Picture tutorial to measure your baby for wool diaper covers!
At some point in the future, I would LOVE to make a video tutorial, but in the meantime, I figured this would help any mamas that aren't quite sure how to measure baby!
Note: For modesty reason, I am measuring OVER a wool cover....DO NOT DO THIS in real life! LOL ;) Make sure to measure baby while he/she is wearing the system of diapers that is in your stash (fitteds, prefolds, disposables, trainers, etc...)
#1 Measure baby's waist, RIGHT above where their diaper comes. this usually will be just under their belly button in the front, and is typically not the chubbiest part of baby's belly. If you measure too high, this will give you a false waist measurement that will be too large, so make sure it is taken at the exact point that you want your covers' waistband to be. 
#2 Measure Baby's Rise, by placing the tip of your cloth measuring tape RIGHT above the dipe in front...holding it in place, roll baby over and bring tape through his/her legs, over the fluffy bum, and to just above where the diaper comes in the back! With a prefold, you are going to get a smaller rise than a fitted, because fitteds are alot more bulky/fluffy.
This is why it is so important to measure baby while he/she is wearing your system of choice :) If you measure over a prefold, and wonder why your woolies don't even cover a fitted in the back all the way, this is why ;)
This is why it is so important to measure baby while he/she is wearing your system of choice :) If you measure over a prefold, and wonder why your woolies don't even cover a fitted in the back all the way, this is why ;)
#3 Measure baby's inseam, by placing the tip of the tape in the very center of the gusset area. Hold the tape snug with baby'dipe as you bring it over to the thigh, and then down the leg... 
Bring the tape all the way to the ankle, or heel, depending on if you want them to be regular or a little long. This shows Emilie having a 11.5" inseam, but I often will make her inseam 1/2" longer, just for some extra growing room for her body type...can anyone say Ballerina? LOL! 
#4 To measure baby's thigh, you don't necessarily want the chubbiest part of the thigh...just wrap around RIGHT below the edge of where baby's dipe comes, as that is where you want a soaker's cuffs to be snug and fit well.If you are measuring for longies though, yes, it is probably a good idea to measure the thighs at the chubbiest part, wherever on the thigh that may be :)
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Okey doke, thats it! Your good to go! Remember that not all WAHM's measure the same, nor do they use your measurements the same way as I do, to create their covers. It is always a good idea to confirm with the shop you purchase with, what their specific methods are, ESPECIALLY if you are requesting a custom order ♥
Okey doke, thats it! Your good to go! Remember that not all WAHM's measure the same, nor do they use your measurements the same way as I do, to create their covers. It is always a good idea to confirm with the shop you purchase with, what their specific methods are, ESPECIALLY if you are requesting a custom order ♥
