Tuesday, February 12, 2008

Wiggle Worm Bottoms from the Maker herself.


What Are Wiggle Worm Bottoms?

Wiggle Worm Bottoms are a hidden PUL cloth diaper cover to be used with your favorite fitted, semi-fitted, flat or prefold diaper.

Why Hidden PUL?

Some cover and diaper manufacturers choose to use laminated fabrics for their diapers to provide a waterproof product. While these are great in form and function, we prefer to use a hidden layer for many reasons. First and foremost, the process of getting fabric laminated takes quite a while from start to finish. This minimizes how many fabrics we can keep in stock and also keeps us from offering the latest fabrics as they come out. Secondly, woven fabrics do not do as well with lamination applied as the solid PUL fabrics the laminate companies manufactures. They tend to wear a lot faster and they can become thread bare after a few months of use. With a hidden PUL layer, you get the best of both worlds: A cute print to “show off” on the outside and a solid layer of PUL on the inside doing it’s job! Last but certainly not least, the cost in having fabric sent for lamination keeps prices a lot higher than we want them to be. We prefer to keep our prices where everyone can afford a cute cloth diaper stash!

With all that being said, for those who prefer a PUL outer cover, we do offer a variety of solid colored PUL as outer fabric options under the "solid PUL outer covers" catagory.

What diapers work with these covers?

We have had success with all brands of fitted diapers under our covers! The most economical option is using a prefold or tri-fold soaker pad inside the covers. We will soon be adding a section to our site with customers own experiences with different fitted diaper brands used with our covers!

What size does my baby need?

Our size chart gives approximate measurements to correspond with our sizing. It’s best to measure your baby before ordering, as all babies are different in size requirements. You can’t always tell by weight, but waist and rise measurements are a very good way to tell what size you need.

All babies come in different shapes and sizes. Our approximate sizing chart is as follows:
NEWBORN
weight: 6-9 pounds
rise*: 14.5 inches
waist: 10-15 inches
crotch width: 3.75 inches

SMALL
weight: 9-15 pounds
rise*: 16 inches
waist: 13-20 inches
crotch width: 4.5 inches

MEDIUM
weight: 13-23 pounds
rise*: 18 inches
waist: 16-22 inches
crotch width: 4.75 inches

MEDIUM LONG
weight: 20-30 pounds
rise*: 19 inches
waist: 16-22 inches
crotch width: 4.5 inches
LARGE
weight: 18-30 pounds
rise*: 19 inches
waist: 18-25 inches
crotch width: 5.75 inches
X-LARGE
weight: 25-40 pounds
rise*: 20 inches
waist: 19-27 inches
crotch width: 6.5 inches

2 X-LARGE
weight: 35+ pounds
rise*: 21 inches
waist: 19-29 inches
crotch width: 6.75 inches

* to measure rise, go from the child's belly button, down past the crotch area, up the back and stop at the same spot as if there was a belly button on his/her back. Take this measurement with a diaper ON.

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