I just spoke to DH about this AGAIN...lol... I just can't get this off my mind. He's leaning towards taking him but if he reacts then we go, no getting in the water or anything. With his very first lesson where he was going, he cried, but only after getting in the water. The next week they said to bring him early so he could get in and have a play to get comfy being in the pool and this worked brilliantly and the next week he was jumping to get in for his lesson. I asked if we could do this and she said no and also didn't answer when I asked if we didn't continue lessons there cos he was still afraid if we could get money back, she just avoided it with saying oh I've never met a child who didn't get over it.... you just need to give them a good few lessons. That didn't sit the best with me and on the way home I was almost in tears. I think for a mixture of reasons, being that I kinda didn't like that they seem to be so "this is how we do it and it's the same rules for everyone" (which is what they do say - if we let one then everyone else wants to... ummm riiiight) and also I thought OMG have I just lost $70!!! There's an enrolment fee plus lessons. *sighs* have I made a mistake???

Celsie, exactly!! I don't want him to be afraid. We live in QLD and we're surrounded by water. He needs to know how to swim or at least get himself out of trouble.

Krissy, it was REALLY strange, he just kinda started to breath a little faster then cried.

mrsmac, that is true... this is why I think I've been struggling a bit with this decision... babies and animals have amazing instincts so I haven't been sure if it was him being scared or if he's warning me IYKWIM.