Nappy rash and best nightime nappy/wrap

[wheeldog]

I have used washable nappies for my 3 month old son from birth with great success until recently. He's sleeping for longer stretches at night eg 8 hrs between feeds (and therefore changes) and now has terrible nappy rash.

I have tried changing more often in the day, nappy-free time, halving the detergent in nappy washes, extra rinse cycle, tumble drying the nappies for extra softness, Sudocrem, Metanium, and even started using disposables at night. Nothing is working! I'm taking him to the GP today, though am sure it is plain old nappy rash and not thrush. It seems to wax and wane, sometimes just mildly red, other times nearly weeping.

I am using Bambineo bamboo nappies with one (or two) fleece liners and motherease airflow wraps.

Does anyone have suggestions for a better nappy/wrap combo? I thought maybe fleece or wool wraps? I have another confession - he is a tummy sleeper (I know, I know) so all the wee is in the front nappy area with his body weight and lack of air circulation contributing.

Thank you for any advice you have to offer.

PS am going to try vinegar in the rinse cycle. DOes this have to be white vinegar or is the (cheaper) brown malt stuff ok?

If you are using two fleece liners make sure they don't overlap or the wetness will not wick away from the skin. Two fleece liners used together (one on top of the other, actually repell wetness, so the urine will stay next to the skin). I would also look for a more breatheable wrap, fleece or wool are ideal for night use

Ah! Good point, thanks... I had been overlapping them to try to cover the whole nappy area. Will stop doing that and see if it helps.

dont use your chip vinegar!! its realyl strong and can make them go brown - trust me i know someone who did it - distilled white is in tesco for about 42p as i got some last week. A nice breathable fleece wrap - dont know about wool as i havent been there yet - tots do some fleece wraps - the red wrap is the best fleece wrap in there range for a night over a shaped. Hope that helpes

Oh to have a child who sleeps for 8hrs at 3 months

No adice re: which nappies to use(we tend to just resort to disposables when nappy rash is stubborn ) but the best cream I have found is Weleda calendula nappy change cream. I usually find it in healthfood shops

What does the rash look like? If it is crater-like sores then it could be a reaction to the fleece liners.

Soak liners in chamomile tea, and put them on damp - it's amazingly soothing for rash.

Boost the bambineos with microfibre cloths or extra bamboo boosters to make a great night nappy (ooh, or my current fave - used firstly because it was all I had to hand, and then found it worked amazingly... a jamtots inside a quick flip - its bulky but soooo absorbant!).

Wool is the ideal night wrap - the most breathable thing that you can get. As long as you put most of your boosting at the front then him sleeping on his front shouldn't be a problem.

Raw silk liners are fab for rash - especially if you put them on at night. They're anti bacterial, but other than that I haven't a scooby how they work, but they really do!

Tee hee! I take it that's a good result then, Sazisi!

I wouldn't know (my first child) and hubby has had stories of colleages babies who have slept 12 hours from 2 weeks...

Flame- it varies from day to day. It can be faint pink to shiny/moist/raw-looking red. As a background, the skin looks dry and rough and slightly raised. No craters. It hasn't broken down (yet) but has come close. There are sometimes red spots. It is not in the folds, just on the exposed bits.

Saw GP today and was prescribed a cream with a mild steroid/antibiotic. I hope it clears it up, but still hoping for a long term solution as I want to use real nappies full-time (using disposables at night now)

umm... jamtots? quickflip? sounds like something to do with pancakes? [confused emoticon]

Full strength camomile tea or diluted?

LO's dad had bad eczema as a tot and reacts to lanolin. Do you think wool wraps are still ok to try?

thanks!

flame- do you put the microfibre cloths inside the nappy or between nappy and wrap??

So many questions!

Quick Flips and Jam Tots

Full strength tea.

Doesn't sound like a fleece reaction, possibly a powder one though.

Lanolin - borrowing a wrap to try out might be best, that way you can see if he reacts or not.

Microfibre - either... between the nappy and wrap gives better containment if they tend to poo in the night.

flame 10 out of 10 for that juggle!

Thanks everyone for your help and suggestions.

The rash has improved overnight with the cream, and I now have the pleasure of more nappy/wrap browsing/shopping to find a long term solution!

I will probably give fleece wraps a go, and then wool if the former is no good.

Does anyone know of silk or fleece liners that are cut more like a shaped nappy (as opposed to rectangular?). I know you can make your own fleece liners but I'd like some in fluffy fleece, as opposed to the Ikea blanket/fleece jacket variety. I have Little Lambs liners at the moment which are lovely and soft and fluffy but not quite the right shape for good coverage

goodluck and im glad the bum is better