Ahh, thanks for such a helpful reply

Treated the wipes exactly as you suggested today so hopefully that issue is resolved, as long as I don't keep so many soaking for too long from now on. (I am washing mcns and clothes on alternate days so no longer than 2 days between washes for anything).

I have some raw silk liners so will use those with any creams.
Mould needs warmth and moisture to grow.
I'm not familiar with CheekyWipes - guessing it is some machine for keeping wipes warm?

I don't know if the wipes in your machine are cloth or disposable.

Mould is pretty dangerous, so i would personally ditch anything that had been near mould, not worth the risk. I'd get baby's nappy rash checked out by doctor, just to have peace of mind. I have had serious health experiences, and one of the possible causes of what happened to me, was mould - so i guess i am more cautious and respectful of mould - and what it can do - than the average person.

Nappy rash, like mould, flourishes when warmth, darkness and moisture are present - think of the inside of a nappy. So doing some opposites, like airing out baby's skin with some nappy free time each day (AFTER they have done a poopy nappy, and on a waterproof mat) is one easy thing to help their nappy rash clear up.

Frequent changes is another simple thing to do.

Keeping baby's acid/akaline levels neutral, by steering away from bath lotions and potions, also helps. They have perfumes, preservatives and all sorts of things that irritate baby's skin. Water is just water.

In winter, for my baby's changes, i kept a pile of cotton velour facewashers, would wet one with warm water, wring it out and use that to clean up baby at changetime, toss used one in the MCN dry pail. When out in public, i used NATY babywipes, or facewasher (if baby change area had a tap, and if the change was only wee). So there are a few options.

You're doing everything for this little person, no-one is perfect, so please don't be hard on yourself. We talk about this stuff, share info, learn from the experience, try out new ideas, ditch what doesn't suit/work, keep what does. A true fail of a parent, would not go searching for solutions, you are not a failure honey.

My baby got terrible nappy rash when i copied the hospital, and used JJ baby wipes on her , for first six weeks. Such red skin and i had no clue as it was my first baby. Turned out, the perfume, preservatives, parabens etc, irritated her skin. The day i switched to water and facewashers, her poor little bottom cleared up, was a normal skin colour and she was much calmer. We do our best, with what we know, at the time. i quickly ditched the multitude of baby lotions i had, all with perfume etc in the ingredient list (in the tiny writing).