Rules for eating before swimming lessons! Why our baby shouldn't eat just before coming for swimming lessons...
Our baby is at a sensitive age (I think we all know this). However, he is capable enough to come and take lessons with us, in the pool even at 40 days old (isn't that awesome???)
Of course, he can't come hungry, but on the other hand, he can't come fed either (he could be too stressed or we could have a "rocket" launch into the pool)! So what is the "golden mean" when it comes to mealtime?
Let's take them one by one!
Our little one will use up a lot of energy in our lessons, since we play and swim all the time! If he is still breastfeeding (exclusively) then his last meal should be 2 hours before we enter the pool or a little less if it is a hungry baby! However, if your little one also drinks formula or eats creams, solid food, etc., then his last meal should be 2.5 – 3 hours!
Of course, after the above, we must never forget that:
- Children may drink water during class. And sometimes quite a lot, which is not at all alarming, but is completely normal during class. In this case, it doesn't matter how long ago they ate (of course, the closer the last meal was to class, the closer we are to a beautiful vomit...) That's why we must keep our distance from the meal.
- The children test their strength to the limits several times during the lesson (swimming to reach the toy they want so that the other child doesn't take it, swimming so that the whale-coach who is "chasing" them doesn't reach them, swimming to reach their dad/mom and "hit" them with the spaghetti-sword, etc.). If our child has eaten a little before entering the water, in combination with swallowing water, unfortunately there is still the risk of launching a small, sometimes "rocket".
So?? What do we do?
We respect STRICTLY food rules before swimming lesson and meal times before entering the water (2, 2.5 and 3 hours depending on what our child eats) and NOT We push them in class if we see that they are struggling, ESPECIALLY IF NOT wants to dive. So, if we see that our child coughs or is very upset after diving and goes to put his hand in his mouth, we gently take the hand from the mouth and continue the game in a gentler tone. There is no reason to worry!
So with these little "tricks", you will see that you will be able to enjoy water games without stress!! Swim without fear!
We'll see you on the water!!
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