Yeah Kas - i didn't want to use the floaties or anything, but they're only really for the first part of the lesson. Then we take them off for the jumping in bit, and from then we encourage them to swim back to the side etc and hang on.. all without the floats.

Other older babies/kids aren't using the floaties or anything, so I'm guessing they ditch them after a time? And they're using pool noodles and things. So maybe it's only waterbabies that we use them just while they get used to the water?? I've no idea how it all works. LOL. Were you teaching the baby water familiarisation classes?