Thankfully it was just a little dot here and there, but it's been consistent every few days with a little drop of blood on his diaper in the morning. NOT what you want to see.
I'm not sure why it's been happening, but we took him to doctor and they gave us some ointment to put on it, and recommended either using disposables or "softening" the cloth diaper in some way so it wasn't so irritating. We've gone down to one liner during the day, which has seemed to help, but the overnight has been the issue.
For now, the plan is to switch to disposables
for overnights until the irritation is gone, then to try some different cloth diapering solutions and see which one works best. I found this page on the Cotton Babies website that was helpful, so I ordered 3 BumGenius stay-dry diapers
with some extra microfiber inserts and hemp liners to try. I also decided to try the hook and loop (aka Velcro) diapers instead of the snaps as a) we've only been using snap covers and b) they seem more adjustable, so we will hopefully be able to get a good fit.Here's hoping this works! Anyone else have any overnight ideas for me to try?
I feel for you! My little guy had that same irritation. As if that's not disturbing enough without bringing the word "ointment" into it! I have no suggestions, but I hope it all works out for you!
ReplyDeleteUgh... can't stand the sight of blood from these little ones. Has it been hot and humid in Rochester lately? I think the weather may have played a part in it. We do use bumgenius diapers and love them! Don't have much suggestions for ya, since I'm even less experienced at this than you are... :/
ReplyDeleteLately since it's been so hot and humid, I've been using some baby powder on her, and it seemed to be keeping her skin dry and smooth. I just put some on her butt cheeks for the first time before she went down for a nap... I don't think it would kill my diapers. I know diaper cream does.
Thanks Shu! I didn't think about the weather but it's true, that might be an impact. I do have some baby powder (California Baby brand) that I use on diaper rash when needed, but I've never tried it in the other region!
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