Reusable/washable/cloth nappies

LADYEARLGREY_2

Hi all,

Its my first post here but could really do with some advice....
basically my 20 month old wears cloth nappies but keeps getting bad nappy rash , hes been prescribed timodene and doc has asked me to think about changing to disposables instead . I ve tried everything to resolve it - washing them at 95 / frequent changing but it seems to be an ongoing problem .
does anyone have any advice / suggestions ?

thanks in advance

jolou

Have you tried changing washing powder? I found that my son got nappy rash if I used anything other than Fairy.

Ishtar

I found DD occasionally had quite bad nappy rash - we used cloth nappies too, and it seems to go with the territory. We eventually resorted to sudocreme - I'm guessing you've already tried this? We stopped using baby wipes too, and started using cotton wool moistened with chamomile tea - I kept a spray bottle in the changing bag. It really seemed to soothe her when she was sore.

We also let her go without a nappy for short times during the day, just to air the region! But again, I'm sure you've tried this too.

Hope you find a solution soon.

HTH
D.

LADYEARLGREY_2

Forgot to say - we dont use washing powder just eco balls and only use wipes on nursery days ( water and rewashable wipes at home )

have been using sudocreme for a week and its slightly better but not completely cleared up

cte1111

If it is the powder irritating your baby, then putting the nappies on an extra rinse after the washing cycle might help. It does work for some people with excema which can be irritated by washing powder.

I think most babies get nappy rash from time to time. I found my son got it less when we were using washables than disposables. But still got it occasionally with either. If he does get it, we use Sudocrem, and try to make sure he is changed really quickly after he has a dirty nappy in particular.

Bepanthen (yellow liquid in a tube) is also good for a change if Sudocrem isn't working.

You could try buying a small pack of disposables, just to see if they make a difference. It wouldn't do too much harm, just for a one-off.

Mme.Hibou

I was told by a retailer of real nappies to try silk liners for when baby has a nappy rash, we're just buying our supplies before LO arrives. So that might be worth a try.

cte1111

LADYEARLGREY wrote: »

Forgot to say - we dont use washing powder just eco balls and only use wipes on nursery days ( water and rewashable wipes at home )

have been using sudocreme for a week and its slightly better but not completely cleared up

If a rash isn't clearing up after a week, I think a change to a different nappy is definitely a good idea, as it must be quite distressing for your baby. I would also wash your nappies in biological powder at least from time to time, or else you are unlikely to get them fully clean and the slow build up might be what is irritating your baby's skin.

I've also heard painting your baby's bottom with egg white is good for resistant nappy rash. Not tried it myself, and can only imagine trying to actually paint it on!

geekgirl

The same happened with my daughters little one. She bought a fleece blanket from the £shop and cut it up into liners. This has worked a treat as it wicks the wetness away from the skin. She has only had a slightly red bum once since cos of teething.
Sometimes using a lot of cream on their bottom doesn't help as it clags up the liner and the liquid stays on the bum instead of going through the liner. Lots of nappy free time to heal it up.
Good luck with washables and well done for sticking with it.

kj*daisy

I used Metanium cream - very effective. I used olive oil and warm water on cotton wool to clean her when it was bad as well. Also when DD got nappy rash I'd use eco disposables for a few days to help clear it up. She had very delicate skin though and would even get nappy rash wearing disposables on holiday if not changed v quickly when dirty. That was the main problem, washables don't smell as much so nursery often didn't notice she had a dirty bum and she'd get sore.
Hope you can sort it out as it's horrible.

SatansPlaym8

I used cloth nappies on my dd as she got real bad nappy rash with disposables. She still got nappy rash occasionally as with cloth nappies the wetness stays next to babies skin you need to change more often. Nighttimes can be a problem changing liners may help??? Also try to have nappy free times to allow air to get to the skin. Maybe worth while getting some disposables and see if the rash clears up whilst using them you could use them at nighttimes perhaps?