At how many months can a baby swim without a neck collar

With the development of the economy, more and more parents have begun to care about the upbringing of their children in their early years. Not only do they carry out early education at an early stage, but after the child is born, they often take the child to a special swimming pool for babies to practice swimming and holding their breath. However, when the baby is swimming, in order to avoid emergencies, the baby needs to wear a collar similar to a swimming ring around the baby's neck to protect the child's safety. So, when the baby is a few months old, can he swim without a collar?

In fact, babies need the protection of a neck collar when swimming. Because babies are still relatively young, they do not have sufficient awareness of safety and self-protection. If an emergency occurs during swimming, the baby's life may be in danger. So, at what age can a baby swim without a neck collar?

At what age can a baby swim without a neck collar? This is a question many mothers ask. Babies under one year old must use a neck collar when swimming, because their limbs are not fully developed at this time and cannot fully guarantee their own safety when swimming. Babies over one year old already have enough support and coordination to swim with their hands. At this time, you can choose to use an underarm swimming ring.

Whether to use a neck collar when swimming for babies is also controversial. Most mothers worry that the support of the neck collar will hinder the development of the baby's neck. In fact, this situation will not have a big impact, because the baby's swimming time will not be too long, usually about ten to fifteen minutes, and with the mother's supervision, there will be no problem. This is also the recommended method for parent-child swimming.

After the baby reaches one year old, he can use an underarm swimming ring or a crawling or sitting swimming ring when swimming, and gradually adapt to swimming under the guidance of his mother. Because the baby at this time has the ability to deal with water on his own, and with the protection of the swimming ring, there is basically no need to worry about safety issues.

What are the benefits of swimming for babies?

1. Regular swimming can improve the function of the respiratory system of babies. Due to the pressure of water on the chest cavity, the intercostal muscles are exercised, the alveolar ventilation is increased, and the pectoralis major and minor muscles are exercised and strengthened due to exercise.

2. Swimming for babies can consume excess fat and utilize muscles in all parts of the body to make the body shapely and healthy.

3. The baby's brain function will also be improved during the swimming process, allowing the baby's brain to respond quickly to the external environment and develop intelligence well.

4. Regular swimming can develop babies' myocardium, active metabolism, and a slower and stronger heartbeat than babies of the same age, which prepares them for bearing greater physical loads.

5. Swimming can also improve your baby’s immunity to cold and disease. Accelerated the rate of growth and development.

6. Swimming for babies can promote the secretion of hormones (gastrin, insulin, etc.) to help the absorption of food and increase gastrointestinal motility, so it can increase weight and promote high-quality growth and development of infants and young children. The result is: eat more, absorb faster, and have a strong body.

7. Swimming for babies helps to establish a good sleep rhythm and change the baby's sleep time. Let the baby exercise during the day and swim in the morning and afternoon. He will naturally sleep well at night. After exercise, he will sleep especially well when he is tired.

8. You may not know that baby swimming can also train your baby's communication skills and appeal, laying a solid foundation for forming a unique personality charm.

Since swimming for babies has so many benefits, what are you waiting for? Let your baby swim more often. You can set up a swimming pool for your baby at home, or you can let your baby go to a public baby swimming area. There are many benefits.