Wallypop is my home business, based in Des Moines, Iowa. I am Sarah Reid, Work At Home Mom (WAHM) and mommy to Walter, whom we call Wally (or sometimes Wallypop).

I've always enjoyed sewing, and we chose to use cloth diapers on our baby because we knew it was the best thing for him. (The financial aspect helped, too!) When I was pregnant with Wally, I began to sew diapers for him. That's when I discovered how fun it is to sew diapers! I started sewing a few diapers for friends online, who told their friends, etc., and by the time Wally was born, I realized that this could be a viable home business. I needed a source of income and wanted to do something I enjoy, so Wallypop was born shortly after Wally was!

Wally and Mommy at Lindy 1
Wearing Wally in a wrap during one of our evening dance classes.

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How our diapers, carriers, and other items are made

I do all of the shopping and most of the labor myself. I buy the flannel, and carrier fabric locally, and I buy most of the other materials online from wholesalers. After I wash and dry all of the fabric, I set up a mini assembly line. With kids to take care of, it's easiest to do things in chunks of similar tasks!

I do some of the work while the littles are sleeping, some of it while they watch me or entertains themselves, some of it while singing or telling stories and desperately hoping the singing or storytelling will keep them happy while I try to finish up, and some of it with kids on my lap, in my arm, or in a sling.

Wally was about 1 year old in these pictures. He is asleep in the picture on the left, cuddled snugly in a Wallypop Mei Tai carrier. Notice my stunningly good posture.

One thing to note: Our products are all handmade. Therefore, there will be some natural variations in our products. I do my best to make all of our products standard, but not every wipe, for example, will be an exactly perfect square of fabric. This is just the reality of hand-made products!