Water Babies
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Not worth it - cold and expensive
Unfortunately for me the cons outweighed the pros. The lessons themselves were great and the instructor was lovely. Unfortunately my 3.5 month old was subjected to a very cold pool (other mums said they had put their babies in double fleece wetsuits!). The correspondence said I'd get help fitting nappies and wetsuits but I basically had to show up and work out what to do and where to go myself as no one was there. The change rooms are freezing cold too. My baby got a nasty cold after week 2. The parking is diabolical and very stressful. I felt heightened anxiety just trying to get there! I also found out that although they made me wait 5 weeks to start lessons, apparently I'd "missed" the first four weeks of lessons so "Unfortunately" we were behind! I've basically decided to not return and have since found a lovely (warm) alternative with another company. But I am out of pocket a lot of money and I do think they should let you pay for a trial lesson or offer free trials (like other companies do) before you commit. I do wish to reiterate the instructor was lovely - this is no fault of hers. But I feel very let down and honestly like I was duped.