Reusables for baby with sensitive skin?

[Peanutgant]

A friend of mine wants to use reusables on her 5 week old baby however she has tried Little Lambs and has discovered that the nappies are giving him a nasty rash (not nappy rash and has tried the usual tricks i.e. washing in non-bio washing powder, vinegar to soften etc etc). I use TotsBots but was wondering whether anyone else has had this problem and what resuables are recommended/ have you tried for babies with sensitive skin?

I don't see why the reusables should make a difference - it is likely to be what she is washing in, or some other variable. Or he might just be prone to rashes.

COuld it be detergent rash, it's very easy to tell, just watch for suds at the end of the rinse cycle, if there are any then there is too much detergent in the nappies and they need to be rinsed until there are no suds left.

The rash should show where the nappy touches and looks very red, almost like a burn, it's caused by urine and detergent residue meeting when the nappy is wee'd in.

The best solution after rinsing it all out is to use less detergent and do an extra rinse, also do a hot maintenance wash with the washer empty to clean out any buildup in the drum once in a while.

Hope that isn't a case of grandmothers and eggs

M xxx

Ok, thanks ladies will pass that on. Just wondered if anyone has tried fleece nappies/wraps and whether these would be better and kinder to delicate skin?

Like VKOne said with the powder residue - the only nappies I have had issues with a fluffles because the microfibre is too drying next to the skin (even with the fleece thingy in them).

DD got terrible rash from poo - in cloth and disposables. If she wasn't changed the instant she pooed, she ended up with terrible rash wherever it had touched (I assume it was the bacteria in the poo/wee combining that did it).

We use surcare, and onyl about 1/4 of the normal amount recommended, and every now and then do an extra wash cycle with no powder to get rid of the residue.

I would recommend fleece liners if prone to rashes as they will keep the skin drier.

peanutgant (are we related by the way? ) i had this with ds last year and posted a few times asking for advice. Ds, who has eczema, began to show a burn round his thighs from the cloth nappies and i was sooo upset. Following some suggestions on here I switched from motherease airflow to PUL Stacinators but it made no difference. It turned out to be the detergent/urine thing exactly as the others have said (and, i should add, as others had suggested at the time). Changing the wraps regularly (I use them twice) then washing everything in 60deg, was the answer. Oh, and cutting back on detergent too. I now use a mix of disposables and cloth and his legs are perfect.

HTH

Ooh yes, wraps is the other thing - I find wool and fleece much kinder on DS than pul.