Pampers Swim Diapers - FYI

march2008 · May 2012

We took DD to the beach yesterday. It's about a 10-15 minute drive from our house. I put her in a Pampers brand swim diaper for the ride over just b/c I thought it would be easier to do at home than once we got there. I just wanted to give a heads up to let anyone know who doesn't already that those diapers do NOT absorb pee. There was so much pee in her carseat!!! The diaper didn't absorb anything and her Britax carseat is only hand washable according to the manual.

I'm not sure if maybe swim diapers are just there in case LO poops, but it totally is useless for pee. I guess I should have known since ether are so much more thin than regular diapers, but I didn't think about it.

kattyleigh · May 2012

Yep, swim diapers are not designed to absorb, otherwise they would get huge in the pool! That is why a cloth swim diaper is awesome, even if you don't CD. It does the same thing, just acts as a barrier.

amanda1680 · May 2012

Ok, so this is probably a really dumb slash obvious question... but if swim diapers don't absorb pee, and the LO pees while in the pool, the pee just goes right into the pool?? What's the point of even having it? Just to catch poop? Lol, obviously I am not a swimmer or ever taken DD swimming.

kimbo1216 · May 2012

amanda1680:
Ok, so this is probably a really dumb slash obvious question... but if swim diapers don't absorb pee, and the LO pees while in the pool, the pee just goes right into the pool?? What's the point of even having it? Just to catch poop? Lol, obviously I am not a swimmer or ever taken DD swimming.

My question exactly! I took DD and her cousin (2yo) to a splash fountain. Her cousin peed in her swim diaper before we got there. It got all over her swim suit. I didn't understand the point of it.

vigurl · May 2012

amanda1680:
Ok, so this is probably a really dumb slash obvious question... but if swim diapers don't absorb pee, and the LO pees while in the pool, the pee just goes right into the pool?? What's the point of even having it? Just to catch poop? Lol, obviously I am not a swimmer or ever taken DD swimming.

I am SO glad you asked this b/c I was just about to type the samething. Answers anyone?

amberpro · May 2012

I'm pretty sure they're just there to make sure you don't get any floaters in the pool

ETA: and FWIW, I know you all aren't under the mistaken impression that every 6 year old gets out to pee every time they have to go, lol

AshleyPT · May 2012

vigurl:
amanda1680:
Ok, so this is probably a really dumb slash obvious question... but if swim diapers don't absorb pee, and the LO pees while in the pool, the pee just goes right into the pool?? What's the point of even having it? Just to catch poop? Lol, obviously I am not a swimmer or ever taken DD swimming.

I am SO glad you asked this b/c I was just about to type the samething. Answers anyone?

If a swim diaper absorbed pee, then it would also absorb the water they were swimming in and be full in a matter of minutes. Urine is actually very sterile and chlorine is enough to sanitize any issues. Urinary incontinence is not even a red flag for pool therapy. Feces on the other hand is hazardous and the chemicals needed to treat the water exposed to it are too harsh to swim in safely.

kimbo1216 · May 2012

AshleyPT:
Urine is actually very sterile and chlorine is enough to sanitize any issues.

Woo hoo! That means everyone can pee in the pool without worry! Stick out tongue

Syncronicity09 · May 2012

amberpro:
I'm pretty sure they're just there to make sure you don't get any floaters in the pool
ETA: and FWIW, I know you all aren't under the mistaken impression that every 6 year old gets out to pee every time they have to go, lol

This is exactly what I was thinking!

hepcats · May 2012

amberpro:
ETA: and FWIW, I know you all aren't under the mistaken impression that every 6 year old gets out to pee every time they have to go, lol

I seriously LOL'd at this part because I was totally thinking it was nasty until you pointed this out. So true.

JavaVino910 · May 2012

Thanks so much for posting this! I wouldn't have even thought about it.

Magenta728 · May 2012

Yup. When we go to swim lessons, DD wears a regular diaper in the car. When we get to the pool, I change her into a swim diaper. The pee leaks right through. The diaper is just to hold in the poop

jen&jay07 · May 2012

Magenta728:
Yup. When we go to swim lessons, DD wears a regular diaper in the car. When we get to the pool, I change her into a swim diaper. The pee leaks right through. The diaper is just to hold in the poop

This exactly. But I honestly would have never done it if I didn't read review of swim diapers on amazon. And it's all swim diapers, not just Pampers.

RingOfFire11 · May 2012

Thanks for the info on swim diapers. On a different note, you can wash the carseat cover. I know it says to hand wash but it holds up just fine.

mrsmullins0500 · May 2012

Thanks for the heads up. I would have put it on LO before too.

march2008 · May 2012

kattyleigh:
Yep, swim diapers are not designed to absorb, otherwise they would get huge in the pool! That is why a cloth swim diaper is awesome, even if you don't CD. It does the same thing, just acts as a barrier.

I definitely felt like a moron for posting this, but I just wanted to save someone else from having a car seat full of pee if they weren't really thinking about the concept of the swim diaper, lol!

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