I love huggies wipes and have used them on all 3 kids. The only time I have had to deal with nappy rash was with dd#1 when she was realy little in terry flat cloth nappies from a nappy service, I even tried re washing and rinsing them and she still got a rash so put her back in Huggies nappies and it cleared up in 2 days.
With bub at the moment if she has the slightest red bottom I put a cream on it, trying to think of what it is called, in a grey conatiner and gone again by next change.
You mean Sudocrem I think! In the grey pot. Lots of people swear by this.
My DS had very sensitive skin...the only thing that kept nappy rash away was Aromababy Barrier Balm...not Bepanthen, Sudocrem etc (but "natural" products didn't help his eczema, he was a tricky customer! I used disposable wipes and disposable nappies on him no problem (apart from Amolin wipes).
DD's skin is not as sensitive, I can use just about anything on her except Sudocrem...but I'm now phasing in more "gentle" products to use on her, I figure if she doesn't need the "hard stuff" why use it, IYKWIM.
The other thing to look at is laundry detergent...the only 3 brands that didn't give my DS eczema and just generally irritate his skin were Omo Sensitive, Bio-Zet and Ecostore.
The only baby wipes I use on Sam's bottom are 'Seventh Generation' brand, I get them from my local organic shop. Although the other brands say they are soap free, alcohol free, unscented etc I found them still to be too harsh. I suffer from allergies and when my hands broke out in a rash I knew they aren't as gentle as the packets claim so I stopped using those brands. The Seventh Gen ones are lovely and no probs with Sam's bottom or my hands.
Aside from chemicals etc, I've always found that the disposable wipes are just pretty useless - by which I mean you seem to need half a dozen to get anywhere, whereas nice cloth wipes are much more effective.
huggies user here too... never had a problem with nappy rash. I use the ones in the yellow packet, i found they were thinner than the unscented ones. I dont know why. I would find using cloth abit annoying.. with her spewing as it is, i have enough washing. Mayb im just slack tho..
pretty much Hollye - honestly, three of four cloth wipes for one day is equivalent to one babysuit in my load of washing, it doesn't make a dent of difference. Especially with BLS and the fact he changes clothes at least three times a day.
When I have the girls in cloth nappies (most of the time) they use cloth wipes, it all goes in the same load. When we are away or have a challenge or illness they use eco sposies with nature babycare wipes.
in the first 6 months due to skin irratations i used cotton wool and warm water .
i do use when out and about , Target or i buy the boxes or woolworths ones 6 x 80 for $18.
i use pawpaw cream to sooth baby's bum
they make for excelent carpet cleaners !
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...but I'm now phasing in more "gentle" products to use on her, I figure if she doesn't need the "hard stuff" why use it, IYKWIM.
pretty much Hollye - honestly, three of four cloth wipes for one day is equivalent to one babysuit in my load of washing, it doesn't make a dent of difference. Especially with BLS and the fact he changes clothes at least three times a day.
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