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Problems!! Discussions on Welcome! en-CA http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/701/rash-issues Thu, 23 May 2013 12:59:21 -0400 lanettet 701@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/241/big-kiddos-need-big-diaps Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:50:25 -0500 not2ez2bgreen 241@/forum/discussions We only CD'd Maggie for a few days and stopped because we didn't have a washer and dryer and it was such a barrier for us.
We wanted so badly to CD Natalie but are on a VERY tight budget. We are very low income, and it has gotten better in the last year, but still at the point where we can pay bills on time, not a lot of wiggle room. We were very blessed to be donated 12 BumGenius One Size diaps (I don't know what generation. Some have velcro and others have snaps?) and bought a few Mother Ease diaps and covers second hand but Natalie grew out of them by the time she was 9 months old! We started doing disposables "until we could figure something out" and we have yet to do that. It's really easy to get back into the habit of doing disposable.
So here is what I am looking for. We need some big kid overnight diaps/ training pants for Maggie. She needs a very high rise and wears a size girls 6x! We make em' big around here! I would really only need 2-3. She wears GoodNights disposable bedtime pants right now to bed and in the car when there might not be a possibility of stopping to potty anywhere.
For Natalie we would like to get back into CD'ing full time but just don't know what type of diap to get, and how to afford it. She is also a very big girl. She wears a 3T and would also need a very high rise. (Hubby is 6'6" and I am 6' (: )
I would say we will need 10-12 so that I could wash every day and a half, but anything is a good start.
The biggest problem is finding something the right size and then transitioning. We are spending money on the disposables, so there isn't really any money to be put towards buying cloth. We trust that if it's in God's will he will provide a way, but does anyone have any suggestions on how they transitioned? I was thinking along the lines of buying smaller bags of disposables and putting the remainder of what we would have spent into a cloth diaper fund, but I'm just not sure how to work it. Any body have any suggestions on brands/ styles that might work for our super tall girls? Natalie also has kind of chunky thighs and the BumGenius started cutting into her before they became too small around the waist and in the rise.
Thanks so much!
Love the blog and loving the forum!]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/260/problem-with-leaks Tue, 23 Apr 2013 14:49:00 -0400 LouHollingsworth 260@/forum/discussions every once in a while use a 1/4 cup in the pre-rinse) & suggested I wasn't using enough detergent & that I should only have to do 1 extra rinse (bringing the total down to 2 full cycles).

Now, however, even though the odor is still under control, we are having problems with leaks! I don't know if she's peeing more or if it's something else. I just bought a few hemp inserts to see if they help, but when I double up it can be bulky & her clothes don't fit right. I was under the impression that you shouldn't have to strip that often. So what should I do?

Oh, if it matters, we have a varried stash. We use one size diapers & have Alva, Bumz in Style, Kawaii (my fav), Krocket Pockets, & a no name dg. our inserts are Babyland, Alva, & QQ, & we have microfiber (3 & 4 layers), bamboo/microfiber blend (I think 3 layer), bamboo/cotton blend (I think 5 layer), 1 charcoal/cotton blend (not sure how many layers), & in the hemp I bought 2-3 layer & 1-4 layer. The Babyland inserts are the bamboo/cotton (& the one charcoal) & were doing the best. They were my favorites! But even they too now leak... I'm just getting frustrated & discouraged. ]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/253/water-blisters Tue, 26 Mar 2013 21:43:16 -0400 gardenmel 253@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/244/leaking-problems Sun, 24 Feb 2013 21:05:55 -0500 lmellmann 244@/forum/discussions I don't think its the pads but I may try stripping them anyway. How much vinegar do I put in for a soak? I did pour water on them and they absorbed pretty quickly, only a small bit beaded up.
The strange thing is that she doesn't seem to leak at daycare but she constantly is at home. I think as she's become more mobile the legs have started leaking. She's quite skinny for her size but considering we are still using them on the smallest setting and we've been using them on that setting since she was 2 months old, I don't think that's the problem. I did try going up a size but went back because she was leaking. Now we're leaking on the small size too.
Any thoughts?

Thanks,
Lisa]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/228/wet-bag-am-i-doing-something-wrong Sat, 15 Dec 2012 10:46:40 -0500 nataliezohner 228@/forum/discussions
I'm fairly new to CD, and I'm really loving most aspects of it. It's been so much easier than I expected. But I really dislike all the trial and error I have to go through to find the perfect diapers and routine for us. Ugh! Any suggestions would be much appreciated! :-)]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/229/diaper-rash-or-allergy Wed, 19 Dec 2012 12:26:31 -0500 Steph_65560 229@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/206/leaking-after-2-weeks-help Fri, 19 Oct 2012 07:53:03 -0400 AnnCu 206@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/218/rash-after-using-cds-1-day Sun, 11 Nov 2012 10:22:23 -0500 mravine635 218@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/217/rash-issues-already- Thu, 08 Nov 2012 17:17:03 -0500 packgal 217@/forum/discussions
This new rash is again right around his anal opening but is now spreading onto his little butt cheeks. It got a lot worse yesterday--he had several bowel movements yesterday, which is unusual for him. He is formula fed so he usually only poops a couple times a day. I am using prefolds and covers but also tried a one size pocket last night to see if it would keep him a little drier. I change him at least once every 3-4 hours before he eats, sometimes more, and use cloth wipes with water and a little Homestead Baby wipes companion concentrate. When his bum was looking good I was using the Angel Baby Earth Mama bottom balm. Now that it is looking so red I am using California Baby diaper cream which is zinc oxide based (it says it is safe for cd's but I am using liners just in case). Wash routine: cold rinse, hot wash cycle with 1.5 Tbsp Rockin Green, cold rinse. I have checked that there are no suds in the last rinse cycle.

I gave him a bath today with baking soda in the bath water and have tried to let him air out a little every day, even though he hates it.

I'm just not sure what to do at this point. It seems to me like his poop is the most likely culprit, but nothing I'm doing is helping and things are getting worse despite me trying to use the barrier cream starting yesterday. Any help would be greatly appreciated :) Thanks.]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/212/bulky-diapers-help Thu, 01 Nov 2012 12:19:33 -0400 laf1024 212@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/211/is-this-ammonia Tue, 30 Oct 2012 10:12:25 -0400 Caitlin 211@/forum/discussions
I received some used cloth diapers from a friend, she said they needed to be stripped before use--I used Dawn to strip.

Last night I changed my daughters diaper and there was a rash everywhere except her butt...the diaper was only wet not soiled. She was in a Goodmama my friend had given me. I thought it was weird that she had a rash, and it looks pretty intense. Well I remembered talk of ammonia and I smelt the diaper...I think it has a slight ammonia smell, but I'm not entirely sure.

My daughter is only 6 weeks old, so should her wet diapers even be causeing ammonia build up at this point? I thought that only started when incorporating other foods other then breast milk?

How do I treat it if it is an ammonia burn, just diaper rash cream? And should I try stripping all of her diapers again, or just wash them like crazy?]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/141/nothing-works-ammonia-issues Sun, 17 Jun 2012 17:17:00 -0400 Pollito 141@/forum/discussions
New: no more Bac-Out, I use Calgon every wash (very hard water in Ohio), wash every other day, warm rinse, cold rinse, hot wash with 2 scoops of Tiny bubbles (told is great on hard water) two cold rinses.

To treat my problem I have stripped with dawn, switched detergents, added a water softener, and lastly I did a 24 soak with RLR then many cold rinses--just last night, yet the first diaper DS peed on had a HUGE ammonia stink! So bad it burns my nose. :(

The only thing left I can think of is to boil my MF inserts, but what do I do with natural fabric with buttons like my Sbish OBFs or my GroVia soakers that have a PUL layer?

I'm so frustrated and confused. I'm "this" close to giving up, please help!

]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/182/hard-or-soft-water Fri, 14 Sep 2012 23:35:13 -0400 Sjane 182@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/173/does-my-kiddo-just-have-stinky-pee Wed, 22 Aug 2012 13:28:27 -0400 Countrymama 173@/forum/discussions Any suggestions? I've recently been using sposies at night on and off because of the strong smell and I hate using sposies.
TIA
]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/163/poo-residue-problem Fri, 27 Jul 2012 12:50:10 -0400 BastiansMommy 163@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/159/stinky-poopy-stains-after-wash Tue, 17 Jul 2012 20:06:25 -0400 BAMV 159@/forum/discussions
We have fairly soft water and I use a frontloader with Rockin' Green detergent. I tried a wash where I added more and then ran them through again, but that didn't work. Ideas?]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/157/help-new-to-cloth-diapering Fri, 13 Jul 2012 21:13:34 -0400 Megan_Colvin 157@/forum/discussions
I was curious if hemp inserts can be used by themselves in a pocket diaper to make them smaller, they just seem so bulky coming from disposables. Is this just the way CDing is and it becomes the norm Ayer a while? We are currently trying Fuzzibunz and Happy Heinys for pockets and a Bumgenius (my least favorite because it seems so big). Maybe I need to look for another type?? ]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/148/line-drying-rain-what-to-do Sat, 30 Jun 2012 18:26:04 -0400 SarahAaltje 148@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/147/horrible-rashes-after-14-months-of-cding-what-gives Sat, 30 Jun 2012 09:12:11 -0400 jesikastaggs 147@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/140/ready-to-give-up-bc-of-leaking-problems Fri, 15 Jun 2012 19:36:10 -0400 sschooll 140@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/133/looking-for-diapers-and-inserts-that-have-what-i-am-looking-for- Wed, 06 Jun 2012 21:42:51 -0400 denny_clan 133@/forum/discussions
I bought four different diapers to check out and plan on returning two after simply trying on my baby. I purchased a bumgenius one size 4.0, a charlie banana one size, a flip one size, and a gdiaper size medium. The bumgenius does not fit my need to reuse the shell by simply replacing the insert. Neither does the charlie banana. The flip does fit this requirement, but was rather bulky (on my 4 month old and okay on my 22 month old) with the insert provided. I thought I might keep this one and look into less bulky, but absorbent (to stop leaks) inserts. The gdiaper was the least bulkiest and so far is my top pick for fit. I have only tried all of these diapers on my two babies, and have not tested them, because I want to be able to return them until I know what I am doing. It seems that with the gdiaper and flip I could probably interchange inserts that would suit my needs of being not bulky, absorbent, and soft. Recommendations please!?!?
]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/138/diaper-cream-and-bum-genius Mon, 11 Jun 2012 14:42:59 -0400 abaldi 138@/forum/discussions
In April we discovered my son has a pretty bad case of eczema, explaining his very sensitive skin. Any irritants on his skin cause red patches and itchy skin. This means poo is a pretty big cluprit. If we leave it on his skin at all it seams he breaks out into a red diaper rash and we have to go back to disposable diapers. While we try like crazy to keep on top of the diaper changes in the cloth the issue is he keeps "sneaky pooing" and we are right back into the disposables again. It's a vicious cycle.

The best thing I can do for him is to put a cream on him every diaper change to have a barrier on his skin. I have seen a few other similar posts on here and saw the suggested creams but I am afraid to use them on the Bum Genius because on their site they make it sound like if I use diaper cream on them they will be ruined forever with no chance of return.

Has anyone had experience using a cream with the Bum Genius 4.0 and not had them self destruct? :) I would love to keep using them and not be a few hunders dollars in the hole on something I loved but can't use anymore.

(Side note - I have read about putting in inserts inside the diaper against the cream to protect the diaper but the diapers are already so bulky I can't see adding more bulk to that and another thing to keep track of.)

Thank you in advance for your help, I don't want to throw in the towel just yet!]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/136/help-buildup-and-ammonia-issues Sat, 09 Jun 2012 12:20:31 -0400 jstem 136@/forum/discussions
I am Jaime, mom to a 10 month old boy. We have been CD since the beginning with prefolds, pockets, fitteds, etc. A total mix of diapers. We went 7 months before we had any issues. We live in Arizona and have extremely hard water.

The problems started shortly after we replaced our old fashioned top loader with a top loader HE :(

Washing routine: Wet bag until wash, then cold rinse, then hot wash with 2 cold rinses with 1Tbsp Rockin Green Hard Rock. Everything is line dried.

The first issue at 7 months was horrible smell (not ammonia) after he would wet. Then he developed a horrible diaper rash - an irritant dermatitis that required steroid cream and disposables for a week :(. We stripped first with RLR and when that didn't work, we used Rockin Green Funk Rock. I assumed we had detergent or mineral buildup.

We have a local CD store that was guiding me with the stripping and issues. When I strip, I put all diapers into the bathtub, hot water, some boiling water, and add 4T of Funk Rock, and then rinse at least 5-6 times and make sure no bubbles.

We then did well for about a month and the same problem occurred, and we stripped again.

That lasted for about a month and then we developed horrible ammonia smell. We stripped again, and now a month later ammonia is coming back.

I am at a loss for what to do. Stripping takes me a good 2-3 days and it is driving me crazy to have to do it once/month. Especially after going 7 months with no issues!!!

Help!!! My husband loves our cloth dipes but is sooo close to giving up!

Thanks.]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/137/help-rash-problems-and-cd-frustration- Sun, 10 Jun 2012 12:43:09 -0400 AidensMommyAsh 137@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/125/red-bottom-and-husband-ready-to-throw-in-the-cd-towel Sun, 27 May 2012 23:05:11 -0400 Redbum 125@/forum/discussions
I own 13 pocket Charlie banana diapers and after the problem started using 13 aio bum Genious organic diapers. Since I have read up on washing routines I have changed what I have done by rinsing the original poorly washed diapers like mad- at least 5 times at first. Now I have been using a dry diaper pail for all diapers ( the same one I used with my disposables (munchkin - and it adds small amounts of baking soda when pail closed. Washing every 2 days, I put them in a he front loading washer and was once with cold and rinse cold, then add 1 teaspoon rocking green detergent to a warm wash cold rinse. And run another cycle cold/cold with no detergent with and extra rinse. I take the diapers out and let than dry by the window on a clothes rack.

I try to change the diaper every 2 hours and at night he will sleep in the diaper 8-12 hours. Despite this he still gets bright read around his bottom, inner thighs, and under his boy parts. Redness looks like tiny raised pimples.When he is switched to diaposibles it seems to go away. I have recently tried grovias roll on diaper rash ointment with no avail...

I don't know what is left to do other than strip them but I am afraid of putting dawn in my He washer , making the diapers soapy?. And I don't want to wash in super hot water bc this voids the warranty via both companies.

Has Anyone had a similar problem? Know a solution? Am in desperate need for help!]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/117/leaking-bamboo-pockets Wed, 16 May 2012 00:08:33 -0400 Yardsyo 117@/forum/discussions http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/127/big-kid-leaking-through-prefolds-condiering-pockets-looking-for-advice Thu, 31 May 2012 12:03:12 -0400 nickguz 127@/forum/discussions
My wife and I have been using prefolds since just after birth - our daughter is 14 months now. We're both tall people and as such, have a big baby - she was almost 25 pounds and 32 inches at one year. We've loved the prefolds mostly because they're cheap, simple, and cheap. We've mostly relied on cotton prefolds with some hemp thrown in for longer stretches. Over the last month or so she's really fallen in love with drinking loads and loads of water, so she's been wetting through them like there's no tomorrow. Understandably my wife's fuse with the situation is growing short. I've been doing reading and some research trying to come up with a good strategy, but moving beyond the world of prefolds is intimidating. Here are my thoughts on what's going on and what I'm thinking of trying based on what I've read/heard.

I'm thinking she's grown out of the "premium" size prefolds. they're technically suggested up to 30 lbs - we're probably not quite there yet, but I'm thinking it's close enough to where the amount of cotton there just isn't enough.

She's done better in the hemp, but has we through those as well - sometime within minutes of putting the diaper on. First I thought they weren't absorbing - maybe something off with our washing. I took them through the paces and the hemps are absorbing fine. The folks at my local diaper shop suggested that the problem may be that she' peeing too fast and while hemp can hold large quantities of liquid, it is a slower absorbing fiber compared to say micro fiber or bamboo. They suggested that maybe putting something else like microfiber in on top of the hemp might help (or maybe move to a pocket which would do the same thing). Do you all think this is a reasonable explanation for what might be happening?

So here's what I'm thinking....I'm not crazy about the idea of moving up in cotton prefold size - I think at this point the cotton just isn't going to hold enough even at the bigger size. Changing a super active 14 month old every 45 minutes just isn't a viable option. Adding something to the hemp sounds ok....but that's another step of origami to an already challenging diaper change with the hemp prefold, so I'm not crazy about that idea.

I'm left thinking that the best option is to try pockets, in the large size, using hemp inserts or our hemp prefolds as filler. I think the advantage here is it will make the changes easier than the prefolds. Hopefully they'll help with the absorbency, since there will be two materials together - the hemp stuffer and whatever the pocket is made of which hypothetically will absorb quickly. Does this make sense? What else have people done to deal with big kids that wet a ton? Any advice on good and durable pockets that will get our super sized daughter through potty training? All thoughts and adive are much appreciate. Life was much simpler with pre folds - I don't like having too many options :(.

-Nick (dad to Ola-14 months)]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/94/red-thighs Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:44:53 -0400 lcjessk 94@/forum/discussions ]]> http://allaboutclothdiapers.com/forum/discussion/100/lo-constantly-crying-in-cloth Sat, 05 May 2012 12:12:05 -0400 natalier15 100@/forum/discussions