Baby boy had his first swim yesterday. As with his first bath, he seemed a little perturbed, but not unhappy, staring around him with his big eyes and holding tightly to his mama.
He seemed to enjoy me waving his legs around under the water and lying on his back, though he definitely needed the Konfidence wetsuit body warmer he was wearing to stop him getting cold as his little arms went mottled within minutes of going in the water. 30*C is a good temperature for toddlers, but a little chilly for an infant. Must find a warmer pool.
The highlight, for him, was the lovely hot shower afterwards. He seemed to be totally unfazed by the water trickling into his eyes and mouth and turned his face into the stream of lovely warmth as if it was just air.
We'll definitely be going swimming again, but might, as we did yesterday, spend more time in the shower than in the pool. I might also implement a few bath swimming sessions at home too, in the big bath, to get him more used to being freefloating.
the random ponderings of an ordinary person
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