyed that swim seats at that age and it gives your arms a break!

Thank you! I think I’ve seen the ones on Amazon you’re talking about. She’s not sitting that well yet so didn’t know whether I could put her in one. But she’s a big girl so quite heavy! And she’s quite chill in general so I thought she’d enjoy being in one if it’s safe. (Safe for her head etc as obviously I won’t leave her)

Fred's swim academy rings are pretty good, although mine was always a bit scrawny for it. We mostly just held him. He flipped himself over in a ring once so after that I stopped using anything. I think the rings might actual more dangerous than nothing because they give you a false sense of security. You still have to be 100% focused on the baby

Once their head control was good we used one of those things that's like an inflatable ring with a pair of pants suspended beneath it, plus a wee back rest. It was fabulous. You still need to behave as if the baby is in your arms obviously, so I never let go of the float. But I could swim along slowly pushing it, while getting eye contact and talking to the baby. And the babies all loved it.
Ours had two inflatable rings, so would still float if one burst.