Crystals when I take the nappy off..Is there something wrong? Im freaking out!

[Jakabella]

I have noticed that when I take Bellas nappy off the last 2 times that there are crystal type things on her legs - they look like grains of sugar.

Are these from the nappys? Or is somthing wrong??

Im freaking out here!!

Thanks
Kate

[~Raven~]

They are probably from the nappies. The nappies are faulty if she is getting the absorbant crystals on her skin.
This comes up from time to time and other members have got them replaced so call them to complain!

[Trillian]

They are just from the lining of the nappy - they absorb all the wee, but sometimes they do tend to come out if the nappy is really really full.

[Jakabella]

Thanks Rav & Trill,

I have just had one of those days and little sleep last night so I was starting tofreak out and imagine the worst!!

Thanks again for making me feel better!!

Kate

[Gigi]

are you aware of what is in those blue crystals? I never thought about it, until i had a baby and she got a red sore looking bottom, from wearing disposable nappies.

Most disposables contain a super absorbent gel, including sodium polyacrylate crystals, a chemical deemed unsafe and banned from use in tampons in 1985 because of its association with toxic shock syndrome, but approved by the American Food and Drug Administration for use in baby's disposables. As mothers we ought to be very much concerned by the distinct lack of research into the effects of extreme dryness on babies thin skin and genitalia,and fears of these super-absorbent chemicals entering the body through broken skin.

this info is from the nurturenappies website, goggle that, and click on INFO section, then "what is in a disposable" to read about the rest of the ingredients.

it freaks me out what is LEGAL for companies to put in BABIES PRODUCTS!! i cannot believe they are allowed.

i DO worry about that, that is why i don't put disposable nappies on my child's skin. She rashes up so badly to them, i am very suspicious of what is in disposable nappies. The same thing happens with disposable wipes. Note on the packet, the ingredient PROPYLENE GLYCOL. goggle that. you'll be amazed.

now i use cloth facewashers, just wet under the tap, wrung out, to clean my child at nappy time, much easier, and guess what - NO RASH!

I use the baby naturecare wipes when we are out of home, their ingredients DO NOT include the Propylene Glycol (antifreeze anyone???!!!!).

There are SO many things i have had to educate myself about, since having a baby. I used to think that surely things sold for babies, would be SAFE, approved by government health departments etc. I no longer think like that. big business is big business. where they can cut corners, they will. regardless of how it affects tiny defenceless babies. (this makes me so cross).

[mrsmac]

I have found some of the cheaper disposables do that or if I leave it on too long.

[Lolli]

Yeah, I used to get that all the time with ds, even with Huggies. Seems to not happen so much now he's older.

And maybe put off any potential Googling of bad nappy chemicals till you're a bit more rested, less likely to panic and not so prone to sleep derpivation-induced guilt just a thought...

[Beach Mama]

Yep what they said so hard not to panic though! The other day James did a MASSIVE poo while having nappy free time, well he had one near him and was on a cloth nappy. Anyway I wrapped it all up and threw it in the wash - NAPPY and all, the next day DH goes - what the hell is all this because the machine was FULL of crystals Took two cycles to get rid of them all.... We are in the process of trialing MCN - loving them already!!!!!

[Visitor8]

There are SO many things i have had to educate myself about, since having a baby. I used to think that surely things sold for babies, would be SAFE, approved by government health departments etc. I no longer think like that. big business is big business. where they can cut corners, they will. regardless of how it affects tiny defenceless babies. (this makes me so cross).

Same here Gigi... it's really surprising the things they put in stuff!!

[mrsmac]

Yeah, I used to get that all the time with ds, even with Huggies. Seems to not happen so much now he's older.

And maybe put off any potential Googling of bad nappy chemicals till you're a bit more rested, less likely to panic and not so prone to sleep derpivation-induced guilt just a thought...

I agree, I think you could spend your whole life in a state of permanent panic and stress if you googled everything!

[Gigi]

well i'm sure people said the same thing about cigarettes 50 years ago (don't ask questions, you'll only worry yourself).

i'd rather be making an informed decision than not

my baby rlies on me advocating for her, making decisions on her behalf

"when we know better, we do better"

i learn something new every day, i hope i never stop learning things.

[Lolli]

A fair point Gigi. I was just thinking, with a newborn baby, now is probably not the time for kafer to get stressed and worry about what the nappy is made of. i think keeping the nappy changed often, making sure there enough of them in the house and sleeeeeeeep would be higher on her priorities- leave the environmental and social activism till at least the 6 week point

[[M]umma[M]ia]

yep they are just from the nappy.. no biggie.

[Gigi]

Sorry, i'm sure you can tell, baby stuff being safe for babies, is something i am passionate about.

it was not my intention to scare or upset a mum of a newborn, who is prolly operating on zilch sleep right now.

i get very emotional when i think about newborns, i want to protect them all.

i also think pregnant women/new mums get a whole heap of brainwashing thrown at them, so hard to sort thru it all at that time.

i should have toned it down, i do apologise. i stand by what i said (content) but my way of expressing, was too full on, i can see that now.

[LimeSlice]

Im with Gigi on this one.
The crystals are the absorbent part of the nappy usually coming through the nappy because the nappy is so full. So simply changing it earlier will solve the problem.
However, the chemicals in those crystals is not healthy, no matter what the nappy company tells you, so avoid them when you can, if you use disposable nappies. They are the same chemicals they used to use in tampons until they were banned from being linked to toxic shock syndrome. The only way to prevent them altogether is to use cloth nappies.

So dont be overly scared, just change the nappy more often while bubba is weeing so much!! lol

[Mother Goose]

I've had this happen with Huggies nappies on three occassions. Twice I contacted the company via email and they simply sent me a stock standard apology letter and replacement pack of the nappies affected. The third time I was away and no access to email. I always word my email so as not to sound accussing or blameful - just informing them they have had a defective batch

MG