When did you take your baby for their first swim?

When and where did you guys take your baby for their first swim/class? From what I can see, most swimming classes starts at 6M but we’re wanting to get the LO (12 weeks) in the water just to get her used to it etc. I’m wondering what everyone did with their babies? Did you go to a warm kiddie pool? What did your babies wear? How was your routine? I’m a little nervous taking her to the pool - I feel like when we get out she’ll be screaming 🙀

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4 days ago

She went to the beach for the first time around 1.5 years old. She enjoyed it alot. We also took her to the public pool around 2 years

last week

@Benita I stripped him naked in the shower and washed him. If I didn’t he’d get dry patches on his legs

last week

@Benita at the Aquatic centre, I rinsed him off to get the chlorine off but washed him thoroughly at home later. He usually fell asleep on the way home so we would bathe him later in the evening. At Killarney, I gave him a quick wash down with soap since they had more showers available. But I found their showers cold sometimes.

last week

Thank you for all your tips and recommendations! Do you guys bathe/shower your baby at the aquatic centre post pool? Or do you wait until you get home?

last week

We put our son in swim lessons as soon as he turned four months which was the requirement. I saw some babies hate it, some were indifferent and some loved it, but those were older. Aiden was the youngest and he loved it! He didn’t love getting dunked but he didn’t cry either. We’re finished now but still take him to the pool