STRAW POLL please.

[spidermama]

How old are you?
How many children have you?
Can they all swim?

Thanks. Just interested.

[trinityrocks]

I'm 27, I have two DD's, My dd1 who is 5 1/2 can swim on front and back with ring armband things on that the swimming pool have and DD2 is only 4 months and hasn't had her last set of injections before she can go swimming yet.

[emily05]

30
1
no (he is only 2)

[mismatch]

27
2
no

[motherinferior]

42
2
no

Keep meaning to take them

[soapbox]

41
2
yes

[edam]

36
1
no (ds is two)

[Aniles]

28
1
Yes

[toomanypushchairs]

32
4
older 2 can, dt's are 2 1/2yrs and i've never taken them to a swimming pool,(how mean am I?)

[Heathcliffscathy]

33
1 ds 22 months
no. but likes water.

[Donbean]

35 tomorow
1 child
cant swim, hes only 2 but is water confident.

[throckenholt]

38
3
none of them (although the oldest is only just 4)

[ScrewballMuppet]

27
2
neither can swim without armbands

[milosmum]

me:27
DS:4 1/2
yes- he was in the water at 4months and has been swimming alone since he was 3

[Poots]

27
2
5 y/o - yes
2 y/o - with arm bands.

[Berries]

42
2
yes

[Nbg]

23
1
She's nearly 22 mths and atm hates swimming. She is very scared of the water.

[Lizzylou]

32

1 DS (16mths) who loves going to the pool, is almost swimming with armbands on.....

[tarantula]

Im 34
one child(18 mnths) one step child (13)

No and yes just about

[charleepeters]

18
1
no only 11 months but we take him reguarly

[Pomi]

27 today no one remember my birthday though. I cant swim myself hope my 2 kids will learn when they grow up.

[PeachyClair]

32 5, 4 and 2 TOMORROW!

none can swim. DS2 and Ds3 very water friendly, but local pool was v expensive where we used to live and like most pools operated a one parent one child rule, whcih with 3 under 5 effectively prohibited swimming (Dh would come, but couldn't make toddler group which was the only time they'd let in 2 kids as one IYSWIM, no-one else to accompany us).

Haven't been swimming since we moved, as no pool in village, will go one day perhaps but DS1 hates water and needs 1 on 1 just to get in, DS3 obviously needs 1 on 1, and ds2 is so water confident he dives if he doesn't have... 1 on 1!

So I'd need to be that two headed character I cant remember from hitchHikers!

[binkie]

2 kids, 43 (why that? Are you testing a theory about Older Mums?)

6yo ds can doggypaddle fine, so you could say he can "swim" I guess. He can do a wee bit (about 15m) of no-float, no-armbands, nearly recognisable front crawl.

4.5yo dd can doggypaddle too, but not as confidently. Would keep a very close watch if she were swimming without float or armbands.

[cerys]

36
3 children - 5, 3 and 9 months.
Eldest can swim, middle one starting lessons in September, baby can't!

[TwinSetAndPearls]

30
1 child who is 3 and has mastered doggy paddle with some finesse!

[edgetop]

44 1ds no he is starting swimming lessons on monday 10 lessons for £35