Help me give cd one more try

[mommy212]

SO- we have cloth diapers. I have had a lot of issues with them and am about to give them up altogether. Give me some ideas on how to fix them! We originally had gdiapers for maybe 5-6 months or so and they leaked a lot but did not give him rash. When they started getting too small we bought prefolds and thirsty covers. The covers are great and have given me no issues, but the prefolds gave him rashes from day 2, and for a couple of weeks harbored a fungal rash thingy that had to be bleached out. We took a long break with them as I thought I lost them in a move, but miraculously I have found the majority of them and even my lost snappi- but they are still giving him rash now, even with frequent changes (2-3 hours) after being on only a day (started them in the morning, by evening he had a rash, by next morning scabby rash) so we are currently back to using our last stash of disposables. I don't want to buy anymore disposables, but is there any way to fix this?

[Marissamom]

sounds like he needs a stay-dry layer. maybe try making some fleece liners? or if you still have your gdiaper inserts you can put one of those next to his skin, then the prefold. 

[Mattee Petersen]

Sounds to me like you need a different detergent. Check for enzymes & try to avoid them, as they can cause rashes in some babies. diaperjungle.com has a great detergent chart for diapers! Good luck!!!

[JoEngland]

I've seen it suggested that you should strip with VERY HOT water and Dawn dish soap, not bleach, to get rid of fungus and other gross stuff. Also, sometimes running prefolds through the dryer twice helps make sure the diaper is completely dry and isn't harboring funky stuff.

There are several threads on stripping: http://www.mothering.com/community/search.php?search=stripping+diapers