The deal with creams are: if it is a moisturising/absorbable cream, it's fine to use with cloth. If it's a barrier cream (eg: lanolin based) and doesn't rub into the skin, then it will also leave a barrier on your nappies.
If it's a heat rash, powders containing zinc oxide & cornflour are much more effective than creams of any type, as they will dry out the skin. Moisturisers and barrier creams are more likely to exacerbate a heat rash.
:yeahthat: Also if you are using a zinc oxide based cream definitely use liners/sposies. I've never used talc but I would think that it would be OK. If you aren't sure though I'd use a liner first and then wash it and check that it comes out clean. If it does then it is OK KWIM?
One other thing I should have said yesterday too Lolli, if you think it might be thrush get some Canestan rinse as well and use that in your wash when you wash her nappies
It sounds like exactly the same thing I had with DD when we switched to cloth at about 3 months. I was thinking 'great, she's going to react to all the nappies I bought and I'll have to get special liners etc' and I really couldn't be bothered. But it got better. I think it lasted about a month. I think she was actually just getting used to the cloth on her skin. I would do cloth one day and sposies with sudocrem the next to clear it up. I found paw paw ointment worked great with the cloth for clearing up the rash too (the one in the black tube is ok with cloth).
I remember Arimeh told me the same thing happened with her DS when they switched to cloth too.
Hopefully it's the same for you!! Now DD never gets a rash unless she's teething. I never have to put cream on her!! It's great! When she was in sposies she needed cream at every nappy change or she would get nappy rash. Hang in there!
I would so a strip wash and a Canestan wash on your nappies.
Nappy rash with cloth can be fungal, and it will keep recurring and getting worse, better, worse, better, etc.
Canestan wash in hot water and sun dry.
Oh and steer clear of powders on girls.
megsmum, you must be pyschic i literally wrote Canestan rinse on the shopping list, like, thirty seconds ago.
And yep, Heaven, we have *just* started in cloth about 5 days ago, I was wondering if maybe if was a little bit of her skin 'settling in' to the new nappies. And that's exactly how I feel- oh no, I'm going to have to buy all this new stuff, and it's all so confusing...
Well, the good news is, after a night in a sposie slathered in Sudocream, and powder at nappy changes, the rash has gone right down *fingers crossed* it stays that way.
ETA- Lime, just saw your post- what's a strip wash?
ETA Again- Witht he canestan, do I use a full app or half? TIA
Last edited by Lolli; February 3rd, 2010 at 11:00 AM.
On a full wash use full amount of Canestan, and an extra hot rinse.
Strip wash will get rid of the build up on the fibres int he cloth. Hot wash and a couple of drops of washing detergent, and an extra rinse should do it. If you use washing powder like Omo or Drive, etc you should do a strip wash every 4-6 months or when you notice th nappies becoming less absorbant. If you use bicarb or mineral detergents like EcoStore etc then you don't need t do it as often I found.
The Canestan though will kill the fungus. Also, Lavender oil is ace for that, a few drops in the rinse cycle every wash will help keep it at bay.
not really, I used powder to begin with, and switched to EcoStore which is mineral salts, so not liquid lol and never had a problem. Think it is just personal preference.
Having said that though, I will be using the EcoStore from the beginning next time, the commercial detergents really aren't good for the nappies and can cause the rash in the first place on their delicate skin. The less chemicals the better.
Lolli, I'll second what Lime said about the Ecostore powder too. I used to use Omo on DD1's nappies and had a terrible time with smelly nappies and reduced absorbancy due to it. With DD2 I have only used Ecostore - and I only use about 1 tablespoon per load of nappies - and it is great. Just a bit exxy first time up, but will last ages.
BTW, when I first started DD1 in cloth, she got a little rash but it only lasted a couple of days. If it stays around longer than that I'd say its not the cloth.
i was just popping back in to mention detergent, but seems the girls have it covered! My girls get a rash if i use regular detergent. I use Purity or nothing.
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i literally wrote Canestan rinse on the shopping list, like, thirty seconds ago.
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