Splash About Girl's Floatsuit with Adjustable Buoyancy

i love how its a swimsuit and not just a vest or something the kid has to take on or off. our friends who have floatation vests tell us that their kids just yanks it off or cries when in it because they think its cumbersome or once in the water the water displaces the vest and doesn't make it comfortable for the kids at all. this swimsuit doesn't do that at all. baby girl is completely comfortable in it and actually, when she sees it in her dresser, she grabs it and tells us to put it on her as she tries to bolt out the door towards the pool.some of the reviews say because of the way the floaters are laid out, its hard for their kid to swim because they either have to be flat on their back or on their belly, but our 21 month old can actually wade in the pool on her own vertically. it actually helps her learn to float and determine where her center of balance is in order to stay afloat. also, our girl is only 23 pounds and this was one of the few suits that she can actually wear since most require kids to be 30 pounds

I really like this swim suit. It fit my 2 year old good and is the average sized 2 year old. It may be a little small for a 3 year old. There are foam pieces that surround the suit to help the toddler float. In each section there are two small pieces of foam and they are removable. Not easy enough for the toddler to do by themselves though. We removed one out of each to try and help kiddo learn to swim. With just one in each, it does not keep head out of the water but does prevent out toddler from sinking completely. Do not depend on this to keep your child afloat on its own. I do recommend this to parents that are teaching their baby to swim and is directly hands on the child. I do not recommend this to parents that want to keep their child's head above water without supervision and who are more than arms length away.

I purchased this for my 2 year old to use at the pool this year. I was looking for something that she could not easily remove and would keep her afloat in case she fell in the water (even though we are always near her - she is a fast little daredevil). I never expected her to actually start swimming on her own at TWO YEARS OLD! She adores her suit and is swimming all over the pool in it unassisted. I love the fact that it does not ride up on her like other suits that only have a strap between the legs. I also love that you can remove the inserts to transition them to swimming without it. I have already had several moms ask me where I got it from. This is a high quality suit perfect for little ones just starting out in the pool and even for those more experienced.

Super uncomfortable for my daughter. We got the size 2-4 years (she just turned 3) and it was extremely tight on her, both length and width. She couldn't wait to get it off after trying it on. I decided to return it since we also bought a Stearns Puddle Jumper (so much better) and the company, Spash About, made me pay for return shipping! Not going to shop this brand again.

my 20 month old daughter loves this suit. It gives her the freedom to swim without having hands on at all times. We tried the front floater vest and she was not a fan. And the water wings never offered full confidence the suit does. It's also great that it allows our daughter full access of her arms to use true swimming form. I will warn it takes a couple tries for them to get full confidence and not roll over. So definitely stay very close at first so if your little one begins to panick you can help them regain control. But after 2 times we don't have any issues anymore.I can't compare it to any other floatation suits, as this is the only one we have tried. But it is by far our favorite form of floatation.

Our little one bobbled in this thing - even with arm floaties on.

It fits well but the suit doesn't enable my 2-year-old head to stay above water. On many occasions, I had to rescue my kid because her head would be underwater while her body is still afloat, which defeats the purpose of why we bought this in the first place.

I love this suit much more than the puddle jumper. It allows the child’s arms to be free to move freely so they can get a better idea of how to swim.I also love that the foam pieces can come out so that as your child & you are more comfortable in the water, they can be more challenged.