Pretty excited about DIY swimming lessons...

[Beach Mama]

I just ordered the Laurie Lawrence Teach your Baby to swim DVD! We have been going to the pool to get Izzy familiarised, and I can't justify the price of lessons for familiarisation at her age for a 20 min lesson. So this DVD is all about teaching your baby safety and familiarisation in the water from a young age and it only cost $17.50, plus it's from a well known person!! Whoo hoo can't wait for it to arrive!! Got it from the Huggies book club and of course had to get her a book too, Possum Magic is on it's way!

[Shellbelle]

Sounds awesome Tan! Angus goes to lessons but it is so hard to justify the cost I know. But I find it so hard to find the time to get in the pool with him to teach him myself! I am normally cooking dinner when everyone is swimming cause there is only shade in the late afternoon.

Good on you!! Can't wait to hear how you and Izzy go!

Hey, nice belly pic by the way!! I am so jealous!!!

[Trish]

Good on you for getting Izzy familiarised with water.

As for the money justification. Easy. Baby dead in the pool vs baby floating in the pool. That's good enough justification for me

Tehya has been going swimming lessons since she was 10 months old and is now a great little swimmer. Well worth my money.

[Beach Mama]

Very true Trish which is why I want to do something but when I saw what they do for those 20 mins and saw the DVD clip online that made my decision easy to do it myself with her, at least until she is older and they actually start teaching rather than just playing singing games and splashing to get them used to it - that I can do!

[Trish]

Diff places teach diff things Tan. The one that my kids go to do a swim survival class first up. So to pass and begin her swimming lessons Tehya has to be able to fall in the pool, fully clothed, nappy, shoes, the whole lot, get onto her back and float unaided for 15 mintues.

Once she passed those classes she begun swimming lessons. I have never gotten into the pool with her. The swim survival classes are 1 on 1 and $15 for 15 minutes. Now she does a swim lesson for 30 minutes and it cost me $10.

And yes you are right, you can do exactly what that class is teaching, it's when you are going that step further that you need someone to do it or help you do it.

[Beach Mama]

WOW!! Float unaided for 15 mins! I don't think I could do that and I'm a fish! Once she is a bit older and bubby number 2# is here I will definately be looking into further lessons for her.