Swimming diapers

[Boris]

Now my little darling is walking we are introducing her to the joys of swimming. I had seen reports here of special diapers but actually finding any proved unsuccessful. The first trip last week just showed how unsatisfactory normals are, even with plastic pants over.

Today in Shatin we found great range in ToysRUs .. go figure! Huggies Little Swimmers , 3 sizes in the range @30bucks for a packet of 3. So now its going to be a lot easier to get this sort of stuff it would seem if they are stocking HK wide.

Off to the pool later today to try them out.

 

[southside852]

We always got our swim diapers from Taste in Stanley....

 

[Portia]

If you are going to take your LO swimming a lot over the summer, it might be more economical to buy a fabric swim diaper as it is reuseable.

 

[miran]

Boris, Huggies Little Swimmers are available quite widely and easily. Have been getting them for 1 year + now. Glad you found them too.

 

[starbucks2]

Agree re using reuseables. Not just cheaper in the long run but better for the environment too. Bumps 2 Babes have reasonable priced ones - about $90.

 

[Obiwan]

We have been using Huggies Little Swimmers since she started swimiing at 6y months (now 2 years old), has anyone tried out those washable reusable swimming diaper? Thinking of getting one of those instead. Do you wear them underneath the swim suit just like the Huggies?

 

[Gataloca]

Agree re using reuseables. Not just cheaper in the long run but better for the environment too. Bumps 2 Babes have reasonable priced ones - about $90.

Really? I have seen those for around 150HKD, and was really wondering if they worth it, as it is mostly going to last for 1 season only. The Huggies Little Swimmers can be found for around 28 bucks on Park'nShop, and probably even cheaper on local drug stores... But even for 30 HKD the packet of 3, that makes it 10HKD each diapers. For 150 (the cost of a reusable one) I could get 15 disposable ones... I am probably not going to take my baby to swim for 15 times for the remaining of this summer......

... but for 90 bucks, I may consider getting a reusable one.

 

[tenten]

Charlie Banana ( a HK based brand actually) has very reasonably priced reusable swim diapers - $79 - that's as good as any of the other brands that retail for twice as much eg like bambino mio.
You can find them at 360 and at Jason's Marketplace. I have used mine at least twice a week and still looks good as new. Def more environmentally friendly than disposables.

 

[Portia]

I use the fabric swim diapers and they work just fine. The baby wears it under his swimsuit. Don't know how the disposables work as I've never tried them, but the fabric ones hold in solids and let liquids through! The Kushies swim diaper is very inexpensive, although a little fiddly to get on a wriggling baby as you have to do up two velcro tabs and then tie in front. The Iplay swimming diaper is super easy to use and I think worth the extra money. There are many brands and prices to choose from, but most are between $90-175.

Also, at Mothercare, I saw swimsuits where the swim diaper was actually built into the swimsuit. They looked easy to use too, although I'm not sure how the price compares to buying a separate swimsuit and swim diaper.

 

[Boris]

Widely available ???
Not where we live. Island South? That's a holiday destination for us!

PnS in Tai Po ( a REAL big one ) doesn't do them ( or the MTR and market outlets), Wellcome never seen and I haven't seen them in my time when we lived in Kennedy in either brands of shop (even in Belchers). Maybe very selective outlets. Taste - our nearest is Kowloon Tong so not practical. Hence my intense happiness in finding them in some place really accessible.

As for the reusable - my wife is Mainland Chinese so NO WAY she would even consider reusing something that has been 1 and 2'd. This is a woman who thinks walking on grass is "going green".

Off out to the pool now to test them out.