Kushies Swim Diapers

Pros: Reusable, relatively inexpensive, available in many places in my area.
Cons: None

After starting to use cloth diapers, I wanted to go all cloth. Even though I still had a mostly-full package of swim diapers in the closet from last year that would still fit, I purchased one of these to take with us on vacation. Having to pay ...

Pros: Cute, earth-friendly, baby-friendly cloth solution!
Cons: Loose around the waist, puffs up when worn on its own.

Yes, this swim diaper is all three: good, weird, kind of ugly. It works well, fits a huge range of sizes (15-30 lbs, I'd guess), but also kind of puffs up with pool water if you don't put a regular bathing suit over it. How it works: Kushies ...

Pros: Environmentally friendly, cost effective, terry cloth lining, neat idea!
Cons: Velcro 'catches' on clothing.

My epinion "Diaper Duty" could only be followed up with an epinion on a specialty product designed for the little pool pooper.

Kooshies and Kushies are the same company. Our swim pants say Kooshies on the tag. Their website is...

Pros: Reusable, fits well
Cons: None

Since switching to cloth diapers from disposable diapers, the next logical step of course was that of moving from the disposable swim diapers, to the reusable ones. After I used the last of the pack of Little Swimmers, I bought a Kushies Swim Diaper....

Pros: Easy on and off, cute patterns, gusseted legs, fits under bikini bottoms!
Cons: Older babies may find the waist ties and velco tabs and open the diaper

Our baby hated water when she was young so we didn't attempt any swimming until she was 3 months old. I bought a 12 count package of disposable swim diapers in size small. When I was at the store I misread the label, thinking it said it was for babies ...

Pros: Cheap, Simple
Cons: Tie comes undone easily

Swim diapers are pretty simple things. They're meant to do one thing and one thing only and that is (excuse me for being graphic) to keep the poop from getting in the water.

For that, the Kushies Swim Diaper works well. Velcro tabs make...

Pros: cheap
Cons: does not fit well, dangerous ties

I bought several of the swim diapers to use on my then 18 month old girl. I bought the kind with the built in halter top (the girl's style). They never seemed to stay on! The Velcro is not very strong, and the diaper didn't fit well (too tight around the...

Pros: Cheap, easy to use, reusable, functional, long-lasting, material doesn't retain pool water.
Cons: None.

I've used the one we have for about a year, it's still in great shape, and I can't say enough great things about it.  I hated disposables: difficult to get off, not reusable, expensive.  When my daughter was very little, I just used the Kushies.  Now, I put her bathing suit over the Kushies and I've never had a problem.  Velcro lays flat for me when I tie it closed, so that's never been a problem for us.