My 11 day old LO has redness around his diaper area, front and on his bum, with a little more on each side of his bum cheeks. He doesnt seem bothered by it but my mom suggested doing something before it breaks out in a full blown rash (she CD'd us as kids). We use diaper service prefolds, 7th gen wipes, and have been using CA Baby diaper area spray to wipe poop and apply CA Baby Calendula cream since we noticed the redness.
He seems to be a heavy wetter as most dipes are soaked and heavy with each change with each feeding (3-4 hours). In the last 12 hours I've tried to change him more, and will keep doing that. My mom is here and suggested a diaper cream (prob not CD safe) or washing his bum daily under the water. His cord stump just fell off too so he can get a bath. She also mentioned some powder which I hesitate to use. I can also do some bare bottom nap time. With the last change I used coconut oil instead for a sort of barrier on the skin and may try cloth wipes with water. I may also try 7th gen sposies for a day to see if it could be anything with the diaper service pfs. She washes with homemade soap, vinegar rinse, sun dry, and bleaches between customers (so these dipes were just bleached but next weeks will be washed and not bleached). They aren't the softest diapers, not as soft as the GMD pfs I have for later on.
Any tips? No bumps, nothing around his anus that I could see indicating possible food ties.
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I saw online a rec for Lanisoh for a rash barrier with CDs. We tried this and cloth wipes and he now has a full blown rash. I stopped using the CB diaper spray which maybe was keeping it from breaking out. My mom thinks it's the percicet that I'm taking from my c-section and not so much the diapers, otherwise the rash would be more widespread. I feel well enough to stop taking the meds as I was only on a half pill, but I'm a little skeptical of that connection. It does seem to be from his dirty diapers as his front area, while red yesterday, looks fine now that he had his first immersed bath. I will try The area immediately around his anus in his bottom is clear. He's also in a 7th gen sposie for now in case it's the dipes. Any other suggestion?
He seems to be a heavy wetter as most dipes are soaked and heavy with each change with each feeding (3-4 hours). In the last 12 hours I've tried to change him more, and will keep doing that. My mom is here and suggested a diaper cream (prob not CD safe) or washing his bum daily under the water. His cord stump just fell off too so he can get a bath. She also mentioned some powder which I hesitate to use. I can also do some bare bottom nap time. With the last change I used coconut oil instead for a sort of barrier on the skin and may try cloth wipes with water. I may also try 7th gen sposies for a day to see if it could be anything with the diaper service pfs. She washes with homemade soap, vinegar rinse, sun dry, and bleaches between customers (so these dipes were just bleached but next weeks will be washed and not bleached). They aren't the softest diapers, not as soft as the GMD pfs I have for later on.
Any tips? No bumps, nothing around his anus that I could see indicating possible food ties.
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I saw online a rec for Lanisoh for a rash barrier with CDs. We tried this and cloth wipes and he now has a full blown rash. I stopped using the CB diaper spray which maybe was keeping it from breaking out. My mom thinks it's the percicet that I'm taking from my c-section and not so much the diapers, otherwise the rash would be more widespread. I feel well enough to stop taking the meds as I was only on a half pill, but I'm a little skeptical of that connection. It does seem to be from his dirty diapers as his front area, while red yesterday, looks fine now that he had his first immersed bath. I will try The area immediately around his anus in his bottom is clear. He's also in a 7th gen sposie for now in case it's the dipes. Any other suggestion?
: and what we did the last two days was: sposies, cloth wipes with water, occasional CB diaper spray, burts bees diaper cream, bottom baths and air time. I plan to continue the cloth wipes and go back to cloth dipes and see how it goes.
