What the best choice for night time diapering?
Again, it depends on your preferences. Wool is fabulous for night time. When it is properly lanolized, it offers unsurpassed leak protection, but is still breathable! Some folks swear by pocket diapers for night time. Pocket diapers are constructed from two layers of material, a permeable fleece inner layer and impermeable outer layer (usually PUL). There is a hole in the back that allows you to stuff a diaper (or two) between the layers. The fleece layer allows moisture to wick through to the diaper and baby still feels dry. We have found they can leak over time and occasionally need to be stripped of oils that accumulate in the interior fleece layer and cause it to repel water rather than allow it to pass through to the absorbent diaper. A few vinegar washes usually remedy this and avoiding ‘natural’ detergents (Dr. Bronner’s, Sun and Earth, Seventh Generation, etc) and fabric softeners helps to prevent the problem. And other folks simply use their favorite cover with one or two diap
Again, it depends on your preferences. Wool is fabulous for night time. When it is properly lanolized, it offers unsurpassed leak protection, but is still breathable! Some folks swear by pocket diapers for night time. Pocket diapers are constructed from two layers of material, a permeable fleece inner layer and impermeable outer layer (usually PUL). There is a hole in the back that allows you to stuff a diaper (or two) between the layers. The fleece layer allows moisture to wick through to the diaper and baby still feels dry. We have found they can leak over time and occasionally need to be stripped of oils that accumulate in the interior fleece layer and cause it to repel water rather than allow it to pass through to the absorbent diaper. A few vinegar washes usually remedy this and avoiding ‘natural’ detergents (Dr. Bronner’s, Sun and Earth, Seventh Generation, etc) and fabric softeners helps to prevent the problem. And other folks simply use their favorite cover with one or two diap
