How Do You Use Wool Diaper Covers?
A wool diaper cover protects clothing (and parents) from moisture on a cloth-diapered baby. Wool’s lanolin naturally repels wetness and resists water. It also forms an antibacterial detergent when mixed with urine, which means you don’t have to wash the diaper covers after every use. Wool is a simple, breathable, and all-natural option for cloth diapering. Choose a trim-fitting interlock wool “wrap” style cover to wear under clothes. Buy knit or interlock wool “shorties,” “soakers,” or “longies” for use without pants. Shorties and longies serve as outerwear. Select snaps or hook-and-eye closures on your wrap covers. Opt for drawstring closures on knit shorties, longies and soakers for more adjustability. Measure your baby’s inseam, rise (outside of inner diaper to above the top of the diaper), upper thighs and waist to ensure the wool cover fits over your diaper. Prep your wool diaper cover with lanolin. Use spray-on liquid lanolin for ease of use, or melted lanolin nipple cream for a
