Charlie Banana® Swim Diaper & Training Pants - Turquoise - M Reviews

Charlie Banana® Swim Diaper & Training Pants - Turquoise - M reviews from buyers.

Quality, but design doesn't work for everyone.

These swim diapers are great. They're obviously pretty cute (my shallow reason for choosing them), but they also do their job well. A little bit of padding in the crotch helps with absorption, good leg elastic and a PUL outer keeps messes well contained. My ONLY reservation about this cloth diaper is best and the fact that it is a pull-on style. If my son does happen to make a mess of it, it is incredibly difficult to get the diaper off without that mess getting all over his legs, feet, and the towel he's laying on. If your kid doesn't poo in the pool, these are the swimmy diapers for you. If your kid does, then get a swim diapers with side tabs.

Lightweight
We needed something for a potty-trained little girl who would wet the bed on rare ocassion, and totally freak out. She has very sensitive skin and disposable training pants made her break out in a rash. She is 29 lbs and tall (wears a 4T) for sizing reference.

I tried just about one of everything, so my reviews of all are below:

Blueberry Diapers Daytime Potty Training Pants: I know they say "Daytime Potty Training Pants" but they worked really great for night too. Super absorbant and comfortable according to my daughter. The material inside isn't as breathable as I'd like, but it definitely is absorbant and doesn't seem to bother her skin. These seem to be the best made out of all that we tried and look like they are going to stand up to wash after wash. Elastic around the legs is cloth-covered and fits perfectly. They are a little bit bulkier than some, but not so much that it would deter me from buying again. My only super small suggestion is that they...

The (un)Scientific Experiment: Finis vs Swimways vs Charlie Banana
I tend to do a lot of research before buying, and though it soon became apparent to me that reusuable swim diapers were probably going to be better for my girls than disposable, I couldn't really find a frontrunner for the best kind, the biggest complaint across the board seeming to be that they don't hold in urine. So when I ended up with three different kinds, I decided to put them to the test, pour water in them, and see what happens.

Obviously, if these cloth diapers don't fit snugly on the legs and waist, they will leak out the sides, but I wanted to see how much water they would hold before they leaked through the diaper. So I turned these bum-down and poured water in them, making a big watery puddle in the bum of the diaper until the water got so high it leaked out the sides. I was using a few different sizes, so I didn't bother measuring, but here are my results.

Charlie Banana: This was the smallest size I had, and it was tough getting water in there. A lot of...

Charlie Banana® Swim Diaper & Training Pants - Turquoise - M is one of the best cloth diapers from Charlie Banana.
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