Children, even the little ones, love to swim. Physicians have long been talking about the health benefits of early swimming. There are many baby bath products on the market. There was even a special circle to make it more convenient for the child to keep his head above the water. It must be chosen and used correctly so that it is comfortable for the child and parents.

Swimming novelty

A circle around the neck for small children is an inflatable bladder. It consists of two circles that do not communicate with each other, resembling a horseshoe in shape. Parts of the inflatable horseshoe are connected with special fasteners - Velcro. Good manufacturers have reliable fasteners, they do not unfasten in water.

For the chin of the child there is a special recess, it allows you to comfortably position your head while bathing. The water accessory itself is usually bright, with drawings, rattles, bells, balls, some models can be musical. It can be used from the first days of life up to 2 years. Often parents are afraid, they prefer to keep the baby in the bathroom in their arms, and they begin to put on the circle at 1 or 1.5 months. Doctors advise accustoming babies to constant swimming after the umbilical wound has healed, this is approximately at the age of 3 to 4 weeks.

Such a water device will help parents, they will not need to hold the baby. You can use it even if the baby does not hold his head yet. The child will be able to freely move his arms, legs, move around in the bath. With such a device, you can not buy small baby baths; in a large bath with a circle, the baby will be comfortable. Water procedures will be easier, simpler, they will give pleasure to everyone.

Purchase and fitting

It is desirable to choose such a kind of water collar in a large store, where you can return it in case of a marriage on the product. Particular attention should be paid to the material from which it is made. You need to carefully examine the purchase, the seams should be soft, but tight. There should be no damage, holes, strong chemical smell.

Before trying on, the collar must be pumped up, but so that it is not too elastic. Often the circle has two or three valves for air supply, all of them must be “drowned” inside before putting on. The baby should be seated in front of him facing himself, if he already knows how to sit. If he is not sitting yet, then one of the adults should pick him up vertically. The free ends of the circle must be stretched, put on the neck and fastened.

It is important to follow the children's reaction - it will be seen if the collar is tight or uncomfortable. To avoid squeezing the blood vessels, a gap of 2-3 mm should be left between the neck and the inner edges of the circle. The child's chin should be in a special recess. In this position, he will see everything, move freely, but he will not be able to press his chin to his chest and sip water.

Who can't

In some cases, for newborns, you can not use circles on the neck. It will be good to consult a pediatrician before use.

Contraindications are:

• high intracranial pressure;
• recovery period after birth injury;
• congenital disease epidermolysis bullosa, in which a small friction causes a large wound;
• high or low muscle tone;
• colds and infectious diseases;
• skin inflammatory diseases on the neck.

After the treatment, the doctor may allow the use of a collar for swimming. It allows you to spend a lot of time in the water, which is very healthy.

Bathing Safety

Even with such a reliable collar for babies, it is necessary to ensure the safe swimming of newborns. The circle is not a life-saving tool, when using it is not necessary to weaken attention.

Bathing rules:

• Do not leave the child unattended;
• Do not use a circle at a depth of more than 1 meter;
• The legs of the baby should not touch the bottom of the bath;
• Don't pull the circle.

Care must be taken when inflating. It is better to do this not with a pump, but with your mouth. This makes it easier to control the degree of inflation. Do not inflate too much, the collar should not be too stiff.

Putting on and taking off the circle is not easy, it is better to resort to the help of a second person. So that the baby does not freeze while adults are fiddling with water accessories, you need to heat the bathroom. It is necessary to wash the baby without a collar, it is designed only for free swimming.

Exercises in the water with a circle

For useful bathing, it is necessary to organize this time correctly. With water devices, it is better to organize bathing a newborn in a large bath. The space will allow you to move freely, even perform exercises in the water.

Before bathing a newborn, you need to show him the bathing collar, let him touch it, play with balls, rattles on it. The child must get used to the device so as not to be frightened when putting it on.

With the baby while bathing, you need to play, talk. If he is very small, then you can go behind his back and call him to turn around. Then go behind your back again, call. So the baby will learn to turn faster. Then you can stretch out small toys to him in the water so that he touches them with his fingers or takes them in his hand. Then move away so that the baby has to get to the toy, flopping its legs and arms.

When the baby gets older, you can complicate the game.

"Collector"

Dump floating toys into the water. Ask the child to collect them in a small bucket, first show how to do it.

"Funny ball"

Put a ball in the water in front of the baby, show how it will swing on the waves. Help the child slosh legs, arms, creating waves.

"Swim"

Pull the baby to the side, put children's legs on it, show the child how to push off. Such a swim should be carried out along the length of the bath.

Results

Using a bath circle for babies is convenient for adults, fun for children. Swimming with such a device develops coordination, promotes physical development, and normalizes the mental state. It is necessary to choose a water accessory by size and weight, use it correctly, then everyone will enjoy water procedures.