Swim Diapers – What is their purpose?

It's that time again! Time to hose off the kiddie pools and come back to the outside world! Summertime is my favorite season. I just love homemade freezer pops, the smell of sunblock and of course, a cute little tushie in a swim diaper! There is a lot of confusion about the purpose of swim diapers. Some people believe a swim diaper should be absorbent and keep pee from entering into communal water, but neither disposable swim diapers or cloth swim diapers are designed for … [Read more...]

Swim Diapers – Cloth diapers at the pool.

Swim Diapers - Cloth diapering through the summer.

Summer is here and with it comes water activities. Whether your baby or toddler is playing in a backyard wading pool, or going with you to the community pool or public waterpark, a swim diaper is a necessity. When looking for a swim diaper, unlike when selecting a cloth diaper to be used "out" of the pool, absorption is not a determing factor. Swim diapers, like the Imse Vimse Swim Diaper are not to be absorbent at all. A diaper that absorbs will become heavy with pool water or urine which … [Read more...]