Alternatives to fleece liners?

[thehouseofmirth]

DS2 has been in cloth since birth but has had a red raw bum despite me washing everything properly and treating him with a combination of Morhulin, Metanium and Canestan. The only time it clears up is when I put him in disposables for a couple of days when it just disappears and as soon as he's back in cloth it comes straight back.

I'm wondering if it's the fleece liners, I did have reservations about a synthetic fabric next to his skin but from my point of view they work well. Don't want to use disposable liners, what are my other options?

I always thought that the fleece liners were a bit 'hot' if you know what I mean.

Perhaps that's why your ds gets a rash. I tried them once and didn't like result. (in warmer weather)

I used disposable liners from boots. Don't like the flushable ones either as thought they mihgt block loo. At least you can chuck poo in loo and just dispose of liner. Better than disposing of whole nappy and contents!

Not much help, soryy!

you CAN get silk ones i think, cant remeber where i saw them tho.

Silk are widely available but it's my understanding that they're usually used to treat isolated outbreaks of nappy rash rather than used all the time, though I suppose you could.

The reason I'm put off disposable liners is that they seem a bit stiff & scratchy. Any other suggestions?

i can get you silk ones bumfluffnappies at gmail dot com

our nappies are lined with fleece, the fleece is actually part of the nappy and we have no problems with nappy rash. in fact i have heard of people who use a range of washables putting their child into our nappies (bumbles) to clear up nappy rash. just trying to suggest it might not be the fleece. don't know what it might be though, sorry.

I was kind of hoping it is the fleece otherwise I'm not sure what else it could be!

Fleece reaction normally shows up as big crater-like sores if that is any help.

Janek - I loves bumbles I do. Oddly enough they were the only fleece ones that DS could tolerate. Never had any idea why.

Wouldn't call it crater-like. More like very angry eczema. It's very localised and doesn't spread, just gets redder and angrier.

Try out the silk for a bit - it could well clear it up. How are you washing the nappies?

I'm washing them at 60 degrees in normal powder.

the disposable liners soften up the minute they get damp. also boots sell a type that feel soft to the touch more like fleece, but the containment isnt as good.

what about using a less hard-core bum cream?

we were using metanium on dd2's sore bum because 1) we had some and 2) it was the only thing that cleared up a big prob that dd1 had when she was still in nappies. it didn't seem to do much, then i bought some weleda nappy cream, that we used to use all the time, but had run out of and dd2 gets nappy rash so rarely that it didn't seem necessary and straight away her nappy rash had gone.

might be a coincidence, but sometimes i think less can be more (ie fewer chemicals = more chance of recovery)

Oh janek I use weleda too - it's brilliant!

How much are these silk liners generally then?

I've been largely using Morhulin (cod liver oil & zinc - smells delightful)with a bit of Metanium on top to ctas a barrier but will certainly try the Weleda, thanks.

i think you're only supposed to use half the normal amount of powder/liquid in the washing machine too. otherwise it doesn't rinse out of all that towelling. we use ecover liquid and i still only use half the amount.

change everything, and then you'll never know what solved the problem!!!

yes i would say even half again, with an extra rinse after the cycle, otherwise the powder builds up in them.
i only use two tablespoons in a whole nappy wash if that helps with quantities, otherwise i got build up problems, and thats WITH the extra rinse after cycle.

Oh that's interesting. I must admit that I only ever use about half the recommended dose for all washing but it hadn't occurred to me to do a second rinse.I'll try that.