Exclusive | MAHA (and Marxist) moms are outfitting their babies in healthier wool diapers that barely need to be washed

When Bailey Bouwman’s first child was born, he was a heavy wetter, and getting the perfect diaper fit to prevent leakage was impossible.There’s little as demoralizing as being the parent with the wet baby in public. Bouwman also lives in Prince George, British Columbia, so it’s cold.

If she didn’t change her son immediately every time he was wet, he’d inevitably get uncomfortable, fast.But wool diaper covers changed the game.Overnight, leaks became a nonissue.

The soft wool covers were absorbent and kept her baby dry with no odor.Plus, they weren’t so finicky with fit to simply work.

Aami Mills turned to wool for a different reason.Her second child had severe eczema, and disposable and cloth diapers weren’t doing much to help.

But wool diaper covers cracked the code because of their lanolin content, which is the natural fat that sheep emit into the fiber.“The product worked for [my baby] because he needed something soothing for his skin,” she says.“For a baby with eczema, lanolin is so moisturizing.”Wool diapers may sound odd at first glance, but they solved tangible, everyday problems for these moms. They also offer a potentially less risky option amid growing concerns about toxins in disposable diapers. Last year, a study published in Toxics found that babies who used diapers made with phthalates (synthetic chemicals used as plasticizers) actually had traces of them in their urine.

The concerns down the line, researchers wrote, are that such chemicals could cause DNA damage that predisposes a baby to chronic diseases.Cloth diapers are not for the faint of heart, so for decades, the assumption has been that granola-eating, alternative parents with a cabinet full of essential oils are the only ones who actually use these products.Not anymore.Wool diapers have eclipsed crunch status and captured the interest of a cross-section of parents across the political spectrum, from MAHA moms to semicloseted Marxists.

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