Swim Diapers?

[kevschickee]

Children in cloth diapers have to be changed immediately after going potty, so parents have a much greater incentive to potty train as soon as possible. The difference is based on the limitations that are built into a desire to use cloth diapers...

I just can't see how that makes them train earlier and faster since the kids will do it when they are ready. Is there really a study that states this?

 

[kevschickee]

By the way, I keep asking for a source because I know there aren't any. Well, there aren't any valid ones at least. Sources become out of date after 4 years, and the only ones that exist are about 20 years old.

Here's mine, if any are interested. It was a study done from 2006-2007, and published in 2008.
http://randd.defra.gov.uk/Default.a...ortString=ProjectCode&SortOrder=Asc&Paging=10

Again, thanks everyone I was trying to keep it from being a debate, but I guess that's impossible on the DIS.

You knew exactly what this would turn out like. You are fooling no one here.

 

[Erica09M]

Is she allergic to the chemicals in disposable diapers?

She has very sensitive skin, and breaks out severely to the point that it's bleeding if she is in a disposable diaper. And it's not just her private areas. It's also across her belly, on her hips, her inner legs, etc. Any place that a disposable touches her skin. We had made the decision to cloth diaper before she was born, but had a few packs of sposies given to us and tried to use them here or there if Grandma was watching her for a couple hours and it was an absolute no-go. She was broken out before the diaper was even peed in. It was bright red, slotchy, blood came to the surface, and almost looked like her skin was trying to peel. Not good. We love our cloth diapers anyway, so we're not missing out on anything!

We can't even use fabric softener, or soaps/laundry detergent with dyes and fragrences. So it's not just the diapers that are an issue.

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

I just can't see how that makes them train earlier and faster since the kids will do it when they are ready. Is there really a study that states this?

Most children are "ready" far sooner than parents think that they are. Cloth diapers feel much wetter than disposable diapers, and they feel wet immediately. This allows the parent to associate that uncomfortable feeling with their "accident" and teach them how to avoid it while the child still remembers what they did to make themselves wet/uncomfortable.

I don't know if there has ever been a study, but most parenting magazines and guides agree: cloth = easier potty training...

 

[DisneyBamaFan]

She has very sensitive skin, and breaks out severely to the point that it's bleeding if she is in a disposable diaper. And it's not just her private areas. It's also across her belly, on her hips, her inner legs, etc. Any place that a disposable touches her skin. We had made the decision to cloth diaper before she was born, but had a few packs of sposies given to us and tried to use them here or there if Grandma was watching her for a couple hours and it was an absolute no-go. She was broken out before the diaper was even peed in. It was bright red, slotchy, blood came to the surface, and almost looked like her skin was trying to peel. Not good. We love our cloth diapers anyway, so we're not missing out on anything!

We can't even use fabric softener, or soaps/laundry detergent with dyes and fragrences. So it's not just the diapers that are an issue.

I am glad that you found a solution that works for you. I know parents that struggle with this.

We used both cloth and disposable diapers with our first, but only disposable with our second (for reasons too "unpleasant" to discuss on an internet forum ). We saw the benefits of both...

 

[mjkacmom]

Most children are "ready" far sooner than parents think that they are. Cloth diapers feel much wetter than disposable diapers, and they feel wet immediately. This allows the parent to associate that uncomfortable feeling with their "accident" and teach them how to avoid it while the child still remembers what they did to make themselves wet/uncomfortable.

I don't know if there has ever been a study, but most parenting magazines and guides agree: cloth = easier potty training...

My mom told me that when I was little, there was no such thing as an untrained 3 year old, because of cloth diapers. They were invented when she had my sister, and she didn't pt until close to 4! Both the mom and the child has an incentive with cloth - with disposable, the kids aren't uncomfortable (like mine - I used disposable with all of them).

 

[Erica09M]

I am glad that you found a solution that works for you. I know parents that struggle with this.

We used both cloth and disposable diapers with our first, but only disposable with our second (for reasons too "unpleasant" to discuss on an internet forum ). We saw the benefits of both...

Our oldest was 100% disposable diapered. We didn't even consider cloth with her (she's 4), and honestly at the time I had no idea they still existed While I was pregnant with #2 (she's 13 months), I learned about cloth through a parenting forum I'm on and I was hooked on the idea and benefits.

So, I've done both... and I have no problem with sposies. They just absolutely do.not.work for my currently diapered child. If we had a 3rd child, he/she would be cloth diapered too.

 

[linzbear]

You knew exactly what this would turn out like. You are fooling no one here.

All right, I'll bite. Where's the flame bait in the OP? Please, point it out to me.

 

[kevschickee]

It isn't a bit in the OP but you aren't new to the disboards you know there are some hot topics here. Parenting issues are huge. There is nothing wrong with discussing issues but don't act suprise when it happens

 

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

How do you know if a bathing suit bottom is a swim diaper bottom? _ I have 3 bottom that I think are swim diaper bottoms - how do I tell?

 

[NotUrsula]

Cloth Swim diapers are made from very densely woven fabric, and these days usually have a terry lining in them. They fully cover up to the waist and have tight elastic at legs and waist; no bikinis or boy shorts.

FTR, I use cloth swim diapers WITH a disposable underneath. In the event of a poop situation it makes cleanup a lot easier, and you can get the child back into the pool more quickly, because the poop usually isn't on the cloth one if you've been paying attention and changed it right away.

For someone who doesn't use commercial disposables, I would recommend keeping a spare with you at the pool, and using a diaper liner for ease of cleanup.

 

[Colleen27]

Hi, figured this was the place to ask We'll be heading down in Oct with an 8 month old, and I wanted to let him splash around in the pool.

I know Swim Diapers are required, but I'm curious how they check? We use cloth diapers and I've never bought sposies. I currently have a pair of swim trunks with the diaper sewn in from when we went to the beach, and I'd like to use them in WDW, too, but some places force you to buy sposies, even though they are inferior to using real elastic to hold the poo in (and they won't explode the little beads all over the place, either )

Anyone with any insight to this? Am I going to be forced to buy disposables?

I have a couple cloth swim diapers, one from a diaper site (can't remember which at the moment) and one that came with an infant swimsuit. Both have been acceptable anywhere we've been with DD (not to Disney yet, but numerous family resorts, indoor & outdoor waterparks, etc). I can't imagine Disney checking bums or forcing you to buy disposables if you have a cloth swim diaper on your little one.

 

[linzbear]

It isn't a bit in the OP but you aren't new to the disboards you know there are some hot topics here. Parenting issues are huge. There is nothing wrong with discussing issues but don't act suprise when it happens

*shrug* the only hot topics I know about are the refillable mugs, pool hopping type topics. My son is 5 months old - I have never been to WDW with him, and I have no other children. I had no reason to even come to this forum until today.

 

[Mommy2JulietJocelyn]

Cloth Swim diapers are made from very densely woven fabric, and these days usually have a terry lining in them. They fully cover up to the waist and have tight elastic at legs and waist; no bikinis or boy shorts.

FTR, I use cloth swim diapers WITH a disposable underneath. In the event of a poop situation it makes cleanup a lot easier, and you can get the child back into the pool more quickly, because the poop usually isn't on the cloth one if you've been paying attention and changed it right away.

For someone who doesn't use commercial disposables, I would recommend keeping a spare with you at the pool, and using a diaper liner for ease of cleanup.

I have a bathing suit from Carters that I think is a swim diaper and 2 other I bought from Babies r us that I know are swim diapers then. Thanks for the description. ANd thanks for the tip about both. Evie is a "on time pooper" - she goes pretty much the same time every day and if she hasn't gone by that time she won't go until the next day. We go in the pool at home after she goes. However I am not sure what will happen at Disney, so the double diapering sounds pretty good to me!

 

[Colleen27]

The disposable swim pants actually work better at what they are intended for. There is areason they are required, and that is b/c they are a better bacteria barrier than cloth. It is not so much about the solids as the bacteria they contain and disposable swimmers are much better at keeping bacterial transfer to a minimum. Everyone should follow the same rules and use the required swim pants for the health and safety of all.

Can you cite a source for your information? Everything I read says that they are equal in containing poo, and that cloth is generally better because the elastic is real and there are no 'microbeads' for absorption. Neither sposie or cloth swim diapers guard against pee.

That's my understanding too.

Personally, I wouldn't be comfortable with DD swimming in disposable swim diapers, simply because she's a tiny little thing and we have fit issues with 'sposies. We cloth diaper at home but use disposables when we travel and on the rare occasion that she's with a sitter, so it isn't a philosophical objection to all disposables in all situations. It is just that when you take away the adjustable component of a disposable diaper, it is impossible to get a good enough fit to contain any mess. Cloth are sized much more specifically IME, and if they don't have a good fit off the rack I can shorten elastics or otherwise take them in to make them appropriately snug.