Learn to swim, be safe, have fun.
Ogden Otters make Baby Swimming Lessons a fun and rewarding experience that helps build the bond between you and your baby as it cen- tres on trust. It’s also a great way to exercise and teach valuable life skills.
The first year of a life is crucial in terms of a baby’s development, as it is in this period that the brain grows most rapidly. Regular ex-ercise plays a vital role in development with every movement they make helping to strengthen their brain for new learning. Baby swimming is completely natural. By introducing your baby swimming lessons from a young age, you are starting them on a habit that will last a lifetime and teach them an important and potentially life – saving skill.
Many parents comment that the combination of gentle exercise and warm water helps their babies to sleep better and stimulates their appetites too.
Sometimes Dads can feel they miss out on getting involved with their babies development Ogden Otters we encourage Dads to take baby into the water. They are often surprised at how much fun they have and some classes have more Dads than Mums in them.
It’s a common myth that your baby has to be a certain age before they can go swimming. The Department of Health states you can take your baby swimming at any age, , but at Ogden Otters we prefer to wait until the baby has reached 12 weeks, developed good head control and completed their course of early immunisations.so as soon as you and baby feel ready, give it a go!
Making bath times fun is a great way of getting your baby used to water and building his confidence for baby swimming. Gently splash water over the babies body or lay them on their back and move them gently through the water, with lots of eye contact and smiles. Use bath toys, chat and sing songs to help your baby relax and enjoy the water. These will also act as reassuring prompts when you venture into the pool together.
All the areas of our facility are kept nice and warm, the pool (32c) is bright and inviting, all the changing rooms have baby changing tables with ample seating in reception where people can enjoy a coffee whilst watching the action on our large screen TV,s . We have a large car park providing free off road parking just afew feet from the entrance to the reception so even in bad weather you can transfer baby from the car easily and quickly. Why not visit www.facebook.com/ogdenottersswimschool and look at our short promo film.