| Swimming weather is approaching and to most of us | | | | thrown away after they are soiled. |
| this brings smiles to our faces as we think of the fun | | | | There are pros and cons for each type or swim |
| of splashing in a cold pool, the smell of suntan lotion | | | | diaper/nappie. Some pros of reusable swim nappies |
| and the laughter of happy children leaping off diving | | | | are that are more economical if your child will be doing |
| boards. For public health officials the opening of public | | | | quite a bit of swimming. If you are traveling a reusable |
| pools brings with it the fear of recreational water illness | | | | swim diaper will take up far less room. As is the case |
| (RWI). | | | | in standard diapers, there is less environmental impact |
| Many of these RWI are spread through microbial | | | | with a reusable. Reusable swim nappies have less |
| contamination due to fecal matter in the water, | | | | chance of irritating a baby's skin as there are no |
| particularly E. Coli. It is tough enough to control adults | | | | chemicals. |
| and toilet trained children who disregard posted rules | | | | The cons of reusable swim diapers is that they must |
| regarding showering or avoiding swimming when ill with | | | | be replaced frequently as the child grows as they |
| diarrhea, but what about young children who are not | | | | must have a tight fit to work properly. They require |
| able to control themselves? A few years back in | | | | washing after each soiling, which is very time |
| Wisconsin swimmers in 3 different public pools | | | | consuming. There is an environmental impact to this |
| became sick when a single child who was infected | | | | process as well. A swim nappy that must be pulled up |
| with a parasite had accidents in each of the pools. | | | | or down can be a messy affair when it is full, you can |
| More and more public health officials are requiring that | | | | try and find ones that open. |
| children less than 3 years old wear specially designed | | | | Disposable swim nappies are extremely convenient. |
| swim diapers/nappies. | | | | They are easy to pull onto the baby and they are |
| Regular disposable diapers are designed to absorb | | | | made so that the side can be torn so they are easy |
| liquids and keep them away from the baby's skin. | | | | to remove. They never have to be washed they |
| When submerged in a swimming pool these diapers | | | | simply can be thrown away. You can find disposable |
| quickly become waterlogged, heavy and are rendered | | | | swim diapers in many locations, so they are easy to |
| useless. The core of standard disposable diapers can | | | | locate when traveling. |
| also become a danger to pools filtration systems if | | | | There are negatives to disposable swim nappies, such |
| they come apart. A swim nappy is designed to not | | | | as the expense. They have an environmental impact, |
| absorb liquids but they will hold in solids. They can | | | | particularly to landfills. The downside to the disposable |
| never come apart and endanger a pool filtration | | | | swim nappies being easily torn is that the baby can |
| system. | | | | sometimes accidentally remove them. |
| As in standard diapers parents must make a decision | | | | Toddlers may have some that must be taken into |
| when purchasing swim diapers, they can choose | | | | account as well. A young child that has grown tired of |
| between reusable and disposable. Reusable swim | | | | wearing diapers may not wish to wear a disposable |
| nappies are like a regular bathing suit; they are | | | | swim diaper and be more comfortable in the more |
| washable and worn again and again. They contain | | | | swimsuit like reusable. The bright colors and cartoon |
| solids and do not absorb liquids. Disposable swim | | | | characters which are often printed on the disposable |
| diapers are like normal disposable nappies, they are | | | | nappies may appeal to them however. |