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Swim Diapers
Asked by T.F. from Orlando
on May 26, 2007
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I was invited by a friend to swim at her community pool, but my 9 month old hadn't pooped yet that day, so I was afraid to take him in the water. He has an adorable ba...
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- The disposable swim diapers do work very well at keeping poop contained, but BEWARE! They don't do such a great job at keeping the pee contained! Last year, I got my...
- I have a friend who reuses the used (pee only!) little swimmers- she washes them (maybe even in the washing machine? I think if I were to try this then I would maybe p...
- When my son had Safe Start lessons at the Y, they wanted him in a swim diaper with swimming "pants" on top--which is basically a swim suit with a rubber (vs. mesh) lin...
Swim Diapers
Asked by J.S. from Boston
on July 2, 2008
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ok i have a silly question. what is the purpose of the swim dipes? i've tried two different kinds on my 10 month old and they both leak pee. i know this b/c she peed b...
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- Oh my...have you gotten responses for this yet? The swim diapers are for poop! They are definately not for pee. If you plan to do any swimming in a public pool, or ...
- They are supposed to hold in poop, not pee. Eventually a regular diaper will start leaking the gel inside that's made to absorb the liquid...yuk.
- The biggest and most common reason is that regular diapers will continue to swell until they burst and then you have thousands of tiny gel pellet things in the pool wh...
Disposable Vs. Reusable Swim Diapers??
Asked by L.A. from Boston
on May 21, 2009
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This summer I have access to a pool and hope to take my one-year old son there for some fun. I'd love to hear more experienced mom's weigh in on the pros and cons of d...
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- In my opinion, they both leak pretty badly...reusable a bit more. I would suggest whichever would save you more money, probably reusable in the long run.
- The disposable ones, like Little Swimmers, dont absorb pee, so you need to put it on right before getting in the water and remove right afterward. I put just a plain...
- How often are you going to go the pool? If this will be a few days a week all summer long the disposables will get expensive and you should purchase 1 or 2 reusable sw...
Swim Diapers for a 9 Month Old
Asked by K.T. from Dallas
on May 29, 2010
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We are getting ready for a little summer fun at the pool, and wondered if anyone has any words of wisdom in regards to a swim diaper for a 17 lb. baby girl? The small...
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- Many swim schools sell nice reusable ones. One Step Ahead also has some. Maybe they have smaller sizes.
- Hi! I recommend Little Swimmers from Huggies. They tend to fit better. Right now they are on special on Walgreens. The final price is $3.50 for a package of 12 (fo...
- We always used Little Swimmers I think it was called. They should be right in the area of the regular diapers. They came in blue or pink with a design on them. My d...
Which Undies to Buy for Potty Training?
Asked by C.S. from Cedar Rapids
on March 25, 2010
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Hi Mamas ~
My son just turned 2.5 years old, and he is pooping and peeing on the potty when he feels like it. No pressure from us. He is our first child, and I have...
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- I agree with Tiffany B. -- get something he will LOVE and he won't want to pee on it. AND, he won't want to put diapers on ever again. Wearing them will almost be like...
- I wouldn't worry about getting training undies. I would get him regular undies. It seems like he would like those better any way.
- I just bought regular undies for our daughter. she did wear pull ups, so initially we put those on her...but she just acted like they were diapers. So a friend suggest...
Cloth Diapers
Asked by L.G. from Houston
on March 28, 2011
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We are due with our first child in Oct 2011 and are thinking about cloth diapering. I have looked a little bit online, but the information seems overwhelming! Can anyo...
Hair Removal for 9 Year Old Girl
Asked by J.L. from Milwaukee
on June 6, 2009
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I have a daughter who will be 9 in July and going into 4th grade this fall. She has a lot of dark, thick hair on her legs, arms, back, etc. She hasn't mentioned anyt...
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- Hi J.. My daughter also started having dark and thick hair on her legs at an early age. She was about seven actually, but she didn't actually do anything about it unti...
- J.- my mom let me start shaving in 3rd grade. i always got made fun of by the boys! i'd let her bring it up but agree that nair is a bad idea...super toxic. a good el...
- I have a granddaughter who also has a lot of hair on her arms and upper back. I recognize that as the grandmother, I have no say in how her parents decide to handle th...
Sea World San Antonio Vacation Advice
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on June 11, 2010
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I want to take my family of 4, hubby and 3 and 4 yr old to Sea World - decided on Septemebr due to heat. We have free tickets to the Zoo and Ripleys Believe it or Not...
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- We went 4 years ago so I don't know how the prices compare. BUT I did got with my then 4 year old and we went the first weekend in October. AWESOME time to go. Wate...
- we went last august, and it was FREAKN' hot! The kids didnt seem to mind, but the adults did. My kids were 3 and 11. We had so much fun. We stayed at a choice hotel...
- We went to Sea World last month. We stayed at holiday inn by Seaworld. It saved me monet on parking becuase they had a free shuttle. I paid $42 plus tax for the hotel...
Diaper Issues
Asked by A.R. from Richland
on June 6, 2008
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Hi Ladies - I have a question for all of you. I have a 2 year old son (26 months) who has peed through his diapers at night since he was a few months old. We used to...
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- Hi. It's been years since my kids were in diapers, but I remember those days of constant laundering - and I used cloth diapers. I finally had to stop giving anythi...
- Hi A., I have tried every solution to excessive night time wetting. One of my kids is disabled and has a neurogenic bladder - basically he can hold over 1 liter o...
- Dear A., This is going to sound kind of funny but worked for us. I have taken my daughter to a chiropractor since she was born. A couple of months ago, my daught...
My Baby Bag's Blown Up
Asked by S.M. from San Francisco
on June 26, 2008
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Argh! So I'm out for summer and I can't get a handle of this baby bag. Every weekend when we go out it's my job to pack the kid's stuff. Diapers, wipes, extra clothes...
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- Gallon size ziplock baggies! Smaller ones too. I put the items in baggies and then they are all protected and organized. Dirty outfits go in the bag protecting ...
- Seems you have received a lot of advice and I didn't get to read through them all so this may be a repeat. It is also my job to pack the diaper bag. I have a little ...
- I can offer two thoughts. We now have a place for everything in our dipaer bag and it must be returned to it's place. For example a pair of socks for each of my 4 ch...
