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BR PSA: diaper rash tx
Since we're CDing we can't use creams. One of our docs at work likes to use Mylanta for diaper rash so I thought I'd do it for Kaya since her butt was getting pretty red. I just dabbed it on the red areas every diaper change starting yesterday and it worked like a charm. It already looks tons better. Hoping this may help someone else out.
Re: BR PSA: diaper rash tx
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hmm i never thought to put the cream in her chin folds, great idea!! LOL
christine, you can use creams with CDs... you just have to be careful. you can make your own liners by buying a big piece of fleece and then cutting them into strips to DIY liners. just wash the liners separately.
i have used both the CA baby diaper rash cream and the CA baby calendula cream w/o liners and w/o issues w/our diapers. i use the calendula cream when there's just a little redness and by the next diaper change it's gone. we reserve the diaper rash cream for severe cases since it has zinc oxide and our pedi said to save it for when it's bad b/c if you use it all the time it won't work when you need it to.
and again, here is some handy info from the abby's lane newsletter that i subscribe to:
Creams are a funny issue
We do recommend our cream test to see how any given cream reacts with your wash routine:
http://www.abbyslane.com/faqs.php#Q12
As far as certain diapers retaining creams more than others, that really relies on individual washing conditions as well. Personally, I stay away from Desitin because it always burned my children's skin from the perfumes. I liked to mix my own little batch of corn starch and vaseline, or A&D, with a few times having to use prescription creams like Calmoseptine (insanely tacky and sticky, but works beautofully for certain rashes). My personal washing conditions found these stuck much more to my natural fibers than my pockets. I did use the liners for the prescription ones, but didn't see as many stains as I did on my prefolds on inners of my natural fiber AIOs. Some customers will report their prefolds wash out fine but their synthetic pockets and AIOs stink to high heaven. When you take the diapers out of the dryer, again just sniff and check, creams will hold onto urine and smell "fishy" and stale, you will pick up on the odors if your creams are leading to buildup.
We just stand by our advice to do a fleece liner test, if you can make flannel liners for your natural fibers (flannel is 100% cotton), you will get an accurate test for your natural fibers. If you do run into a stain, an old toothbrush and some Dawn (in your sink, not the machine) will scrub it out. If you have buildup on all of your diapers from creams, they will need to be stripped. In summary, you won't have buildup or cream issues be odor free, you will definitely smell something if you have this problem
and from another abby's lane newsletter:
Unfortunately we have yet to encounter one single diaper cream we can safely say "across the board" will not cause any problems. Diaper creams work because they cause a barrier against wetness and your baby's skin. This causes problems with cloth diapers because they can adhere to the fabrics and cause a barrier against the diapers absorbing urine. This is referred to as "buildup". But, there are some ways around this: What we recommend, is the fleece liner system, or flannel liner if your baby is allergic to fleece, to use any cream you wish with your diapers. We do sell fleece liners, but you can make them for pennies (flannel, too). At your nearest fabric store, get a yard or so of fleece or flannel, and cut into rectangles to fit your diapers. Fleece doesn't need to be sewn on the edges, flannel does because it frays. Make a bunch, about two dozen. Put the cream directly on these liners, against your baby's skin. Keep a grocery bag or wet bag handy just for these liners once they are used, don't mix them with the rest of your diaper laundry. Wash seperately from the diapers, so the creams don't rinse off in the wash cycle and adhere to your diapers~ After about a week, check the liners. If they are slimy, stained and smelly, continue using this system, or try another cream to test. If they are washing clean, it is safe for your diapers
If you are using only natural fabrics, you can make cotton flannel
liners, again these do need sewing, but if you have a lot of scrap
flannel, and can put up with draying edges after washing, just cut
those up into rectangles as well. Measurements for the fleece or
flannel should be about 5 inches by 14 inches.
Jaime & Brent
Oahu, Hawaii | Sept. 9, 2005
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Good to know...thanks for sharing Jaime. We have both products but have only used the diaper cream...glad you mentioned not to use it all the time.
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Thanks for saying this, because I didn't have a clue! I knew that zinc oxide was the active ingredient in diaper rash cream (which is why when I went to choose one, I picked the one with the highest percentage of zinc) but I didn't know that using it frequently would make it less effective. Makes sense though!
LOVE this stuff! I even put it on my own hands (especially the cuticles) and elbows
But, I also use it on Jack, he hasn't had much diaper related redness, but all his rolls in the upper leg/groin area get really dry and flaky and this totally clears it up.