November 2012 Moms
kbl13
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Swim Diapers
kbl13
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Talk to me about swim diapers. We are going to the beach next month and I'm a little overwhelmed with all the choices.
Reusable cloth / disposable / brands / etc.?
What have you used or what do you plan on using?
TIA
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Re: Swim Diapers
We use an iPlay swim trunk on both boys. They are a pull-on, so I could understand the idea of messy, but it's been fine for us. BabySteals does a steal every once in a while on them too, so you can get them cheap.
You could do a regular cloth diaper as well without an insert, but I wouldn't use it as a normal cloth diaper afterward (chlorine can affect the PUL).
I bought disposable ones last summer when Sophie was little.... What a waste. Never once did she poop in them.
I bought a reusable one from Target for her recently, and once she's done with it Miles can use it. Disposable ones are a HUGE waste IMO. They aren't in them long enough to get any use out of them, and they are expensive. I'd say reusable, you will get your moneys worth out of them in no time.
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We really only go to public pools, and the ones here don't allow non disposable ones, so we are using the huggies ones. They pull on, but the sides rip so you don't have to pull it back off.
Thanks, this is really helpful! I just ordered the apple cheeks one. He's 16lbs now, so I ordered the 18lb-40lb size hoping that he'll continue to gain 1lb/month plus fill out a little due to starting solids... If not, I'll get something else for our trip, but keep this one for later this summer (and the next year or 2).
FTM so I don't really get this... so do they wear a swim diaper (like the resuable one) instead of a regular diaper? We use disposables but the disposbale swim diapers don't start till they are 16 pounds and DD is only 11 pounds. So I don't want to buy those yet, and it sounds like they are a waste.
We have our own pool, but we are going to the beach next month and it was a community pool there.
Whats the difference between using a regular diaper and the swim kind?
Wickedly nice Step Mom to JJ since 5/2/09
Born 7/26/01-- Adopted 3/6/02
Two and a Half Years, Too Many Treatments, One Precious Miracle
Abby born 11/5/12
So another FTM question.... when they aren't in the water, say just hanging on the beach, do you put on a regular diaper?
Also, I got DD a swim suit from gymboree, it says it comes with a sewn in swim diaper, does this mean she doesn't wear anything under the suit?
I know I'm probably making this more complicated than it needs to be!
Wickedly nice Step Mom to JJ since 5/2/09
Born 7/26/01-- Adopted 3/6/02
Two and a Half Years, Too Many Treatments, One Precious Miracle
Abby born 11/5/12
thanks for your help!
Wickedly nice Step Mom to JJ since 5/2/09
Born 7/26/01-- Adopted 3/6/02
Two and a Half Years, Too Many Treatments, One Precious Miracle
Abby born 11/5/12
When we are at home I usually live dangerously and let DD1 stay in the swim diaper or go naked. Worst case scenario she poops on the ground. If I was out in public I would change her. Both DDs have peed on my before going in the public pool. NBD.