best way to disinfect cloth diapers

[momoftworedheads]

Hello all,

We have CD'ed all of our boys (now on #4) and never had an issue with this, but I need some advice. Our DS is 6 weeks old and has been battling thrush for 3+ weeks. We've gotten rid of it in his mouth, with the help of GSE but he has a terrible rash (for almost 2 weeks) and I think the yeast is in our diapers and not helping the rash. I have gone to sposies (Earth ones) until the rash is completely gone.

I have used GSE on my diapers and dried them in a very hot dryer for 70 minutes. I have also used Oxyclean in the rinse cycle and vinegar soaks prior to washing. Do you think that this is sufficient enough or do I need to use something like Bac-Out or (gasp) bleach? Please let me know, this is the first time I have ever dealt with thrush and the yeast rash. Any advice or suggestions would be greatly appreciated. I do not want to have to throw out my entire stash of prefolds.

Take care!!

[Cavy]

Sounds adequate, Do you wash them in hot water?
Lots of air time is best cure ever,ime.

[Cavy]

Skip the ads & look at diaper section on here:

http://www.stdsandyou.com/yeastinfec...e-present.html

Honey or glycerin as a rash cream may help, too; sounds crazy, but some ppl have good results (see here)

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/in...5175038AAeKzlS

[Gabes Mommy]

Some hot, hot, hot water and time in the sun (if possible) works great for us. I'll do a squirt of dishsoap in my wash too.

[katie9143]

i used to boil my diapers when dd would get a bad yeast infection....always worked like a charm.

[mamapixie]

I say boil, and are you using any sort of anti-fungal cream on his bottom? That should help clear it up quicker.

[SeekingJoy]

I second drying in the sun and the anti-fungal cream. We used the topical OTC cream included in a vaginal yeast infection treatment kit.

[ChetMC]

Killing the Spores

I wash in extremely hot water (about 205 F). I've never been able to confirm that it's hot enough to kill yeast spores though. After a battle with yeast I usually iron the diapers with a hot iron. I've heard the boiling for at least five minutes will also kill the spores.

[thefreckledmama]

I've always been very successful with peroxide (non-chlorine) bleach.

[Sasha299]

My vote is for a good vinegar rinse followed by a good boil before sunning or sanitize function on your dryer. Don't forget to do it to your wipes too.