Pampers Splashers Diapers Review

My family lives at the beach.  Growing up in the city there was nothing that I dreamed of more than to live at the ocean. My children are getting the experience of spending lazy days playing in the sand and surf - instead of on concrete.  We go to the beach pretty much every day, sometimes I wonder why we bother maintaining our backyard pool. But for times when the beaches are too crowded (weekends or holidays) the pool gets good use. But, I digress.

 With my older child I always used Huggies Little Swimmers because it was the only disposable swimpant available. We use pampers diapers so I was ecstatic to see that Pampers has finally come out with swimming diapers. Anyone who has sent a child into the water with a regular disposable diaper knows that they swell up like a giant balloon, weigh a child down, and explode - so swimpants are a must for a child who is not toilet trained.

 Pampers splashers are sized just the way that they size diapers in # (3-4, 5 & 6) sizes. I always had a hard time with Huggies S-M-L and not knowing which size my child was in. So, it is nice to just pick a size 5 and be done with it, instead of worrying if the M is going to be too small or the L too big. They are available with Dora patterns (for girls), Spider-man (for boys), or Sesame Street/Elmo (unisex).  This is convenient because if you have more than one child, different genders in swimpants you can opt for the neutral Sesame ones instead of scarring your son by putting him into Little Mermaid swimpants (I did this with Huggies!).

I like the more diaper/cloth like feel to Splashers over the more papery feel that the Little Swimmers from Huggies have also. Like, I said - I'm so glad Pampers finally "caught the wave". The Splashers fit snug so this may be a problem for larger children, they also have a lower rise to them. For my children (they are petit) it works out well, others may have a different experience.( My friend who has children who are very slim prefers Huggies fit.). Since we play at the beach in the sand I think the Splashers do a better job keeping the sand out also.

Wearing the Splashers any solid waste will be contained in the diaper but liquid waste flows through into your pool, the lake, ocean, etc,  A loose bowel movement may or may be totally contained, so be forewarned. I have only had one leak one time when I saw something suspicious dribbling down my child's leg. If you are driving someplace and then swimming you will want to put the Splashers on right before entering the water. Otherwise, if your child goes you will have a wet carseat or what have you. I put these on once  before walking to the beach and my daughter tinkled down her leg - she was very upset about 'the accident' and I am sure she thought that the swim diaper would contain urine the way a Pull-Up/training pant does.

FYI - Splashers are one time use. To change them you have to rip the sides open and they are not able to be re-fastened. Simply Use and dispose. Not a 'green' product for us, but one that I consider a must-have for going to the beach or pool.