How do you keep a plaster cast dry for showering?

[lilima]

DD has a full arm plaster cast. I put a bag on it and secured it, but water still got in.
Any hints on best way to keep It water tight?

[Daytona's Mummy]

With ds, I wrapped it in cling wrap after the plastic bag, but he ended up deciding on a bath anyway.

[lilima]

We prob will bath but she needed to wash her hair. I will wrap in cling wrap fir next bath.

[kimmi]

You can actually buy proper cast covers for showers etc! Google it.

[Daytona's Mummy]

can you just wash it in the laundry tub?

[Sopdet]

cling wrap over the cast & a bit further up the arm, tape the ends where the glad wrap meets the skin
then grab a garbage bag (not a shopping bag unless it is one of those thick bags like from a clothing shop), get some tape and tape it in two or three places (at the edge of the cast, a bit further up & then where the plastic meets the skin).

This should cope with a hair-washing shower.

[AnyDream]

We got away with cling wrap and tape. If you stretch it a bit so it grabs and go around 3 or 4 layers then it stays on fine.

[diva det]

i ended up bathing DD and taking her to the hairdresses twice a week for them to wash her hair for her but she was 7 years old so it was a bit easier
if they have to change the cast at any time, ask them for a fibreglass cast instead- can get a little wet and soo much lighter and tougher@!!!
and of course you can then request colours lol
hugs hun

[lilima]

Apparently she is too young for fiberglass

[lilima]

Thanks everyone for advice. I have also cut up an old rainbow knee high sock and using it as a cover during the day. We are in day 2 and it is already filthy!