how to take your baby swimming
1 When you get in the pool, hold your baby close and keep eye contact with him. 2  When you feel more confident, try extending your arms and swishing your baby around. 3  Talk to him and praise him all the time. 4  Let your baby splash and play with his bath toys. When you feel more confident, try extending your arms and swishing your baby around. 2  Talk to him and praise him all the time. 3  Let your baby splash and play with his bath toys. 4  Throw one a few feet across the pool and zoom him through the water to retrieve it.
1 Let your baby splash and play with the pool toys, a ball or a ring. 2  Throw one a few feet across the pool and 'walk' him through the water to retrieve it. 3  Put your mouth under water and show your baby how to blow bubbles. 4  This is an important lesson for babies to learn.5  They can't inhale water if they are blowing. If your baby is on supplement feeds it's a good idea to also bring a bottle. 2  Books or toys for older babies. 3  A few of your baby's bath toys to play with, if you're allowed personal toys in the pool.