swimming lessons for babies

anyone know at what age you can take a baby to swimming lessons.

I'm wanting to get Megan started on swimming lessons well not so much lessons but just getting her used to water and so that when she is older she is confident in the water.

I've asked my local pool about swimming lessons and they won't do lessons til 6 months.

But we started taking Daniel to the pool at about 5 months when his body was able to deal with temps better.

It definitley depends on the pool. Sam goes to a private swim school and they are ok from 3 months, although the pool is usually pretty warm. We have a 4 month old in our class that swims like a fish already! Spent half the last lesson under the water

Public swimming pools here start lessons for babies at six months, but do take them from about five months if you ask about it (just won't put their heads under water I think). Not sure about private swim schools.

If you have a bath, that will be enough for Megan while she is still little, to get her used to the feel of the water and having it over her head etc. and it won't have the yucky chlorine or heaps of noise from other kids etc. that might not be a great first experience for her. Get her enjoying bath times (and put her in the water at other times too if you want), or in the hot summer months a paddling pool in the back yard is a good option too - I love sitting in the paddling pool with DD, cools me off too!