A stepping stone from a bath into a pool environment for you and your baby

A welcoming friendly class

Build water confidence

Experiencing the joy of movement and exploration in water

Sensory-rich environment without distractions

Enhance security and communication for your baby

Form special bonds together

Promote early childhood development

Enhance cognitive and physical skills

Developing communication and fundamental needs

Creates calm reassurance

Includes adults and babies who are not ready for swimming

Specialist class

Baby-led

Aqua Sensory trained

Next course starting Monday 15th January 2024 10:15am for 5 weeks at The Orchards in Great Baddow

The perfect introduction to early water experiences for a baby, Bath Babies is the start of a water journey after being born in a cosy, baby-led and sensory-rich environment though powerful positive nurturing touch and water massage to enhance bonding, communication and development.

These classes are both for babies and the parent/guardian to experience bonding moments and water time together in the fourth trimester and the babies early months of life.

Water provides the perfect sensory base for enhancing touch and baby-led movement and communication as well as being a soothing environment for you and your baby. Touch is a baby’s first form of communication and a fundamental human need that is vitally important for both emotional and physical health so this specialist class is the perfect combination for baby’s sensory and developmental needs and for strengthening the bond between you.

We are taking the knowledge and skills that we would learn in the pool environment and bringing it to bath time. Everything that is taught in these classes can be transferred to bath time at home or then into a pool setting. Not only will the course help with bath time, but it will also help guide you to help with everyday challenges we may find ourselves in such as nappy changing, dressing, bedtime etc.

There are many reasons why a pool environment might not be suitable for adult or baby to start with such as the adult feeling anxious about getting into a pool, physically need time to recover from the birth, the pool may be too over stimulating or the baby just might not be ready. This course is a great opportunity to take introduction into water and help towards the step of taking your baby swimming.

If you would like to book onto our Bath Babies course please email us where we can send you additional information.

Our instructors will guide you though your babies first water experiences to help give them their first effective start to water in their life.

FAQs below.

Baby Babies

FAQs

  • Bath Babies is an early introduction to water, baby massage and water sensory experiences. We are taking the knowledge and skills that we would learn in the pool environment and bringing it to bath time.

    More details above.

  • These classes are for babies from when the midwife or health carer approves of your baby having a bath up to 6 months old

  • The classes are currently Monday 10:15am at The Orchards in Great Baddow. The next course starts Monday 15th January 2024.

  • Email us at info@getintheswim.co.uk and will help arrange your booking.

  • You will need the following for your Bath Babies classes:

    • Two towels

    • Muslin sheet

    • Baby swim nappy

    • Your baby's feed

    • And any other bits for you and your baby you use on a daily basis and would like to bring

  • We recommend your baby wearing a swim nappy in the bath for privacy but if you would prefer your child to wear nothing, that is fine too.

  • Buggies and car seats are welcome in the room however, can you please leave these at the edges of the room where possible without blocking any doors.

  • Yes absolutely! We appreciate childcare can be tricky or you might just want this to be an experience for you all. Your older child can help with bathing and just have that time to bond as siblings.

  • We would love for the opportunity for other parents and care givers to come and experience bath babies with your baby.

  • The is a car park at the venue.

  • The Bath Babies course is a great stepping stone into baby swimming classes as the course builds on water confidence and foundations that can continue to be developed in a swimming pool environment. If you would like to know about our baby swimming classes, please contact us.