Swimming

We are going away this weekend on a mini vacation. We are staying at a hotel with a pool and hot tub. My youngest will be 6 months old in a couple days. Is she too young to go into the pool? I dont want her in the hot tub just because of how hot they are.

To young for hot tub but for the pool she can go in with you holding her.

We went to the river when dd was 6 months old. I had her in a life vest and just held her the whole time. She was fine.

I had DDin the pool before then. She's 18mo and LOVES water, all forms of being in the water  Have fun!!!! JEALOUS 

Quoting Addy & Grace's Mom:" We are going away this weekend on a mini vacation. We are staying at a hotel with a pool and hot tub. ... [snip!] ... old in a couple days. Is she too young to go into the pool? I dont want her in the hot tub just because of how hot they are."

I do Otter swim and float lessons, we start swimming lessons at 6 months old you LO should be fine

here at the ymca they start at 6weeks

Quoting Clarissa Larson:" here at the ymca they start at 6weeks "

From everything we have been trained on this is dangerous Babies shouldn't start until 6 months, although it is ok to sit in the bath tub with a younger infant and have them float and stuff, it is not healthy to have them in chemically treated pools at 6 weeks. I teach at a YMCA and they train you 6+ months in NE

Quoting Nessa Grace:" From everything we have been trained on this is dangerous Babies shouldn't start until 6 months, although ... [snip!] ... it is not healthy to have them in chemically treated pools at 6 weeks. I teach at a YMCA and they train you 6+ months in NE"

oh, well i guess it's different here cause i was in vthe lessons at six weeks with LO

Quoting Addy & Grace's Mom:" We are going away this weekend on a mini vacation. We are staying at a hotel with a pool and hot tub. ... [snip!] ... old in a couple days. Is she too young to go into the pool? I dont want her in the hot tub just because of how hot they are."

We started swimming lessons at 6 months and ours absolutely love being in the water!! I wouldn't say she's too young, but she won't like it if the pool is too cold. We get to use the therapy pool at our local facilities for the infant classes and it's like bath water. Definately don't use the hot tub. If you are really wanting her to swim, you could invest in a baby wet suit to keep her warm if the water is on the cooler side. Have fun though! As I said, we love it and their swimming lessons are the highlight of our week!