Can you use normal nappies for swimming

Can be messy in a normal nappy as it doesn't hold so well. Hope your lo enjoys swimming though whatever you use x have fun. Sarah x. I wouldn't, they grow to about 4 times the original size and sometimes the insides leak our making a real mess paddling pool incident!!!

Most swimming pools sell individual ones though. Most swimming pools will sell them but you have probably already been!! Hope you had fun! My toddler and baby swim loads we live in Qatar and I've given up on buying disposable swim nappies and use the fabric ones.

When your little one is in or around water, a normal nappy is not a good option. Anything that soaks up water is going to quickly get soggy and fill up with water from the pool or sea. The last thing that you want is your little one getting weighed down by all of that water. If you are at home, you might want to go without a nappy.

Many pools though, request that a swim nappy is worn until your little one is toilet trained. There are some disposable swim nappies on the market. I found that these tended to not fit very well. If you prefer to choose a reusable nappy for swimming, then you have a few options to choose from. When it comes to reusable swim nappies, there are really two options. Using the outer of a normal cloth nappy or going for a nappy designed for swimming.

Really this is down to personal preference. Neither regular diapers nor swim diapers do a good job when it comes to retaining microorganisms in stool that can cause illness. A study published in December in the "Journal of Water and Health" found that swim diapers didn't retain particles similar in size to cryptosporidium, a chlorine-resistant protozoan parasite and frequent cause of waterborne disease outbreaks. The swim diapers tested released between 50 to 97 percent of the particles within 1 to 5 minutes.

Fitness Training Swimming. By Sharon Perkins. Sharon Perkins. Perkins also has extensive experience working in home health with medically fragile pediatric patients. Swim diapers help keep your baby from sinking due to the weight of a soggy bottom.

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