The Key Reason Why Your Kid Has To Wear A Swim Nappy In The Water
If I ask you about water safety the first thing that probably will pop into your mind is drowning. Anyway it is certainly one of the highest risks when swimming but there is more. Germs can contaminate pool water and can cause RWI - recreational water illnesses.
These illnesses are dispersed by swallowing pool water that has been contaminated. Contamination is spread when someone's feces gets in the water.
You know that the germs causing these RWIs get wiped out by the chlorine in the pool water but that doesn't happen instantaneously after an accident. Some germs like Crypto can live longer than a day in chlorinated water.
As babies and some toddlers are not completely potty-trained most pools insist that they wear a swim diaper approved by the CDC.
Swimming diapers are not like typical diapers as they do not suck in liquids. What they are presumed to do is to hold any solid waste in. Although it is true that swim nappies do not guarantee non-leakage on 100% if used with some precautions they will prevent the germ spread.
Parents can make a choice of from disposable and reusable swimming diapers to buy. Both have their advantages and drawbacks but I personally recommend using the reusables.
The reason I favor cloth swim diapers is they are much cheaper in the long run though the beginning investment may seem large. In fact your kid will need only two or three cloth swim diapers so you can change them if there has been a poo accident.
You can machine wash them with other clothes and towels. I wouldn't advise that you put your baby in a standard cloth diaper cover. Normally it will do the same work but the chlorine in the water will destroy the fabric.
If you dislike the thought of washing a soiled diaper than you should go for the disposable alternative. Disposable swim nappies come in packs as regular and you throw them away after every swim. I wouldn't suggest using a sposie more than once though it can live through a couple of laundry cycles.
The negative aspect of using disposable swimming diapers is they will need more room in your bag and they are quite expensive.
When you go shopping for swim nappies you should keep some critical checkpoints in your mind.
A great swim diaper should be comfortable, not difficult to put on and pull off when soiled and should be made of a soft fabric that won't give your infant a rash. My advice is to choose an adjustable swimming diaper, there are options with Velcro, snaps and strings so it fits snugly the baby's body.
Both reusable and disposable swim diapers have a great variety of colors and models to choose from. Especially if you have a baby girl you may find it to choose only one or two as they are so adorable.