I have a question.
What exactly is the appropriate swimwear for baby/mommy swim class in a steaming indoor pool swarming with other mothers and children? Seems to me that there are VERY few options out there. Here's a glimpse at what I'm currently seeing:
1. The Straight-Up Mom Suit

Think LL Bean. This is probably the most prevalent, and also the most depressing. I am all for not showing too much skin, but these suits are like the reverse of sexy. They're like a sexy vacuum. Not that anyone should be trying to be sexy at swim class, but somehow I think just owning one of these suits will mean you will have 25% less sex per year.
2. The Slightly Inappropriate Suit

Think Victoria Secret. This is the opposite problem. Usually these suits are on bodies that can pull it off, and believe me I applaud that, but it's a little disconcerting to see quite so much skin when I'm trying to get my toddler to make a puffer fish face. Or it could be that I'm just jealous.
3. The Athletic Suit

Think Athleta. I get the catalogs for these companies and I think, "Hey, I like that swimsuit. The one on the girl playing volleyball/surfing/kayaking." Then I realize that I don't do any of these things, and that on me, the same suit might look an awful lot like The Straight Up Mom Suit.
4. The "I Used to be on the Swim Team" Suit

Think Speedo. I'm embarrassed to say this is the category of suit I currently wear. Mainly because of a lack of other options. It's the suit I wear when I swim at the gym, so it's also what I wear to my kid's swim class. It's also what the swim teachers wear, so I convince myself that I'm just wearing the appropriate uniform. It's a problem.
Help.