Rash vent

LesSaintesMariesDeLaMer

I love CDing....but my LO's skin apparently does not. I'm at a loss, having tried different detergent s, rash creams, change frequently, use cloth wipes with only water....despite everything I've tried i have to use sposies every couple of weeks when he rashes up. after a day or two of sposies the rash will be gone, and will start to creep back as soon as i start the cds back up. i don't have a million dollars to try more materials and creams and detergents .... So i guess there's no solution to this and i'm just venting my frustration! sometimes it's tempting to just throw my stash out the window!

hispenguin

What does the rash look like? Could it possibly be a yeast rash that wasn't treated?

LesSaintesMariesDeLaMer

I use BG and Kawaii.  I do bleach them once monthly.  I rinse the crap out of them (no pun intended).  It may very well be an issue with the suedecloth. 

It is a fairly mild rash only in his pee area...he has never had any irritation around the rear end.  I'm pretty sure it's not a yeast rash.  It goes away completely with rash cream and sposies after a day or so. 

I have used liners, but not disposable.  That's a good idea - I will probably try it.  Even with the liners, though, it sucks using rash creams.  The cloth diaper safe ones I have used do not do much for his rash, so I use Boudreaux's butt paste.  My LO is almost 5 months now and when I take his diaper off he immediately begins rolling and kicking, and he also can't keep his hands out of his diaper area.  So when I try to use creams, even if there is a liner, the creams still get everywhere (including on his hands, which then go into his mouth....ugh!) 

bhdoucette

Re: rolling and kicking baby: During a diaper change, try giving LO a toy that they never see. We give DD a board book. With it, she'll happily lie there. Without it, she tries to roll on to her belly or dive head-first off the changing table.

ETA: If rash creams aren't working, try baby powder. We use a little at every change, and DD is finally rash-free. Before that, we tried zinc-based creams with disposable liners, a prescription cream for yeast, and bleaching diapers.