Cloth Diapers & Diaper Rash
anonymous
July 1 2010, 01:53:13 UTC
I used cloth diapers for Kert when he was a baby and no the frustration. His pediatrician recommended Caldesene cream and changing his diaper every hour . . . wet or dry. He further suggested limiting the amount of fruit juices or at least watering them down some. This can be a nuisance, but wow, what a difference it made. Best wishes for all!
take this with a pound and a half of saltjnanacandraJuly 1 2010, 02:04:23 UTC
Ok, I have no business whatsoever commenting on this as I've never tried cloth diapers myself, but I did research them a bunch when I was deciding, and the #1 recommendation I saw when there was anything in the diapers that wouldn't come out was sunlight. Just lay 'em in the sun and let them bleach naturally for hours.
Re: take this with a pound and a half of saltchiteJuly 1 2010, 02:55:06 UTC
You know, someone else suggested I sun bleach them. I think I am going to try it. Sadly we get no sun on the back of the house so it will have to be a mid-afternoon jaunt in the sun on my front lawn. I hope no-one calls the DRB.
I'm actually about to go in the opposite direction - cloth nappies for four babies but disposables for this one because my shaped ones have finally given up the ghost.
What do you soak the nappies in? Believe it or not, baking soda is fantastic for getting rid of stuff. And change the solution every 24 hours to make sure.
Actually no. A lot of people around here use a "dry pail," which is just diapers with baking soda, no soaking. Then you do a cold wash to start, and that does your "soaking"
Generally people stay away from chlorine bleach on diapers because it tends to cause diaper rashes of another kind, and it tends to make the diapers die a quick death if used too often.
Bleach kills bacteria. It'll also help kill anything living in your washer.
Concentrated bleach plus concentrated ammonia equals chlorine gas. The amount of ammonia in human urine (especially a baby) is negligible. Plus, chlorine gas is soluble in water, and your washer will be dumping that water down your drain, and not leaving it to sit in your house.
Soak in diaper pail with cold water and 20 Mule Team Borax Dump entire pail into washer, spin out
Cold rinse/spin Hot wash on heavy-duty cycle with Ivory Snow or Dreft and Clorox bleach, cold rinse Second time, clear water warm wash short cycle, then a warm rinse with Downey
My washer is an extra-large capacity top loader, so there is far more water involved. I diapered four using this system, so I can swear by it....counting up, I did this about twice a week for twelve years!!!
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What do you soak the nappies in? Believe it or not, baking soda is fantastic for getting rid of stuff. And change the solution every 24 hours to make sure.
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If I use baking soda in my pail and vinegar in the wash, will it be all bubbly and explosive? :-D
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What do you mean by dry pail? Aren't you soaking it?
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Generally people stay away from chlorine bleach on diapers because it tends to cause diaper rashes of another kind, and it tends to make the diapers die a quick death if used too often.
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Concentrated bleach plus concentrated ammonia equals chlorine gas. The amount of ammonia in human urine (especially a baby) is negligible. Plus, chlorine gas is soluble in water, and your washer will be dumping that water down your drain, and not leaving it to sit in your house.
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Dump entire pail into washer, spin out
Cold rinse/spin
Hot wash on heavy-duty cycle with Ivory Snow or Dreft and Clorox bleach, cold rinse
Second time, clear water warm wash short cycle, then a warm rinse with Downey
My washer is an extra-large capacity top loader, so there is far more water involved.
I diapered four using this system, so I can swear by it....counting up, I did this about twice a week for twelve years!!!
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