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nappy rash with cloth nappies!! please advise,

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misdee · 31/08/2003 20:17

we have just switched to cloth, my dd has broken out in nappy rash is screaming when i have to change her bum. i dont know what to do, sudocream is having no effect, have just bought some metanium but is there anything else i can do, am changing her regularly, but her poor little bot is soo sore.

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pupuce · 31/08/2003 21:00

Leave her off nappy as long as you can...

pupuce · 31/08/2003 21:02

Leave her off nappy as long as you can...

gingernut · 31/08/2003 21:08

There have been several other threads about nappy rash, here for instance. Lots of useful advice there. I usually find the best treatment is to leave ds nappy-free.

In theory, it shouldn't be anything to do with changing to cloth nappies, as nappy rash isn't supposed to be caused by dampness but by the reaction of the poo with the wee. But it might be worth changing back to disposables for a bit in case the washing powder is irritating her sore skin.

HTH and she gets better soon.

ninja · 31/08/2003 21:23

Do you use a fleece liner? I find them great don't know if it will help but worth a try.

aloha · 31/08/2003 22:01

Why not go back to disposables for a bit and see if it helps. If not, back to cloth, which I am sure is more environmentally friendly. But your dd's poor bottom has to come first right now IMO.

twiglett · 31/08/2003 22:03

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misdee · 31/08/2003 22:21

i actually only use paper liners atm, was just wondering if fleece would help her sore bot. could i just cut a fleece blanket to shape to fit in the nappy? the only safe room for her to be nappiless is the kitchen, so will let her have a play in there tomorrow then arm myself with the bleach if any accidents happen.

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Bobsmum · 31/08/2003 23:17

misdee - it's definitely NOT your cloth nappies. It's a myth that cloth produces more nappy rash.
It's the bacteria in the wee, not the wet that causes rash and disposables only take wetness away from the skin while the bacteria remains.

Fleece liners are very good and much more comfy than paper against the skin. They also act as a one way liner as they're water resistant because the fleece is so dense. I use tots liners - rectangles of white polar fleece.

ds has been in cloth nappies (totsbots) since birth and this week has developed a rash for the first time in his life (he'll be one on Monday). He is teething with his molars and has a nasty tummy bug with diarrhoea etc. - not a coincidence I think you'll agree - very nasty nappies being filled every 1-2 hours.

I found he reacted badly with the lanolin in sudocrem (4%). Boots do a lanolin free nappy cream which is excellent.

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misdee · 31/08/2003 23:21

can i cut up this fleece blanket i have here? i've just ordered some fleece liners off ebay but if an blanket will do till they arrive i'll go find my siscors now!!

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pupuce · 31/08/2003 23:22

Sorry twigglet - that's rubbish ! Where did you read that?
see here and this

I don't think your fleece blanket is the same as fleece liners. Fleece liners cost £1 each and will last forever. I have as many as nappies.

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misdee · 31/08/2003 23:29

ah well, i'll just wait for my order to arrive. she reacts badly to some disposibles as well, and has had a bit of a dodgey tum as well this week, so i guess every thing has just caused her bot to be sore. my HV just says my kids are too sensitive lol.

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doormat · 31/08/2003 23:32

Misdee try this one and I know it sounds very weird but it does work.If the nappy area is really sore
Get an egg white, give it a little whisk and place on nappy area.I dont know how the chemical reaction works but it does.It was passed to me by my best friend.Then as others have suggested leave nappy off for as long as poss.
I used to do this "old wives tale" when I had my first 2 dd's and disposables were not very common.Actually I think before disposables were invented showing my age.
Has anyone else either heard of this or tried it?
Please get peoples opinions first but it did work for me.

pupuce · 31/08/2003 23:33

Keep her out of nappies for the day if you can- how old is she?

gingernut · 31/08/2003 23:33

I made some fleece liners out of a thin piece of fleece and they were just as good as the bought ones. If you have a thin fleece blanket you don't mind cutting up why not give it a try.

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misdee · 31/08/2003 23:35

she'll be a year old in a few hours. i just burnt the sausages!!!!

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misdee · 31/08/2003 23:37

egg white? is it hard to wash off afterwards? tho probably by the end of tomorrow she'll need a good soak in the tub anyway.

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misdee · 31/08/2003 23:41

i dont want to give up on cloth nappies already, and its hard getting disposibles that fit her now (is in xl size, very chunky child), and tbh i hate the thought of spending money on disposibles now i have my stack of tots bots here. even my dd1 who wears a nappy at night still loves her tots bots, says they are soft on her bottom, literally jumps onto the nappy at bedtime, and will always grab the motherease whale wrap if available.

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doormat · 31/08/2003 23:42

No misdee just bath as usual.
Birthday girl soon hey LOL

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misdee · 31/08/2003 23:44

yeah i best go to bed, gotta child prrof this place even more tomorrow. oh god, what am earth am i thinking of, a birthday party for a 1year old. argh!!!!!!

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bloss · 01/09/2003 00:35

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zebra · 01/09/2003 09:24

Vegetable glycerine; I swear, best nappy rash "cream" I ever tried. Being sugary It ought to feed the yeast but seems to kill them instead. Don't ask me why. Also, a lot of clothies used to swear by putting a wet liner soaked in chamomile tea next to babies skin inside the nappy. I tried it only once, overnight, but baby's rash was slightly better the next day.

morocco · 01/09/2003 15:16

my ds got nappy rash twice this summer - once when I cahnged to disps for the summer hols and then again when I changed back to cloth at the end so my guess is that it;s caused by the change and skin having to toughen up for either disps or cloth.

A note of caution about egg white (make sure she's not allergic!) and also honey which I was recommended but which made my ds scream like mad.

I found just leaving the nappy off for a while each day without cream on, then reapplying lots of cream before putting the nappy on, going without a wrap for a few days too, and changing nappies every 2 hours cleared it up in a few days

hth

Bobsmum · 01/09/2003 16:49

update from our house :ds' rash now virtually gone within 24 hours of switching from wipes to cotton wool and water.

bloss · 02/09/2003 00:04

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eidsvold · 02/09/2003 07:09

try using cotton wool and warm water for clean ups and then if you buy some metanium and mix it with the sudocrem that is brilliant.

My dd managed to get a horrible nappy rash ( bum bleeding it was so bad) whilst in hospital - they suggested the mixing of the creams - although metanium by itself is brilliant it is hard to clean off. So mixing it with sudocrem makes it easier to clean off.

I also made sure after I cleaned her bum I dried it before putting the cream on.

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