Rash

Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic

   We took a 2 month break from cloth diapers while we moved across the continent. I started back up this week and we are already having a red bum problem.
Our new washer is a front loader.  I hate it.

My routine was a cold/cold wash/rinse cycle
a hot/cold with purex free and clear
followed by a warm/warm cycle

I selected the extra rinse option each time.

Any ideas?

TIA

Author	Message Topic Search Topic Options Post Reply Create New Topic Printable Version Translate Topic
goosegrl Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'invisible Joined: 30 Jul 2008 Points: 21	Post Options Post Reply Quote goosegrl Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Rash Posted: 07 Apr 2012 at 4:41am
	We took a 2 month break from cloth diapers while we moved across the continent. I started back up this week and we are already having a red bum problem. Our new washer is a front loader. I hate it. My routine was a cold/cold wash/rinse cycle a hot/cold with purex free and clear followed by a warm/warm cycle I selected the extra rinse option each time. Any ideas? TIA

Clare_S Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'incredible Member Rating(45) Perennial Pinner 2 years 62 days Joined: 22 Mar 2011 Location: FL Points: 3911	Post Options Post Reply Quote Clare_S Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2012 at 2:25pm
	A new kind of water? Could it be hard? Maybe you'll need to switch up your detergent.
	Happily married to Nathan and mama to DD (4) and DS (2)

spendie Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'infatuated Joined: 06 Apr 2011 Location: Illinois Points: 544	Post Options Post Reply Quote spendie Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2012 at 11:17pm
	Hmm, maybe its a reaction to the diaper material? What are you using? Your wash routine sounds exactly like mine, except I use Tide powder.
	Jen- Mommy to four Chloe-5/98, Calvin 1/01, Cailey 2/07, Chase 1/11

horseymama Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'insightful Joined: 01 Mar 2009 Points: 2700	Post Options Post Reply Quote horseymama Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 07 Apr 2012 at 11:53pm
	In addition to perhaps a change in water, your LO could be reacting to the wetness. When DD was starting to PL and going bare-bummed a lot of the time she started having redness issues if she was in a wet diaper for even a short amount of time (like during nap time, overnight was horrible). Since your LO's skin has adjusted to feeling dry all the time in sposies, maybe the wetness is bothering her? What kind of diapers do you use? We switched to sposies overnight for awhile because she was really flooding her diapers at night and none of our cloth was keeping her dry enough. Now she is wet maybe 3x/week but doesn't flood them like she used to (I think she's better at emptying her bladder before bed) so she's in BG pockets stuffed with a large GMD flat overnight and they have been working great. Do you have any fleece liners you could try to see if that helps at all?

AndreaKim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'invisible Joined: 04 Oct 2009 Location: Wyoming Points: 145	Post Options Post Reply Quote AndreaKim Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 11 Apr 2012 at 10:04pm
	http://realdiaperassociation.org/wash/ RDA's recommended routine. I have to use 2x the recommended amount of tide ultra powder but hot damn, my diapers are clean! and never a red bum over here! btw we use only cotton and bamboo :)
	Proud breastfeeding, cloth-diapering, co-sleeping, baby-wearing, stay-at-home mommy to my preschooler and baby. And I'm an Army wife. I love my husband!to,488px);}

mom4moju Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List P'insightful Member Rating(9) Perennial Pinner 4 years 172 days Joined: 01 Dec 2008 Location: Manitoba Points: 2632	Post Options Post Reply Quote mom4moju Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 12 Apr 2012 at 12:06am
	That was my fl routine, except I added 2 TBSP of bleach (diluted in about a gallon of water) in ther first rinse cycle. After it filled, I paused it then poured it in the soap dispenser. We also recently moved and we are now using Dh's top loading machine he had in University, 8 years ago! I thought we had hard water before, but I was wrong. THIS is hard water. It's been causing us a bit of ammonia. Do you smell anything like ammonia?
	Christina, wife to Monty (Jul 06), Mom to T (Apr 09) and C (Jun 11)