Swimming for children of all ages is gaining more and more popularity. Even women prefer to give birth in water, believing that a newborn child who has spent 9 months of his life in the amniotic fluid of his mother gets less stress, getting into his usual environment, water, at birth.
Child's innate skills
A newborn child from the first days of life knows how to stay on the water, moving arms and legs, imitating a dog's swimming style. He can stay under water for a long time, holding his breath longer than any adult.
All this is innate, given by nature. Unfortunately, these skills are lost by 6 months of age if not developed and maintained. You can start swimming at home in the bathroom, from 3-5 months, when the umbilical wound is completely healed, you can conduct classes in the pool.
Pool selection and preparation for it
At this age, the baby has already formed the immune system, he becomes more active. In order to go swimming in the pool, the temperature in the bathroom must be gradually reduced to 32 degrees.
It is necessary to find a swimming pool in the city intended for infants with a water temperature of at least 32 degrees. Chlorine should not be present in the water, and aggressive media should not be used in pool cleaning.
When swimming near the pool, there must be no strangers. Feeding the child is carried out one hour before the start of classes. Classes are carried out with small groups of children in the presence of their parents.
Registration to the pool is made on the basis of medical certificates of the baby and his parents, confirming their health. You must have a special diaper for swimming, a large towel in which you can wrap your baby up after class.
Benefits of Swimming for Babies
Water resistance is 12 times higher than air resistance. Swimming lessons for a child:
- muscles are strengthened, their tone is increased;
- there is a gradual addiction to physical activity;
- the skeleton develops correctly;
- the body is hardened, its immunity is strengthened, it is less susceptible to colds;
- the nervous system is toned;
- sleep becomes stronger, calmer, longer;
- adaptation to society takes place, verbal communication skills develop.
You can take water procedures with your mom, who will also be useful to restore her shape after childbirth. And the child will not get stress in big water in the presence of parents.
Contraindications for water sports
The benefits of visiting the pool are very great, but there are certain diseases in which it is contraindicated to visit it. These include:
- congenital defects in the structure of the heart and large vessels that impede the correct blood flow in the heart;
- various diseases of the kidneys, adrenal glands, liver, their pathology;
- upset of the gastrointestinal tract;
- purulent inflammatory processes;
- allergic manifestations;
- epileptic seizures, convulsions;
- various diseases of the skin, eczema, dermatitis, weeping diathesis.
It is forbidden to visit the pool during respiratory illness.
Swimming of children under one year old can reduce the manifestation of cerebral palsy, improve overall health, proper development of the muscles and skeleton of the child.
Classes, lasting up to 3 years, will help not to lose the innate data that nature has endowed him with at birth, to consolidate them for life, and possibly make your baby a future swimming champion.
