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So, what's the problem with toweling off poolside and then throwing on sweats over the suit, like many PPs have suggested?[/quote]

I'm a mom with a daughter.  On the advice of DCUM, I tried this with my DD one day.  She was miserable on the ride home.  Her wet suit soaked through her sweatpants.  We put a towel down over the car seat and the car seat still got wet--through the sweat and the towel.  Add to that that she had to walk to the car in a wet suit and then get into a 32 degree car, it was terrible.

I would not recommend this solution for a mom with boys.  And yes, I have a 4.5 yr boy.  I am going to be facing this challenge very soon as our pool does not have a family dressing room.  I'm not sure what I'm going to do if he is unable to manage to get his wet suit off his body, towel off, get his dry clothes out of his backpack, put them on, put his wet clothes into his backpack and come out an meet me outside the mens locker room.  At 4.5, he is not able to accomplish these things on his own.  Maybe in 6 months, he will be able to--who knows.

For the summer, I don't see an issue with going home in a wet suit.  It's the winter swimming where it really becomes an issue.[/quote]

The straps of a seat cannot get wet, so be careful. Just change your kid and ignore the comments.  They clearly do not have young boys.   I have got looks changing my kid in public when we were in a hurry  and none in the women's room, which was filled with boys.  Why would you place a wet child in a 32 degree car?   That makes no sense. One thing to have wet hair, but have wet clothing on your body is not ok. [/quote]

Ok, seriously, it's not ok for your son to be uncomfortable for a few moments because he's wearing a damp suit under sweats, but it's ok for him to make every girl in the locker room uncomfortable while they're changing?[/quote]

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