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I've been reading quite a bit on wool cloth diaper *covers* and would surely love to start using them for my baby. I'm 4 and a half months along and just want to plan ahead a bit
Questions in mind:
1. Where can I find One Size wool diaper *covers* online that do not have Velcro on them? (Read some rather bad reviews on Velcro washing, or is this really that big of a deal?)
2. Are doublers necessary? I've read how doublers absorb very well for especially heavy wetters, but do you really need it if you have wool cover?
3. I want to use diaper liners, but instead of using the disposable ones where you can just flush down in the toilet, are there re-usable liners that I can wash instead? If there are, what type of re-usable liner should I buy? (Any suggested website?)
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| I'm useless when it comes to wool questions, but can help with your last question re. liners. One thing that many people on this board do it use a piece of fleece as a stay-dry liner. You can cut fleece to whatever size you want, no hemming necessary. It keeps baby's skin a bit dryer and also does help with cleanup. Not as easy as gathing and flushing a liner (assuming all poop has landed on said liner, etc), but poop comes off fleece more easily than terry. It can help minimize staining, and I prefer to have something I can reuse, rather than consume. |
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Do you mean wool covers (ie soakers, longies, shorties)? I've never heard of wool diapers before...
Karen. |
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Karen, Sorry, I meant wool *covers* not diapers! I got myself confused. Thanks for pointing that out lol... |
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aavt, Yes, I prefer to have something I can reuse as well! Thanks  |
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That's what I thought but I figured I'd check first to be sure it wasn't a new thing and I wasn't going to go making a fool out of myself by making a bad assumption! ;-)
Ok, so for your questions... I don't know of any one-size wool covers at all so I can't help you there. I don't imagine they're very common, whether velcro or not, as even one-size PUL covers are hard to find (I've only ever heard of one). But that doesn't mean it doesn't exist... That would probably be awfully bulky though, many people find wool to already be bulkier than PUL so the folding necessary with a one-size cover would make that even worse.
For doublers I don't think that using wool will influence that at all. Wool does absorb a lot for a water resistant material (most waterproof or water resistant materials don't absorb at all) but it pales in comparison to the absorbancy of diaper fabrics like cotton, bamboo or hemp. I doubt it would ever be significant enough to alter how much absorbancy you need inside the diaper.
I will say that most people only find they need doublers for nighttime or maybe really long naps. You'll get the occasional person with a really heavy wetting older baby/toddler that will need them when using the One-Size (it's a smidge thinner than the Sandy's so a little less absorbant than the large Sandy's) but that's more the exception. Most likely you'll only need doublers when your little one stops pooping at night so you can start thinking about extending the time between changes to minimize nighttime disruptions.
I'll also second aavt's suggestion of fleece liners. Super easy to make yourself, just as effective as commercial stay-dry liners and way cheaper! Also if you're looking for the ultimate in poopy diaper cleanup, maybe consider a diaper sprayer. It hooks up to your toilet and you can just spray poop off the diaper! Of course, if you plan on breastfeeding, the poopy diapers of an exclusively breastfed baby can just be thrown into the pail as is. Exclusively breastfed baby poop is water-soluble so a pre-rinse before washing will rinse it all away and it hardly stinks so it won't cause major odors in your pail. Once baby is on solids or formula then all bets are off, but in the meantime it's a nice luxury!
Karen. |
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Hi Blackberry,
I hope you get this post in good time I only just saw your question.
I got a really nice wool cover at organicbynature.ca Not OS, but it has a ton of snaps and may be as close to OS as you wanna get with a cover. I got the "wool flannel" one and it is not scratchy at all. Even my wool-hating DH thinks I should buy more!
HTH
Oh yeah, velcro is the pain in the bottom they say it is, both in the wash and when you want to snuggle and get scratched! heehee! |
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Try ETSY.com for wool covers - it's all handmande items, and you can find wool covers knit by people or made from upcycled wool sweaters. I've bought a couple longies for my 2 month old son on there for less than 8 dollars and they are awesome!! Jodi |
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