Cloth Diapering with Wool, Now I am a believer!

Baby in Wool Soaker

The first time I heard about wool as an option for a water-resistant diaper cover, I just didn’t believe it. How on earth could something made of wool hold water? So I smiled and nodded, but never really considered the option of buying a wool cover to go over my daughter’s prefolds and fitted diapers. As time passed and I just kept hearing about the wonderful properties of wool, my curiosity was understandably piqued. All natural, breathable, a great cure for diaper rash, … [Read more...]

Flat as a pancake…

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...and I'm not talking about what your little one ate for breakfast, but rather what it will be contained in later! I have a true to the core, undying, unwavering love for flat cloth diapers. Call me cheap, call me "old school", call me anything, as long as you call me brilliant. For $1 a diaper, you can have the most customizable, easily laundered, inter-changable diapering system ever…FROM BIRTH TO POTTY TRAINING! Now, if you are new to cloth diapering, you probably think I'm nuttier … [Read more...]

Wool diaper covers – naturally water repellent.

Wool is cool - naturally water repellant and absorbent.

Wool has been the outdoorsman fabric of choice since the days of the early explorers. It is also the choice material for today's cloth diaper covers; wool's unique properties still provide unsurpassed insulation, even when wet, without becoming damp and clammy. What's So Great About Wool Diaper Covers? Wool cloth diaper covers, although highly breathable, can absorb up to 30% of their weight in moisture. How does wool do that? Wool fibers have an inner core made of protein - the part … [Read more...]