OHbaby! Forums : Swimming with babies https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ Copyright (c) 2006-2013 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:32:26 +0000 Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:04:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.05 360 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10796 <![CDATA[OHbaby! Forums]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/ <![CDATA[Swimming with babies : im on the goldcoast atm (yeah...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=215624&title=swimming-with-babies#215624 Author: caitlynsmygirl
Subject: 10796
Posted: 18 September 2007 at 11:04pm

im on the goldcoast atm (yeah i know , nice for some) and my dp who is 6 ft stands in the deep end of the pool at the house we are staying at and its up to his chest, my clever mermaid daughter can dive right down to the bottom and pick up the golf ball that her 2 year old half brother throws to her ,she can also do freestyle to the other end of the pool and do a backwards somersault under water and two forwards ones in a row, such a water baby,im so glad she had swimming lessons.
(sorry, just had to have a little brag there) ]]> Tue, 18 Sep 2007 23:04:06 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=215624&title=swimming-with-babies#215624 <![CDATA[Swimming with babies : yeah waaaaayyyy too busy tho and...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214925&title=swimming-with-babies#214925 Author: Bombshell
Subject: 10796
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 8:52pm

yeah waaaaayyyy too busy tho and they use a lot of chlorine...so decided that even nice and close we would hold of there for a while....and sooooo not taking her to papakura! gross!!! floaties!!!]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 20:52:00 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214925&title=swimming-with-babies#214925 <![CDATA[Swimming with babies : And out East there is also the...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214849&title=swimming-with-babies#214849 Author: susieq
Subject: 10796
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 7:07pm

And out East there is also the Lloyd Elsmore Swimming Pools in Pakuranga ]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 19:07:29 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214849&title=swimming-with-babies#214849 <![CDATA[Swimming with babies : we found most were six months...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214844&title=swimming-with-babies#214844 Author: Bombshell
Subject: 10796
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 6:54pm

we found most were six months and in end havent needed to take Ella as she "swims" in our HUGE spa bath and had a ball of a time in a self fill spa we had in our motel in rotorua....we have a total water baby!

if you are out east there is swim one in east tamaki and also a really popular one in mt wellington / panmure....by the new netball courts....think they both use non chlorine water.]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 18:54:20 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214844&title=swimming-with-babies#214844 <![CDATA[Swimming with babies : It depends on the pool - I used...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214810&title=swimming-with-babies#214810 Author: mummy_becks
Subject: 10796
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 5:21pm

It depends on the pool - I used to work in one if you have any questions you can PM me. But the child usually has to be 6 months old as that is when they can regulate their body temp. I took Andrew at 3 months and Josh at the same age and had no issues (I did swim throughout both pregnancies I don't know if that helped with them taking to the water or not) with them.

I know some pools used to say that they couldn't swim until they were older as the Huggies Little Swimmers didn't fit children until they were older but now with cloth swim nappies you can get them to fit a baby at 3kgs.

]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 17:21:37 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214810&title=swimming-with-babies#214810 <![CDATA[Swimming with babies : I am fairly sure they need to...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214786&title=swimming-with-babies#214786 Author: Mama2two
Subject: 10796
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 4:54pm

I am fairly sure they need to be around 5-6 months before you take them swimming. They recommend that you have given them the first 3 immunisations as the pools can carry lots of nasties!
I am looking at booking Samantha into swimming lessions at a swim school in Albany in the next little while which I hear is really good. ]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:54:43 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214786&title=swimming-with-babies#214786 <![CDATA[Swimming with babies : Anyone know where in Auckland...]]> https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214760&title=swimming-with-babies#214760 Author: Mikaela
Subject: 10796
Posted: 17 September 2007 at 4:15pm

Anyone know where in Auckland you can take babies swimming? And how old they have to be?]]> Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:15:10 +0000 https://www.ohbaby.co.nz/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=10796&PID=214760&title=swimming-with-babies#214760