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

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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 suspect the mums on here saying its lazy are the types who take freshly pressed shirt n trousers/dress for their dc's to wear after swim time from the pile of clothes they've spent hours ironing that day (although they're only driving home in the car) before going home to polish the family shoe collection and start a nourishing home made tea for hubby (with homemade cake afterwards). They then bathe their little ones (even though they've already showered after swimming) and get them quickly into bed (in ironed pyjamas and on ironed bedsheets) before slipping into a fresh frock and swiftly pouring a brandy for dh before he gets home...."how was your day, darling?"

Or that's what I'm imagining anyway!!

We used to swim 4/5 times a week when my kids were smaller and all the parents did it. I seem to remember a thread about it back then were posters were utterly disgusted by the idea of it though. How times have changed on MN

Genius, wish this had been a thing when mine were young.

We do this. My son has his swim lesson at 4 and then afterwards has a shower and puts on his clean onesie. When we first started he noticed other children did it and asked me he could do it too. I thought it was a good idea as we drive so he gets straight into the car and we go home. I don't care what others do, it doesn't make me cringe if they put on their onesies and it doesn't make me cringe if they put on their school uniform, what other people do is of no concern to me really. I have a busy enough life without worrying about what a stranger is doing which ultimately has no impact on me whatsoever.

I don't see how it's lazy either, we have to take an additional thing rather than back in school clothes.

Swimming finishes at 4:45. Clean PJs and onesie over the top. She's not going to put on the grubby school uniform and I'm not washing clothes she's spent two hours after swimming in!

I don't want to freak you out op but when I go swimming...........

I don't put my bra on afterwards.

It's an 8-9.30 pm session. I have v quick shower, hurl my clothes on except bra, drive the five minutes home, have a proper bath. I am now thinking about taking my pjs......

Which you can breach if you like, of course. But then don't be surprised if people look at you oddly. And yes, I would stare.

Do you have dc's my dear? Cos if u do i feel sorry for them - if you would stare or have a 'clutching at pearls' episode about kids leaving the leisure centre in their pjs before being driven home for dinner you either have no life, are a bit unhappy or need the rod surgically removing from your backside

My DCs do it in the winter months. Proper shower with shampoo etc - cosy onesie (rather than back into school clothes). And go home in the car.
I've been at work all day, the boot of the car is full of packed lunch stuff, wet towels etc, the house is all dark - there's loads still to do and it's near enough bedtime for them to be on their pjs.

Which you can breach if you like, of course. But then don't be surprised if people look at you oddly. And yes, I would stare

If you are routinely staring at children getting changed into pyjamas, you are going to have some trouble of your own. And possible police involvement.

I'm not sure why you care so much.
My DCs have shower and then put pjs on sooo much easier.

It's definitely not a new thing - I did this 20+ years ago when my kids were toddlers, and I wasn't the only one. In the summer I would take them already in their swimming cossies as well - thus avoiding too much changing room hassle. How lazy am I ?

I also cant see why you care, as long as no one is laying it down as a law that everyone must follow!

Onsie on is quicker, warmer and saves pissing about later. Why change twice when once will give you the same end result?

And clearly it hasnt crossed your mind that a lot of them are doing because its a good idea and they dont care about wedged up judgey pants thinking that they are "weird".

Lots of mothers used to,do it when mine were of that age. Seemed sensible if they had school uniform on prior to swimming.

My DD's session is 5-5.30. I put her in a fleece onesie for journey to and from swimming. I shower her and wash her hair at the pool before dressing her. She's 4, so only has an hour before bedtime. I noticed others doing it and thought it was a great idea. It hadn't even occurred to me that some may disapprove!

We all used to do this at the posh swimming lessons my kids used to do at a nice health club.

No one did it when we changed to the local authority pool though and stared at us like we had two heads.

Same for naked kid showering, used to be totally acceptable at health club and frowned upon at LA pool.

Ooooh er posh swimming lessons.

YABU. Especially at that time when for many it would be tea and then wind down for bed when they got in.

Our gymnastics club has many of the kids to wearing onesies over their leotards to speed up changing, especially when one class is getting ready to come in and another class is just coming out. My own included. There's only so much space in the changing room.

Well, maybe not posh, expensive (too expensive) and small groups and nice smelly stuff in the showers

But, note the move, too posh expensive for me . Now we have to bring our own smelly stuff and shower with trunks on.

I did love the don't give a crap attitude

My dd's had swimming today.

They arrived in their onesies, and left in their onesies. They had turby towels on their heads leaving.

We're so common, meh!

We all used to do this at the posh swimming lessons my kids used to do

Did the swim instructor wear gold plated speedos funkinell ?

DD always changes into a onsie after her surfing class in the summer, but we are in NI and the water isn't exactly tropical . She started the trend in her group because she would just strip off her wet suit in the shower and then pull on knickers and a loose onsie until she got home for proper de-sanding. It also means that she's warm enough to potter about the beach before we go home.

Kind of makes sense if they had a shower after then they're not putting dirty clothes back on. But at that time, they are still going to have tea, so my kids at least would be bound to spill food on their pjs. If it was after teatime it would make sense.

The showers would be blocked by parents washing their kids including shampoo whilst other kids queued cold having got out of the pool instead of having a quick shower to rinse off the chlorine. Dd would have a proper bath or shower when she got home. Bad memories tbh as fucking annoying