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nicolaann 
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:11pm |
Any suggestions? I need to get one for Alex!
TIA! 
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:21pm |
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I've got 2 for K - one from JK and the other from The Warehouse. I know there are leading MCN brand swimmers out there (Real Nappies, Monkey Doodles...) but have found thes work really well. From memory the Warehouse one was $8/9? HTH
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:24pm |
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I've never had one before, so wasn't sure what to expect. I just bought one for Sophie off TM, the brand is my pool pal, it doesn't have any 'absorbant' layers, is that normal. What do they usually consist of?
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:28pm |
Absorbant layers would just fill up with water, so the swim nappies are effectively just 'poo catchers' 
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:34pm |
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I have tried Kushies & Swimmis and I much prefer Swimmis (made by Bummis). I bought mine from Snazzipants. The elastic in the Kushies were quite tight and I found the sizing small, but the Swimmis is really comfortable and a good fit - Leo is still in the large, even though he's at the end of the weight range (9-13kg) - and he has heaps of room to grow in it! I think they're about $19, although it's been a while since I bought it.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:37pm |
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Thanks Vic, I will go and have a look at snazzipants!
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:41pm |
Found them!! Yip $19 at snazzipants!! 
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 1:41pm |
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The gremlins have the Bummis ones from Snazzipants too, was gutted coz when I bought them they only came in blue and red, now they have a whole range of funky colors! They work fine, seal in nice and tight around the leg to catch any floaties. Gremlins are still in meds altho I prob *should* get them larges coz they are starting to outgrow the rise.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 2:20pm |
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We have monkey doodlez and they work fine. He's never pooped in his thankfully though. But the elastic is nice and snug but not too tight.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 2:36pm |
I am cheap and just use a normal nappy unstuffed when Josh goes for a swim .
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I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived!
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 3:09pm |
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hehe I used an unstuffed peapod on Luke (now too small when stuffed) and it worked absolutely fine! and looked very cute!
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 3:33pm |
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good idea using an unstuffed pocket.... I am also looking for another swim nappy as we are going to Raro in just over a week and our current one takes ages to dry... but I want a swim nappy that is lined with fabric as Ava's poo's are very explosive and liquid so think the mesh stuff would not contain anything...??!?
Does the chlorine in pools affect a normal nappy at all??
watching this thread with interest :D
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 3:46pm |
I haven't noticed any of the nappies I have used with Josh gone funny with the chlorine.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 3:50pm |
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Most swimmers are made with PUL and another swim type fabric so they will keep poos in.
I'm sure that I have read somewhere that continual use of pockets in chlorinated pools does degrade the laminate (PUL) so I wouldn't do that all the time, but as a once off or done very rarely I doubt it would affect it.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 6:56pm |
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I definitely wouldn't use my pockets in a public chlorinated pool on a regular basis. I do swimming lessons with Leo each week and my togs get ruined from the chlorine - Grace goes through a pair of togs every 2 terms from chlorine damage! I'd rather use a $19 swim nappy than a $25+ pocket nappy!
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 8:58pm |
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sorry I haven't read everything above but cuppatea said she got a good one Mothers Instinct.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 9:05pm |
I use one of my homemade pockets so i'm not ruining a $25 nappy probably an $8 nappy.
I did have a small nappy that I can't remember the brand name and it was good.
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Posted: 05 June 2008 at 9:29pm |
I have a monkey doodlez one which I find great on DS - he hasn't pooed in it so can't comment on that Overall though, it is a nice snug fit around the legs and waist and is nice and trim.
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Posted: 06 June 2008 at 7:23am |
So many ideas, now I don't know what to choose!! 
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Posted: 06 June 2008 at 9:17am |
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I'm a huge fan of the Kushies Swim Nappy, the sizing is great and the designs are so cute!!
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Whats a good swim nappy?
