lil swimmers
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Topic: lil swimmers
Posted By: Bombshell
Subject: lil swimmers
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 9:12pm
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i went looking for little swimmers for Ella bella and could only find huggies ones in large or medium. Medium being 7kg plus. Do they make small? Are there any other brands or is that it? before i go searching auckland.....
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Posted By: Brenna
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 9:23pm
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When I looked, I could never find any that fit smaller than 7kg.... have you thought about a reusable swimming nappy??? They might make small ones???? -------------  My beautiful 2 girls...nearly 4 and 13 months
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Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 9:43pm
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I don't think they do little ones as I had to get Rhyley the 7kg plus - although was close to that so wasn't too much of a prob, funny how they start at Medium though you'd think they would do that size in sm so to not confused us mummie.
So sorry can't help just don't think they do them. Have you tried the med swimmers they are a snug fit - if you want one to try I can send you one rather than you having to buy a whole pack - although eventually you will use them when she grows. ------------- Ann 
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Andie
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 10:17pm
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I've never seen them in small. The pools here recommed you don't take them swimming until they're 6 months old, so maybe there's not enough of a market for them? Hubby put Ella in a friend's pool in a normal nappy... nothing bad happened! but I'd suggest looking for a re-usable one too. That's what I'd do if I was brave enough to get into togs and take Ella swimming! ------------- Andie |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 10:48pm
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OK Huggies make a small size from 7kgs. Swimming pools don't recomend that you take your child swimming before 6 months as they can pick bugs up easily. To this I say rubbish (and I used to work at a pool). I have just bought a reusable swim nappy (a brand beginning with P, small size 3kg's plus) and plan on taking Josh swimming after the school holidays finish. I took Andrew swimming at about 3 months and had no problems. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 10:51pm
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I took Rhyley at 4 months - they are not so stricked here, good thing about small towns I guess. ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 10:57pm
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I've only ever seen Little Swimmers from 7kg, but I used them on Maya when she was smaller than that with no probs.
I bought the gremlins Bummis swim naps from Snazzipants, I bought Med which was a wee bit big when I first took them swimming around 10 weeks or so, but now fits them well. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
 (02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 15 April 2007 at 11:02pm
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You need to be careful that the baby is old enough to regulate their body temperature. When (what age) were you hoping they would fit BS? ------------- |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 7:41am
| I cant remember the name of the shop, but down Ti Irirangi drive, in the shops near the Pickles Cafe is a baby shop which sells small (5-7kg)reusuable swim nappies- Bambinomio brand, for $17.50, which I have found great! |
Posted By: AnnC
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 10:12am
Its lucky our pools here are heated. I wouldn't take him swimming until he was older if it wasn't. I am too much of a wimp and ofcause not good for baby. ------------- Ann
Also Mum to Josh (15) and Brooke (10) |
busymum wrote:Posted By: EllenMumof2
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 10:20am
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i have been taking maddy swiming in a public pool heated since she was 8 weeks she is my little water rat now the huggies ones are great in small they were a little big for her but her togs made them fit good. -------------  
 
Kalem 6! |
Posted By: fattartsrock
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 1:29pm
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FYI, you can reuse the huggies swim naps, as well... ------------- The Honest Un PC Parent of 2, usually stuck in the naughty corner! :P |
Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 2:44pm
| Ha! When I read the subject line I immediately thought this was a thread about sperm! "Little Swimmers" |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 2:48pm
ah house of bebe...cool and something a reasonable price from there too...that is the same place that has the $900 highchair! i come from water baby household, mum was a swim teacher who threw me in at 6 weeks, Dh is a mega boatie so the earlier the better for our little water bubba to go in! |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 4:27pm
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LMAO ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
Busy mum to Miss 15yrs, Miss 10yrs and Master 4yrs |
Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 16 April 2007 at 5:53pm
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Yep thats the shop! Lol! Yeah we were surpised they had anything we could afford! Its mega posh! Lol!
We took Isla swimming at the Swimstation pool off Harris Rd. Its chlorine free. I dunno if u can go there without having lessons tho, cos my firned works there so we went when they were closed. I can show u the nappy on Sat if u like? |
Posted By: Bombshell
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 9:23am
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oh yes please - that would be great, i dont think i will get down there before then anyways....
forgot about swimstation - are they still there now or did they move to mt wellington? like the sound of chlorine free - i learnt in tepid baths and wondered about going into there actually, although would need to remorgage to pay city parking etc LMAO |
Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 11:13am
You could always bring her over to Mt Albert - the gremlins are starting their lessons with Swimsation there next week, and Maya has been going for a couple of years, the instructors rock. I'm with you on the water baby thing - Mum was a NZ rep swimmer and had me in the elephant pool at Waiwera at 6 weeks too (it helped that I was born in Dec so it was warm). I was a competitive swimmer as a teenager, and my sister teaches swimming so we're all pretty water saavy, and Maya must have been about 8 weeks old when I first threw her in. The gremlins have had one dip in the ocean and a couple in Mum and Dad's pool, but it's harder with them coz I need someone else to help me cope with two of them in the water. ------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
(02/01/06)
The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: Kellz
Date Posted: 17 April 2007 at 1:51pm
No prob!
Yep I went there last time I was in Auck,..about a month ago! It was great! They had heaps of cool water toys to play with ,...great squirty ones!! Lol,...for Isla of course!! |