EcoPosh Wool Cover Giveaway

Because we love wool, we are giving away an EcoPosh Wool Cover in January. Click below to find out how to enter the contest.

The Wonderful World of Wool

I have to admit, it took me a long time to get on board with wool diaper covers. I live in Oklahoma, and it gets hot here. Why in the world would I make my baby hotter by wrapping her bum in a sweater? And how could I possibly expect a fabric to prevent diapers from leaking? And what’s up with not washing the cover after every use? I just could not comprehend why people loved wool diaper covers.
However, I had a little girl, and ruffled wool longies are adorable. I bought a few pairs for Paige to wear as pants. Of course, under the longies was a waterproof cloth diaper with a PUL outer. I sure wasn’t about to let any urine get on her cute pants.

Two years later I had a little boy. I was prepared. I had cloth diapered another child, and I had the cute newborn diapers from The Changing Table’s newborn rental program. I soon discovered, however, that diapering a boy is not as easy as diapering a girl. It took a couple weeks and several leaks, but I finally figured out how to fold inserts to help with the wetness in the front. Now to conquer the nighttime leaks. Although I am an advocate of frequent diaper changes, Asher would eat at night and fall right back to sleep. I couldn’t bring myself to wake him for diaper changes, so I needed a more absorbent solution. I decided to try wool again, but this time I was determined to use it the right way.

How do you use wool? Wool is absorbent. It will hold up to 30% of it's own weight in fluid. It also naturally distributes the moisture, so you do not have an excess of moisture in any one spot. To make it a bullet-proof (leak proof) solution, wool should be lanolized. I use the Imse Vimse Wool Shampoo and Wool Cure. It’s simple to use. Just hand wash the wool cover in the shampoo, mix a little of the wool cure in water, soak the cover, wring, and hang dry. You can also use pure lanoline. Just add a drop to some hot water to dissolve, then pour it into cool water and follow the instructions above.

Even without being lanolized, wool is wonderful.

1. It is naturally antibacterial, anti-fungal, and antimicrobial.
2. It is breathable.
3. It is cool in the summer and warm in the winter.
4. It is durable and will last through many children.
5. Because it is antibacterial, it does not need to be washed much.
6. And as noted above, wool will absorb up to 30% of its own weight and redistribute the moisture.

When using a wool cover, it is important to use an absorbent fitted diaper underneath. Wool is amazing, but it won’t work alone. My two favorite fitteds are the EcoPosh Recycled Organic One Size fitted and the Blueberry Bamboo one size fitted.

Asher wears his diaper for 11 hours at night. When I take off the wool cover, it is wet inside and smells like urine. I simply hang the cover to dry. Wool will naturally salinize the urine (turn it to salt). When it's dry the smell is gone. I just shake it out a little and reuse it the next night.

When a wool diaper cover starts to smell when dry, it should be hand washed and relanolized. Depending on how often the cover is used, this may have to be done only once a month. What can be simpler than that?

The most wonderful thing about wool is how breathable it is. I change Asher every 2-3 hours during the day, but sometimes he still gets a little redness on his bottom. With a little bit of coconut oil or bum bum balm, a good fitted diaper and wool cover, his bottom will be completely cleared up in the morning....after 11 hours in a wet diaper. It is amazing!
So all of my wool fears with Paige were completely unfounded. Wool is not hot in the summer. Not only is it cooling, but it’s breathable and can help prevent and cure diaper rash. Fabric can prevent leaking, especially when lanolized, and with the natural anti-bacterial and salinizing properties of wool, you really don’t have to wash it each time. I have definitely found the love of wool. My next quest: to make my own upcycled wool covers.

Winner of Happy Birthday Gift Basket

Thank you for a wonderful weekend of Happy Birthday wishes. We have loved the past 2-years, meeting all the cloth-diapered babies and watching them grow into curious toddlers.

The winner of the $60 accessory gift basket is Randi Brandt. Winner chosen through random.org and based on the day/time posted on the blog and Facebook page.

Congratulations, Randi!

Happy Birthday to The Changing Table! We turned 2.

Thank you to all our loyal customers. It has been an exciting two years. We are thrilled to have had such wonderful success with our business and look forward to many more years serving the OKC metro area and our customers around the nation. In celebration of our birthday, we are giving away a Diaper Accessory prize package valued at $60 to a lucky fan who comments on this blog post or on our Facebook page between noon 11/10/11 (CST) and midnight 11/13/11.

In addition to our giveaway, everyone who spends $30 in the store today through Sunday at midnight will receive a birthday gift valued at $15.** The winner of the giveaway will be announced at 10 am (CST) Monday, November 14th. Thank you for all of your kind support over the past two years. We have enjoyed seeing expecting moms and dads turn into great parents. We cherish the opportunity to be a part of your lives and help you along on the amazing journey of parenthood!


** If checking out via our website, enter either the category “Baby Care” or “Laundry” in the discount code field for your preference of gift, or shop locally in the store and choose your favorite at check out.

Guess the Birthday Giveaway

The Changing Table family is about to have a new addition. Elizabeth's baby boy is due to arrive soon... Guess his birthdate and time of birth. The closest guess will win a $20 gift certificate to The Changing Table. How easy is that?

Hint: The original estimated due date is June 17. The 20-week ultrasound showed an estimated due date of June 15.

Just enter your guess in a comment below with the date and time of birth.

What's new at The Changing Table?

So, we have had a busy winter, but the spring is slowly descending upon us and we are gearing up for what we lovingly call "baby season". This seems to be our busiest time of year. There are tons of events around town and people are slowly emerging from their homes like bears in the forest foraging for food after the last winter snow melts. Wow, that was some alliteration! Anyway, as we embark upon the spring there are a few events I want to make everyone aware of. We will be attending the 2011 Baby and Toddler Expo at the Cox Convention Center this year. The Babywearing Doula, Piper, will be there with us as well. We will be at the OKC JBF sale as we always are. We have monthly cloth diaper crash courses and now two in-home locations where you can come by to shop.

There are some new things in the store and hopefully some exciting changes in the next year. First we have expanded many of the lines of diapers we carry. Below is a list of the brands we are currently stocking. As always, if there is a diaper that you love and would like made available locally, please send us a message to info@thechangingtableok.com. We have launched a few new programs and look forward to meeting all of your cloth diapering needs in the coming months. Don't forget to check out the Referral Points Program, the 20 Day Try It Buy It program and of course our Newborn Rental or 30 Day Trials.

Diapers

Apple Cheeks

Apple Cheeks Swim diapers

Best Bottoms

Blueberry Minky One Size

Blueberry Trainers

Blueberry weehuggers

bumGenius 4.0 (Velcro and snaps)

bumGenius Elementals

Cloth-eez Prefolds (Green Mountain Diapers)

Flips

Econobum

Fuzzibunz One Size

Fuzzibunz One Size - Hemp

Fuzzibunz Perfect Fit

GroVia Hybrid

GroVia AIO

Happy Heiny One Size (snaps)

Happy Heiny One Size – Hemp (snaps)

Rumparooz One size (Aplix and snaps)

Rumparooz One Size Diaper Cover (Aplix and snaps)

Lil Joeys by Kanga care

Swaddlebees Econappi

Swaddlebees Original Snap Pocket Diaper (hemp)

Thirsties Duo Wrap (snaps and aplix)

Thirsties Duo Fab Fitted

Imse Vimse – Organic Trainers

Diaper Stuffin’

Apple Cheeks Bamboo inserts (2ply and 3ply)

Apple Cheeks Bamboo booster

Apple Cheeks Stay Dry booster

GroVia Organic Inserts

GroVia BioSoakers

GroVia Stay Dry booster

Happy Heiny Hemp Stuffin’

Rumparooz G-6 Hemp Inserts

Thirsties Hemp Inserts

Thirsties Stay Dry Insert

Thirsties Fab Doublers

Soaps, Detergents & cleaners

Charlie’s Soap

Charlie’s Laundry Booster

Charlie’s All-Purpose Cleaner

EcoNuts

Rockingreen (soft, classic & hard)

Rockingreen Funk rock

Clean B Detergent (classic and hard)

Wash away Stain Soap

Bouncing Woolies dryer balls

Liners, Sprayers & Wipes

ImseVimse Diaper Liners

AppleCheeks Cloth Wipes

ImseVimse Cloth Wipes

bumGenius Diaper Sprayer

Thirsties Fab Wipes

WetBags and Pail Liners

Planet Wise

Weehugger wetbags

GroVia

Rumparooz (KangaCare)

Mama and Baby Care

Baby Bits wipes solution

Clean B Cloth Wipe Concentrate

Diva Cup

Earth Mama Angel Baby

Grandma El’s Rash Remedy and Prevention

GroVia Magic Stick

Pink Daisy Bamboo Nursing Pads

Pink Daisy Feminine Pads

Thirsties Booty Luster

Teething Solutions

Amber Teething necklaces

Chan Pie Gnon Teethers

Maple Landmark wood teethers

Sophie So PURE vanilla

Sophie the Giraffe

Vulli Vanilla Teethers

Baby Wearing

Moby wraps

Dolcino Woven Wraps

Free Stuff is good for everyone!

Want to earn free stuff?

Everyone loves free stuff!  Effective March 1^st, The Changing Table will offer 2 new programs. 

TCT Points

For every dollar you spend at The Changing Table, we will reward you with a point.  You can redeem your points for merchandise in the store or apply the points to your purchase.  The point to dollar ratio is 15 points equals $1.  You cannot receive cash for your points.  There are a few ways to earn points!

ü  Buy merchandise with The Changing Table and earn one point for every dollar you spend.

ü  Refer a friend to The Changing Table and earn 10 points when they make their first purchase.

ü  Come to a Cloth Diaper crash course and earn 10 points.

The small print – point balances will not be accessible online.  You will have to call or email us for a balance and let us know when you would like to redeem your points.

 20 Day - Try it Buy it program

In our ongoing efforts to introduce cloth diapers to moms, we are launching our Try it Buy it program.  This is an easy risk free way of trying out cloth diapers.

How it works

You can order up to three diapers* from the store and we will deliver or ship them to anywhere in the US.  If you don’t love your diapers you can return them to us in good used condition with no stains for complete store credit.  There is no restocking fee.  This is a great way to try out cloth and not have the stress of it not working.  If you decide Cloth diapering is not for you, you can use your store credit to purchase baby care products, Moby and Dolcino wraps, mama care products, laundry soap, and baby toys.

All packages must be postmarked within 20 days of the date of delivery.  This program is only for cloth diapers and does not apply to accessories such as laundry soap and wet bags. 

*You can order up to three diapers.  Each diaper must be a different kind.  This means a different closure or brand constitutes a different diaper.  Different colors of the same diaper do not apply to this program.