wool wraps - how do they work etc

[UniSarah]

how do they work, howd dry do babes clothes stay. what else should i know before trying out a pattern to make your own from www.frugalbaby? boy is 3 months, not rolling yet, starting to like sitting.

Wool wraps are fab, they work when lanolised (same way sheep keep dry really), the wool soaks up the urine, the lanolin neutralises it and then it slowly evaporates, keeping the nappy cool.

I've not tried making my own yet, but have it on good authority that you need at least 80% wool for knitting, ukparents have a cloth nappy forum that has alot of knitters on who would be happy to help, there are alot of free patterns online and even guides to making wraps out of old jumpers .

The nicest thing, if you are lazy like me, is that they don't need washing more than once a fortnight and lanolising once a month even with daily wear, so are very low maintenance

es, wool is great, I couldn't really believe it would work but it does, just as vkone says. And also I thought they would be in soem way more difficult to look after but in fact are very easy!! Also look lovely on and if you have a wriggler it makes nappy changes easy as you can just put the nappy on and then pull the longies/shorties up instead of using a wrap as well.

people do say that if the baby sits/lies in one positon for a long time then the pressure can cause wicking and dampness but i've never had that, not even at night. Becasue they are breathable they seem to keep baby cooler in the heat too!

hth

lizzy

I'm only just getting into wool, and love em (especially the lack of washing). The only wicking I've had is from being strapped in the car seat for too long, and the pressure forcing the wetness through - never any from night etc though.

I need to learn to knit properly... or convince my knitting mad aunt to do me a load of wraps... spending a fortune at woollywraps atm

so do flease wraps work in the same way? I can't knit, so would be looking at making one from a jumper ( seen a desription online) , but I also have an off cut of flease and some velcro left from ds's funky new pushchair liner.

yep, they do BUT they aren't absorbant so you are better off with two layers of fleece to keep everything in

Sorry to butt in but can I ask a wool question?! I tried fleece wraps for a while but ds got very wet even with a very loose fitting babygroe etc Would I have the same problems with wool?

thanks vkone- the 2 layers makes sene with flease, one to wick and one to repel, thanks for reminding me. Its why one doesn;t use removable flease liners in flease lined nappies.
next step- looking for a pattern or making one up.

Is there a class for 'wrap creation whilst uni-cycling' at the world championships???

Anchovies... probably not, as they work better than fleece, but you do need to lanolise them 3 times before they are fully ready (eg for a whole night), I'm finding with the warm weather they work really well and the outside of DSs nappy is cold ( the inside is warmer, but not too warm)

LL- LOL. no , but he will have a funky pushchair as I've pimped his ride, hence the spare flease. unfotunatly he will be in disys, as we are staying in a basic herberge in switzerland.