Talk to me about swim diapers...

JessicaKS · April 2014

Thanks to @elmoali I know that swim diapers don't hold in any pee and you can't use them in your car seat, for example. But I am feeling very dumb about everything else related to swim diapers right now and could use some assistance

We are headed to the west coast of Florida in two weeks and will be staying in a resort that has both pool and beach. We will use both during our stay.

I imagine that we need to put a regular diaper on LO until right before we get in the pool or ocean when we'd switch to swim diaper. When we get out of the water, and are hanging out on the beach or by the pool, do we switch to a regular diaper again? I imagine we would, but I also know how often people get in/out of the water on a hot day, and wonder if we'd really need to switch between regular diaper/swim diaper each time. Hopefully this makes sense.

Additionally, I bought one of those permanent swim diapers, but I am not sure whether those are better or worse than disposable swim diapers. I imagine that a permanent swim diaper on vacation won't really work because I won't be able to wash it anywhere.

Basically, I have no idea what I am doing. Help!

momofcatan · April 2014

I'm sure you will get lots of good responses here, but there was a similar post on the baby gear board so I thought I'd share: https://forums.thebump.com/discussion/12304621/swim-diapers-disposable-vs-reuseable#latest

ASmallWonder · April 2014

Well, you'll want/need to change out of the one used in the water. It's not like a bathing suit - it has a lot of material that retains moisture (just not enough to make it waterproof lol) so keeping them in it is a bad idea. But we usually switch from a wet swim diaper to a dry one, not a regular one. Yes, the pee will come out of it but that's no different from pee coming out in the water. You might want to check with the resort though about whether or not you can use disposable swim diapers in the pool.

BC&LM · April 2014

majwv8 said:
Thanks for posting this, I feel dump about this as well.
does anyone have something like either of these? worth is or just stick with regular swim suits?
https://www.amazon.com/play-Baby-Girls-Ulitmate-Rashguard-X-Large/dp/B00CZ50GSO/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1396466161&sr=8-15&keywords=iplay https://www.amazon.com/play-Unisex-Baby-Infant-Sunsut-Stripe/dp/B00D402M8Q/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1396466161&sr=8-9&keywords=iplay

My LO wears a rashgard in the pool to help him stay warmer. He can use it in the summer too for extra protection from the sun.