by Genevra Fletcher
Here's a lovely moment captured at Bedruthan's baby swimming class on Tuesday. Gorgeous Georgia seems to be lapping up every moment of her swimming lesson.
She, her big brother Reuben and her mum and dad all had a whale of a time with baby swim teacher Lisa Zachary of Swim Academy for Babies.
I like the authentic swimming pool steam-on-the-lens quality of these photos.
The underwater shot demonstrates in action the mammalian dive reflex (which stops a baby taking an immediate inhalation of breath when submerged in water).
I always get this baby reflex mixed up with the moro reflex - the one where a baby throws up its arms when it feels unsupported.
We are running baby swimming sessions as part of our programme of activities for Bedruthan's Young Families Month - our June long celebration of mum, dad and baby bonding!
The baby swim lessons are for Bedruthan guests only, and are for 0-5 year-olds. We run 2 classes, each for half an hour.
What's so good about swimming for young babies?
- Warm water and gentle exercise can help your baby sleep and stimulate your baby’s appetite.
- Babies are more relaxed in water, and it’s a fun environment for babies to develop strength, to exercise, and to explore balance and buoyancy.
- Babies are well adapted to swimming and are born with a swimming reflex. When placed on their tummies in warm water, babies will move their arms and legs in a swimming motion. By encouraging this, you can help baby transfer these involuntary movements into coordinated swimming movements.
- Water play is a multi-sensory activity. Babies use all of their senses to explore water: sight, sound, touch. They also engage their sense of balance and muscular movements and pressure.
- Your baby’s brain is developing rapidly. When you expose your baby to water environments, your baby is more likely to have successful water experiences in the future.
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