Otteroo is easy to put on & comfortably supports your baby’s head. Just fill the tub and let the fun begin!

As you would in any body of water & using inflatables, your close & constant supervision is imperative to ensure your baby stays 100% safe while splashing around! 

Step 1: Inflate Your Otteroo Floatie*

• Remove the cap and pinch the valve while inflating the floatie
• When the floatie is fully inflated, release the valve and lock the air inlet
• Insert the cap and push the valve stem down into the floatie
• Check for proper inflation.
• Make sure floatie is firm. Re-inflate the air valve, if necessary

*For Otteroo Classic, inflate the bottom chamber of the floatie first. Close the valve and push into the floatie to lock the air inlet. Then, inflate the top chamber.

*For Otteroo LUMI purchased prior to 2020, Inflate the inner chamber of the floatie first. Close the valve and push into the floatie to lock the air inlet. Then, inflate the outer chamber.

Step 2: Check for Air Leakage

• Check for air leakage from the floatie by fully immersing the inflated floatie into a large container of clear water with no bubbles to check for any air bubbling from the floatie

Step 3: Set Up the Tub

• Fill your tub to the maximum level. The baby is most comfortable in water deep enough to float
• Adjust water temperature to that recommended by pediatricians for infant baths. In hotter weather or if the baby is more active, use cooler water to prevent overheating

Step 4: Buckle Up

• Unbuckle the straps and open the floatie outwards to place it around the baby’s neck
• Secure the baby’s chin on the chin rest, located directly across from the straps

⚠️ The space between the baby’s neck and inner rim of the floatie should feel snug. You should be able to easily fit, without using force, one finger through the space between the inner rim of the floatie and your baby’s neck (it’s easiest to test this if you go from the top down, near the baby’s ear).

Step 5: Get Your Baby In the Water

Gently lower the baby into the tub by holding onto the baby’s body

⚠️ Never hold the baby by the floatie, in or out of the water

⚠️ ACTIVE BABY & SAFETY: If you have an active baby who likes to kick and jump around the tub causing the floatie to hit the sides of the tub repetitively or with force, move to a bigger tub. Like any inflatable product, excessive and repetitive force can cause the air valves to unlatch, the seams to break, buckles to unlatch, or cause other damage that will weaken the floatie

Step 6: Get Your Baby Out of the Water

• Lift the baby out of the water by holding onto the baby’s body
• Unbuckle both straps and gently remove the floatie from the baby