BR: Pampers Cruisers... Ouch!

MiniWheats

I dont know if this has been posted yet but wanted to give you Mommies a heads up (sorry if it has already been said).  My best friend started using Pampers cruisers with dry max technology.  Her little one got a diaper rash so bad that it looks like a chemical burn!  I guess afterwards she googled it and it is a big problem across North America for babies who have sensitive skin. Some kids are blistering and bleeding!  Her little one is in severe pain. Not all kids get it, obviously, but I don't think I would want to take that chance! Just wanted to give you a heads up.

Lindsey 

Married2MrWright

Hi Lindsey,

Yes, we had a similar post from Ericka earlier this week:

http://community.thenest.com/cs/ks/forums/thread/36052284.aspx

Poor babies!  I am so glad we've chosen to cloth diaper.  These types of things are scary...and babies are so new and sensitive...the chemicals that they are exposed to via "baby" products is scary sometimes!  I just read today about another recall....for Mylicon Drops.  It's an older recall, but the drops expire in 09/10 so potentially they could still be one store shelves or in folks' medicine cabinets:

http://www.mylicon.com/page.jhtml?id=mylicon/press_release.inc

JOHNSON & JOHNSON ? MERCK CONSUMER PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY ANNOUNCES URGENT VOLUNTARY NATIONWIDE RECALL OF INFANTS' MYLICON? GAS RELIEF DYE FREE DROPS (SIMETHICONE-ANTIGAS) NON-STAINING DUE TO POSSIBLE METAL FRAGMENTS

Scary! I am doing my best to only use safe and natural things for Libby.  We bought Mylicon on the recommendation of our pedi but after giving it to Libby and smelling the obviously artificial grape flavoring I read the ingredients and saw artificial sweetners, etc. and decided I didn't want to give it to her. 

So we found Colic Calm and although it can be messy (it has vegetable charcoal which makes it black) it's all natural and FDA approved.  Best of all it works perfectly everytime and if she does happen to drool some of it out and little elbow grease and OxyClean or Grandma's Soap takes it out everytime.

MiniWheats

Oh darn!  I looked through the posts really quick and didnt see the other posting!  lol...  oh well.  

 

Married2MrWright

Now worries, it was the same topic but it was about some other bumpie, not your friend (I think).  Anyway, I think we can never be too informed.  Speaking of which, here's some information on liquid-absorbing polymer POLYACRYLATE.

More information on polyacrylate can be found here:  http://chemistry.about.com/od/howthingsworkfaqs/f/diapers.htm

And here's a "green" take on the chemicals found is most disposable diapers:

http://www.babiesnappies.co.uk/2008/06/19/scary-sposies/

Including Sodium Polyacrylate- "Ever noticed little gel balls on your babies bottom after wearing a disposable nappy? Welcome to Sodium Polyacrylate ? A Super Absorbent Polymer that turns urine into gel and can absorb 100 times its weight in liquid. This is a substance which was banned from use in tampons in 1985 due to its link with Toxic Shock Syndrome. Employees in factories producing Polyacrylate suffer from female organ damage, fatigue and weight loss. No long term studies have been conducted to assess the risks of 24/7 exposure to this compound on a babies vulnerable genitals.

Due to its extreme absorbency, this chemical has been found to draw moisture from the skin, causing severe nappy rash and bleeding of perineal and scrotal tissue. Sodium Polyacrylate is also lethal to cats when inhaled.?

Also according to one study, 78% of babies in disposable diapers get diaper-rash, compared to only 7% of cloth diapered babies.