
Remember that swim diapers need to have a snug fit to contain poop, so they will probably be tighter than your everyday diapers. If you want to introduce your baby to water before two months of age, try filling up the tub at home or using a kiddie pool rather than heading to the community pool. They should not be allowed to swim in a public body of water. The same goes for children with diarrhea. Lacking absorption power, they just can’t contain newborn poops. Note: Swim diapers aren’t designed for newborns whose stools tend to be liquidy (until they start eating solid food). For some reusables you can purchase absorbent inserts for the diaper while they toddle around on land. You may be thinking, “What about when my child is out of the water?” Because there is no absorbency, you’ll have to change your baby into a regular diaper right after swimming. (Everyone out of the pool, closed for days or weeks as it’s drained and refilled, etc.) But swim diapers should keep number twos inside, eliminating what public pools fear most: fecal contamination. Yep, that means pee will pass through to the water. Swim diapers are designed to withstand water and contain solids. And they definitely can’t hold anything inside once they’re stretched out.

Not only is their absorbing action rendered useless once they soak up water, but their weight makes them super saggy to the point of falling off.

The material that makes diapers so absorbent also turns them into a waterlogged anchor around your child’s waist once they are submerged in water. If your child isn’t potty trained and they want to dip toes (and more) into a public body of water, you need swim diapers. Don’t let having a little one in diapers hold you back from getting in the water. Glistening lakes, the seashore and cool pools beckon to kids and their parents on hot summer days.
