Baby neck floats may be popping up all over social media but the pint sized swim aids shouldn t go anywhere near infants necks experts say because any air filled floatie can potentially.
Baby aids infant swimming neck float ring safety.
Before swim lessons swim aids and safety devices can give your children confidence in the water.
Watch them quickly learn how to use the float ring to engage their body in a unique way helping to create tons of new neural connections.
In 2015 the company otteroo recalled 3 000 of its popular neck floats due to 54 reports of broken seams.
It is a fun way.
People have even called it torture.
Swimming teachers and health professionals have issued an alarming warning about baby neck floats.
Perfect for kids between 1 and 24 months old.
They caution parents not to use these.
To have your precious baby one poorly sealed seam away from going under at the pool is frightening she said.
Swim aids come in the form of arm floaties floatation suits and swim vests all help properly position your kids body on top of the water helping them learn to use their legs and hold their head up.
The product has since been redesigned with greater durability though the creators continue to emphasize that it is not a life saving device but a toy and should only be.
These are potential death traps to have your precious baby one poorly sealed seam away from going under at the pool is frightening this warning goes hand in hand with the american academy of pediatrics official stance on air filled flotation devices and swimming aids like inflatable armbands.
I bought one of the rings to use with my grandchild and used it in the hot tub seven years ago.
Adorable photos of babies wearing the inflatable devices.
Floateck makes it easier for your baby to enjoy the benefits of splashing kicking gliding and wading through early childhood water time.
The baby neck ring float has had a bad reputation for many years.
They even sell it with a portable container that you fill up with water.
But it has been used in asia for many years.
15 2017 experts are warning parents of potential dangers of using baby neck floats while their little ones are swimming.
Here s everything you need to know about the controversial flotation aids including whether.