No microfleece touching baby?

[Mama2MyMonkeys]

I'm completely new to making my own cds. I've seen the comment on a few threads that you shouldn't let the microfleece touch baby's skin. Can anyone tell me why? It seems so soft! Also, I saw a commercial cd for sale that had "Maiden Mills" microfleece as the inner material - is this stuff different or special, or what? I couldn't find anything on the web where I could actually buy Maiden Mills, though I saw a few more cds for sale that use it.

TIA for any help!!

[Bokonon]

It's microfiber that shouldn't touch baby's skin. Microfleece is fine AFAIK!

[Homebirth_Mom216]

Many many pocket diapers and All In Ones use microfleece as the layer that touches the baby. The reason is that it is soft and it doesn't absorb moisture so the wetness passes right through to the hidden absorbant layers, leaving the baby feeling mostly dry. I'm contemplating making up a bunch of AIO's for my next little one, in which case I will probably use microfleece as the inner.

Some moms, however, don't like to use it in a pocket or AIO. There are a few reasons why:
- since it touches baby's tender skin, some prefer it to only be a natural fiber like cotton/bamboo/hemp/etc.
- on a hot day, wet cotton might be more comfy for baby than dry but hot microfleece.
- synthetic materials tend to have problems with soap build up over time and can result in stinky diapers that are higher maintenance because they need to be stripped every so often to get the stink out.

I think it is somewhat of a personal preference and what you are comfortable with.

HTH! Someone else can probably explain better than me, though!

[Mama2MyMonkeys]

Sheesh! I need a cup of coffee this morning! Okay, that's really good to know. Do you know what the deal is with the microfiber?

[Homebirth_Mom216]

Haha, yeah the pp is probably right that it is microfiber that you heard about. That is not supposed to touch baby's skin but can make an absorbant hidden layer!

[goldenwillow]

I am sure that the reason some mamas are not into the fleece because it is man made with polyester materials which is chemically derived. Check this out-

http://www.madehow.com/Volume-4/Polyester-Fleece.html

Hope that helps!

[westcoastlady]

You aren't supposed to have microfiber touching the baby's skin because it is so absorbant it will dry their skin out. It's what makes up most diaper inserts.

[artzy_fartzy68]

I've heard that microfiber will dry baby's skin out if it's next to their skin but I use microfiber towels tri-folded as lay-in soakers all the time with both babies w/ no issue. it *might* depend on your baby.