Anyone use wool with a NB?

cassoppea

I am a big fan of wool for my daughter (14 months)  However, I've never CDed a NB.  The concept of wool seems reasonable for a NB but I wonder if it's actually practical with the explosive poops and frequent changes.  Just wondering if anyone has done it successfully?  What did you use underneath it?  Fitteds? 

 

Shortcake2675

We started at about 2 weeks when his cord fell off.  I use wool nearly exclusively with my daughter(started at 2 months), but hadn't anticipated using it with K so young.  So far, he poops every diaper change and we haven't had a poo explosion that leaked on to wool.  I have a pair of Disana soakers that are my favorites, an upcycled soaker and a pair of longies that are knit.  Now if I could just find some t-shirts, I'd be set.

cassoppea

What is he wearing under the wool?  Fitteds?  Prefolds?  I have a ton of NB prefolds so I'm hoping that works!

acmayn01

I did/do and we love it. We use fitteds, mainly Goodmama NBs, and upcycled wool or cashmere soakers or longies. I've gotten most of my wool off the Woolswappers board from WAHMs and love it.

ClaireOtoms

I have used wool with Sam since he was 2 weeks old.  I use GMD prefolds folded with a snappi and have never had to clean poo off of any of my wool covers. 

Shortcake2675

We started with prefolds, but he peed through them from 1 week.  So I tried hemp doublers, then he hit 9 pounds and could wear his sister's Monkey Snuggles that have shrunk some.  Now he's wearing KL0s and prefolds with hemp doublers during the day and the Monkey Snuggles folded down and SBish snapless multisize folded down during naptime and overnight.  

His little bum looks so much clearer (it was red a lot while in the PUL covers) wearing wool and we get the added benefit of wool saving his clothes. 

cassoppea

Thank you everyone!  I feel a little more confident buying some NB woolies now.  Longies will be perfect for a fall/winter baby!