How to encourage your baby to enjoy swimming...

• swimming is one of the best and healthiest form of exercise for adults and even kids. Even newborn are natural lovers  of water as the keep floating around in their mother's womb for nine good months ( funny ??).

Here are some procedures to develop the taste and love for swimming in your baby.

1) make your baby learn to relax and have fun with water. Take baths and showers with her and let her splash the water,watch and observe toys that float.

2)Trickle water over his forehead slowly so that he can feel comfortable with the feel of the running water.

3)Snuggle your baby to your chest as you recline in the tub and you may even nurse the baby to help relax while almost floating. Most importantly, be sure the water is not soapy to avoid hurting his eyes.

4) Help your baby to trust and feel safe in the water by exposing him to water for short but frequent periods of time.

5) When your baby feels comfortable in shower and tub, you can then take him to the pool.

6) Make sure that the pool has a lukewarm water before you immerse baby in so that he does not get cold.

7) Importantly, check for the concentration of the chlorine in the pool so as to avoid hurting the baby's eyes, skin and breathing ways
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8) Pools with ozone filters are clean and baby friendly.

9) Do not take the baby to the pool immediately after feeding.

10) Make sure that he is wearing a swimming diaper to avoid soiling the pool.

11) Most babies love bouyancy of water and freedom of movement, so hold him securely on your arms and let him move in the water.

12) You can enroll your child for a swimming classes with a qualified instructor.