My son's first boat ride was 4 months old- we waited until we were comfortable with the way the lifejacket fit him. It was the kind with the 'grab handle' on it and I would have to hold him. Now at 16 months- he wears a Coast Guard approved 'infant vest' that he loves. He can walk around the boat or the shore, and he sleeps in it as well. Comfortable for him, comfortable for us. When he was in the infant carrier we did bring him on the boat- and we put the life jacket on him while he the carrier- he was uncomfortable and so were we. That is why I choose to just hold him.
We will be taking our first trip to Lake Winnie next weekend. I am not nervous because he has been in a life jacket all summer and on the boat all day with us. Usually he does fall alseep from a long ride.
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