Summer Baby: Best Cover

[Visitor7]

I only use fleece covers here, for day and night. They're very breathable, I'd say more than a wool cover. I do have a wool cover, which I've used a couple of times, but I've found the fleece to be a lot better.

I use bamboo fitted, which generally require a cover, however during the day I can go without using one.

[suse]

I'm the opposite to Jodi, I find wool to be much cooler and more breathable than fleece (although fleece is my second choice). I find that knitted wool covers (soakers or shorties for summer, longies for winter) are cooler than covers sewn from wool jersey, despite generally being bulkier.

ETA: for a newborn, it is good to have back up covers in a quicker drying material as wool takes a long time to dry. If wet, it only needs washing and lanolising infrequently, as the lanolin neutralises urine, but on a newborn with explosive poo it may need washing quite frequently.