To think putting on pyjamas after swimming class at 5pm is a bit weird?

[PlayNoBill]

My DD has a swim lesson 4:15 to 4:45 and other children change into their pjs after their class. Is this the new thing? Never seen it before. Is this a little early to be in pjs?

I was always amused by the children that arrived for their swimming lessons at 9 and 10 in the morning still in their pyjamas. (Worked in a library built over a swimming-pool). I think that changing into pyjamas after a tea-time lesson sounds like a good idea. (Although I'd make sure they were the kind of pyjamas that didn't look like pyjamas).

I do this sometimes, I have 4 DS and it makes life so much easier. They obviously shower at the pool but can't see why it bothers people so much. They're little children, freshly showered, putting on fresh pj's and then in the car and home. Doesn't hurt anyone else and makes my life loads easier.

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As long as they have a shower first I think it's fine. It's a bit grim to go to bed stinking of chlorine.

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My dd always does this! Her lesson currently is 4-430. I shower her, hair wash etc then she puts on her pyjamas and onesie (and slippers..). Can't imagine why it's odd to you op...she's clean, and wearing clean garments (no point putting change of outfit on for remaining hours of day and I wouldn't put her back into what she's worn all day after being clean), we go home, put dinner on, dry her hair, eat and then stories and bed! Works perfectly and I see pretty much every other child doing the sa,e after their lesson! Not lazy by any means....practical maybe..

I always do this when my son has his lesson which finishes at 5pm - I'd seen other parents doing it and wondered why I hadn't thought of doing it before! Because he has showered and hair washed then it would seem strange not to and to then have to go home and do it all again 2 hours later. We have always had a structured bedtime routine for all of the children (we have 3) and so anything to save 20 minutes later is a bonus. Having said all of that, my eldest son who is 10 probably wouldn't want to do this so I guess do it whilst they are not bothered.

Slippers outdoors?

We do this. DD has a hot lunch on a swimming day (4 but not at school until Sep 2017), after her lesson she has a shower and washes her hair, I dry it and then she puts on PJs. She puts her normal shoes on. We normally get home at 5.45 and she has a sandwich type dinner. Much easier than getting her changed, getting home and then changing again.

Our swimming class was 5.30-6pm so showed after swimming and then onesie. Normal where we live.

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We do this, saves so much time. Dd is straight in the car so can't see the problem. In summer we don't as much as it is warm and light so a summer dress and flip flops is easier. And we may go somewhere after. Never put dirty school uniform back on after a shower- that seems wrong.

Sounds eminently sensible to me. Wish I'd thought of it when my kids were young.

Lol, why is it weird? They've had a shower and are in clean pyjamas nice and comfy and bonus they're ready for bed.

sounds like efficient use of time to me. yabu

I wouldn't, DC are always outside , pjs would just get muddy!

No its ok, especially if the kids are quite young. What I do find odd is when the kids put their onesies on to go home in but have no underwear, no vest and no PJ's on underneath and then just go out in the cold in the onesie. Not sure how comfortable that is against the damp skin and digging in your bum!

I don't like Pj's outside, like them to be clean and outdoors free!! Also the chance of getting my child changed in wet room, home and fed without a pj/clothes contamination would be rare!! I used to take easy put on casual clothes for after.

@DillyDayDream8
It makes you cringe when children put dirty clothes back on including underwear and you let your kids go to the supermarket in PJs?
Are you for real?

Wow I didn't realise this topic would be debated so much!

For the record I bring clean knickers and tights/socks for my DD to get changed into after a full soapy shower and hair wash. It is easier for me if she showers at the pool rather than the effort of having to shower/bath again when we get home.

What ever works for you and your LOs is ok by me.

I saw kids doing this last week at my kids first swimming lesson - theirs is at 5:30 and thought it looked like such a fab idea, I am totally going to copy it this week to save time!

My 7 year old goes swimming every week at 4pm then after a shower and hair wash she puts on leggings/t shirt and trainers to go home .
I would never put her pyjamas on her at that time and she wouldn't want them on .
However if she was 2 or 3 then it's different, it all depends on the age of the child .

Do people assume that all people walk home? My kids get straight into the car so there is no walking around the streets in their PJ's. Some people get so hung up about what others do!

Once again, this is something which just does not happen around here.

People who insist in lolling about in their sleepwear in public, are obviously confined to certain areas.

My two would be mortified if forced to leave the pool and walk down the street in public in pyjamas. As I, and any adult I know, would.

*walk down the street to the parked car. Even that would be a mortifying step too far, if wearing pyjamas.