Diaper Rash Problem

Vilate - posted on 11/21/2008

ok, it is a along list so:



1- It could still be your detergent. look and see if it has enzymes in it. The enzymes will eat the baby's skin on thier bum, but not affect the rest of them. So I would try that first.



2. Wool, I would deffinently try wool. I think that the lanolin might have affected his digestive system, which doesn't necesarily mean he is allergic.



3. It is just your preference. If he is a heavey wetter, you may want to flet what ever you use for him. You can also make double layers with the recycled sweaters.



3. Patterns:



For a bum sweater -soaker made from a sweater.

http://www.borntolove.com/frugal-column2...



For longies using a sweater-has a gussett

http://www.boiseclothdiapers.com/wool_lo...



This is a link that has tons of links, free patterns and patterns you can buy. Knit, crochet and sewn!

http://www.boiseclothdiapers.com/wool_lo...



My favorite soakers are the born to love pattern, and I like to make my longies out of the sleeves of the sweaters, then I can get a longie, and 1 or 2 soakers from one sweater.



4. Go to the local thrift store and look through the sweaters. Find ones that are at least 80% wool..Also do the feel test. slid it on your arm, would you wear it, is it itchy, or soft? I don't buy any that I wouldn't want to wear. Then i sew them first and then wash and lanolize them. Some wash them first. You need to either serge your eges or zig zag stitch them so they won't unravel. If you want them felted you need to do that firs, then sew the soaker.



5. Fleece wicks away the moisture, but doen't hold as much and the thing I like about the wool is that the lanolin changes the pee into saltwater, so you don't have to wash the soakers more then once a month unless they get soiled.



6. As for investing in wool, if you buy a sweater for 3 dollars and use the lanolin you have already then you aren't out that much.



I make and sell diapers and covers, you can check some out here:

http://www.vilatesniftynook.etsy.com



I hope this helps some, if you have any other wool questions i will gladly answer them.

Stefanie - posted on 11/18/2008

Thanks guys!

Does anyone have any information on the absorbancy/leakage of these types of covers, especially fleece?

I thought it might be the detergent, but we wash his clothes, diapers and covers with the same detergent, and he only got the rash where the covers touched him, so it has to be the covers unfortunately.

Heather - posted on 11/18/2008

hmmm.. the rash might also be from the detergent you are using.
we gave up on cloth diapers with my first because she had a bad reaction to many different types of detergents. finally we took to washing her clothes in a small amount of dove bath soap, as per her doctor's request and that seemed to help.
she still has very, very senstive skin but now she can tolerate regular baby detergent.

i would suggest changing soaps and seeing if that makes a difference.
good luck and congrats on your baby!

Amy - posted on 11/18/2008

this is the best diaper pattern web page I have found! http://www.diapersewing.com/ Good luck!!

Amy - posted on 11/18/2008

If you want to try wool or fleece without spending an arm and a leg, I would check ebay. You can find some cheap covers that work great. I have some wool that is an old sweater and it works perfectly. I have not yet tried fleece. As far as a pattern, just do a yahoo or google search for diaper patterns and you should find something. HTH!