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Do you need a normal nappy under a swim nappy?

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Sunahsop · 26/08/2024 09:41

Just that!

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Sparklybanana · 26/08/2024 11:49

I just had a reusable swim nappy as that seemed to be more secure and not a complete waste for 20 minutes of use. For the record I have 3 kids, no swim poos, 2 wees on exit, one of which ended up almost perfectly filling older child's shoe. I also have 1 normal nappy experience and those things absorb a lot of water very quickly! So heavy it just falls off.

BabaYetu · 26/08/2024 11:39

Go on, @Sunahsop , put your baby in a normal nappy in the bath and see what happens 😂😂😂

Toddler DD at LegoLand sat down in the splash zone area of the Duplo World bit. When she stood up her nappy weighed a tonne and was the size of a baby elephant.

Monkeysatonthewall · 26/08/2024 11:35

Cheepcheepcheep · 26/08/2024 11:16

A few months ago I accidentally washed a clean disposable nappy in the washing machine, I was very impressed by how much liquid they can hold!

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Same happened to me! 😂 I was also impressed but the nappy literally exploded so it took me forever to clean the washing machine 😲😂

Cheepcheepcheep · 26/08/2024 11:16

Monkeysatonthewall · 26/08/2024 11:05

If you think they're both the same, do a 15 min cycle in the washing machine with each 😂 start with the swim nappy though

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A few months ago I accidentally washed a clean disposable nappy in the washing machine, I was very impressed by how much liquid they can hold!

Bunnycat101 · 26/08/2024 11:13

Littletreefrog · 26/08/2024 11:08

Most baby swim lessons require two but never heard of it in leisure centre or holiday pools.

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I wish they’d enforce it properly in holiday pools. Lots say in the small print they want it but don’t ever actually enforce it. It not difficult and is much better than having to close the pool for loads of people.

KimKardashiansLostEarring · 26/08/2024 11:12

3 children and only ever done reusable swim nappy + swimming costume. I’ve only ever bought 3 swim nappies, they’ve lasted all 3 kids/9 years so far. Zero accidents of any sort.

But yes OP, all swim nappies let the wee out. Thank god for chlorine eh?

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 26/08/2024 11:12

Kitkat1523 · 26/08/2024 11:03

Like where? Never known anywhere insist on 2 nappies?

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Every pool local to me does. I never claimed it was a rule everywhere.

Goldbar · 26/08/2024 11:11

Not unless you're using your baby as an anchor.

Littletreefrog · 26/08/2024 11:08

Kitkat1523 · 26/08/2024 11:03

Like where? Never known anywhere insist on 2 nappies?

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Most baby swim lessons require two but never heard of it in leisure centre or holiday pools.

Monkeysatonthewall · 26/08/2024 11:06

You can get a reusable swim nappy and use splash about swimming costume with a built in nappy on top.

Monkeysatonthewall · 26/08/2024 11:05

Sunahsop · 26/08/2024 09:46

The swim nappy just looks like a normal nappy though? It is definitely a Huggies swim version

If you think they're both the same, do a 15 min cycle in the washing machine with each 😂 start with the swim nappy though

Kitkat1523 · 26/08/2024 11:03

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 26/08/2024 10:54

Lots of places require two nappies. You wouldn’t use a normal nappy though as that would be pretty useless when wet. Use a swim nappy with a happy nappy over the top.

Like where? Never known anywhere insist on 2 nappies?

Arrivapercy · 26/08/2024 11:03

I usually went for a disposable swim nappy with a washable swim nappy on top, although i quickly found that mine never pooed at swimming, possible because i never took them in the hour or so after a meal.

By about 18m i didn't bother with the disposable & just used washable swim nappies.

Whattablet · 26/08/2024 11:02

Sunahsop · 26/08/2024 09:46

The swim nappy just looks like a normal nappy though? It is definitely a Huggies swim version

You need disposable swim nappy (the one you've got) then a happy nappy (tight swim nappy made of swimsuit material) then swimsuit on top.

Bunnycat101 · 26/08/2024 11:02

Swim nappy plus neoprene layer. Swim nappies alone are pretty rubbish- it’s the tight neoprene that actually contains things.

last time I was at center parcs I could see a fair number of little ones in normal nappies which made me very much want to exit the splash area. You can see them swelling up massively which not only looks uncomfortable but means they’re basically useless.

FinallyMovingHouse · 26/08/2024 11:01

I would double the advice of 'if they poo in the pool in the swim nappy, get out straight away'. They're not waterproof round the legs and by the time you get back to the changing are, it will already be dripping poo coloured water. I only did it once and then decided that swimming could wait a year!

Ohdearyme72 · 26/08/2024 11:00

And if you're like me..you don't pull the swim nappy down after use - you just tear the sides and remove like a normal nappy ;-)

Pistachiochiochio · 26/08/2024 10:59

Sunahsop · 26/08/2024 09:46

The swim nappy just looks like a normal nappy though? It is definitely a Huggies swim version

You can wear a happy nappy (neoprene nappy) over the top to help keep it in.

But either way you do need to take them out of the pool and change them as soon as they've done a poo. The neoprene/happy nappy is just an extra layer of protection against poonamis

Ohdearyme72 · 26/08/2024 10:59

Nope

bunnypenny · 26/08/2024 10:57

swim nappies just hold poo not wee. So they don’t expand. If your child hasn’t pooed in the swim nappy, just rinse them out and reuse.

Strawberrycheesecake7 · 26/08/2024 10:54

Lots of places require two nappies. You wouldn’t use a normal nappy though as that would be pretty useless when wet. Use a swim nappy with a happy nappy over the top.

Jellybeanz456 · 26/08/2024 10:52

No a normal nappy will expand and eventually burst, if you could use a normal nappy for swimming there would be no need for a swimming nappy.

tygertygers · 26/08/2024 10:21

Normal nappies have an absorbent polymer that swells up as it sucks up the liquid. Swim nappies do not have that, they're usually made from neoprene. They won't keep the wee in, but they should contain a poo.

Posypippin · 26/08/2024 10:12

Sunahsop · 26/08/2024 09:46

The swim nappy just looks like a normal nappy though? It is definitely a Huggies swim version

But it’s not the same as a normal nappy, it doesn’t absorb water it’s as simple as that

BlueMum16 · 26/08/2024 09:56

Put a neoprene pair of bottoms over it to help keep everything 'in' And get out and change if they have a poo.

Happy swimming