How many moms out there think its not ok for a baby or child to wear a bikini?
By jesslg127
@jesslg127 (49)
United States
June 13, 2008 8:28am CST
I but my little baby in a onesie while swimming and probably will always buy her a one piece bathing suit just because I feel more comfortable about her being covered. I don't think there's anything wrong with a baby wearing a bikini, but once a child gets older and the bikinis start getting crazier, how you do all feel about your little girl wearing one?
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@Gemmygirl1 (2867)
• Australia
13 Jun 08
I think it depends where you are & what kind of bikini it is. I don't currently have one here for my daugher but if it happened to be one of the ones with the shorts & tank tops i would be ok with it, if we were at home in her wading pool.
I don't agree with parents putting infants & toddlers in tiny little string bikinis to go to the beach - there are far too many creepy people out there - that & the fact the less you have on the more chance you are to get burnt etc & with little ones having such sensitive skin, it's better to cover up as much as you can to keep them protected.
The main type of bathers i have here for my daughter are the SPF50+ UV Rash vests - with a little bikini bottom - they're just basically undies made from bather material but the rash vest is more like a t-shirt so it covers more than a 1 piece suit would on it's own.
It is crazy though, i cant believe they even make such skimpy little suits for such tiny little people, it's ridiculous. Each to their own though, if a parent is happy to let their toddler or infant run around in not a lot then that's entirely up to them - it's just not something i'd do!
@jesslg127 (49)
• United States
13 Jun 08
I agree with the coverage, when it's really sunny outside, I myself like to wear a t-shirt so I don't get so burnt.
I used to work in the childrens section of a department store and hated to kind of stuff I saw that parents choose to buy for their children. They wouldn't sell it if people didn't buy it and when a child is so little they don't care as long as it's pretty.
There are so many creepy people out there and it sucks that we have to think that way when dressing our little ones.
@keep_onwatch (2680)
• India
15 Jun 08
I dont have a girl, but if i did, i would sure agree with you. Though we find little girls cute in it, there r so many things we have to consider, its an open place and there r many ppl out there, and we cant guess whoz got a twisted brain. So just better b safe about our kids...
@jesslg127 (49)
• United States
19 Jun 08
I hate the fact that we have to worry about what others are doing and thinking but unfortunately we can't just ignore it.
@youless (112591)
• Guangzhou, China
13 Jun 08
I think it's no problem for a baby or child to wear a bikini. On the contrary, I find it's very cute. I don't thing something wrong with it. Unfortunately I don't have daughter, otherwise I would like to let her dress so cute when we go to swim together.
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@jesslg127 (49)
• United States
19 Jun 08
That's a hard age you have. I'm dreading that age. It's hard to make them see that the skimpy clothes don't make them look good, it just makes guys see a different girl and they try to act older. But those are the clothes they are selling for that age group now-a-days.
@tschu8 (136)
• United States
13 Jun 08
I work at a fitness center which has a pool and the other day I was thinking the same thing about little girls in bikinis. There was a little girl no older then two and she had on a tiny little bikini and it barely covered her bottom. It looked completely inappropriate. And if she was a teen age girl I doubt that her parents would let her wear a bikini like the one she was wearing now. There are too many sick people out there first of all. And secondly, a parent should be teaching there children from the begining how to dress appropriately.
