Diaper Swappers

Bethany89 · 04-30-2011, 09:30 PM

Your girls are 8 days older than Caelyn! Where in Ohio are you at? I am in Steubenville

lexismommy23 · 04-30-2011, 09:36 PM

Milford.

boysniris · 04-30-2011, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by lexismommy23

Can kids with pul allergies use hidden pul or that would still cause rashes?

I think this would depend on whether it was actually the contact of the PUL causing a rash, or the lack of air circulation from PUL not breathing adequately. My DS had rashing on his inner thighs for a while no matter what diaper he wore (sposies, fitteds, stay-dry fleece outer pockets)...IDK what caused it. When he got really bad I would put some hydrocortisone ointment on the rash at night. Once he was relatively clear, I applied Northern Essence Sensitive diaper salve on the areas at every diaper change. He seems to have outgrown it, but he also has thinner thighs now

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Originally Posted by ursaminor

Here is her WHAM thead: http://www.diaperswappers.com/forum/....php?t=1085337
I have a fleece/microfleece pocket I made myself, and I am quite fond of it. Oh, and on another note, Mother-ease makes a staydry fitted OS fitted that is a sort of sports material (different from suede/microfleece), and I think thirsties makes a staydry fitted, but I have no idea if that is suedecloth or microfleece..

Thanks for recommending my work! I pretty much only do fleece soakers/shorties/longies. I've made a few pockets for other mamas and a large part of my own stash, but for now I mainly make EmotiBums

OP -- I do think your DD would benefit from a combo of stay-dry inners and breathable covers. There are many options for covers that breathe: fleece, wool, breathable cotton Nikky wraps. Good luck!

boysniris · 04-30-2011, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by nonipie

Ok now that I have thought about it more I highly recommend trying a Nikky cover. They are cotton. You can trifold a flat or prefold in a fleece "sleeve". Easy peasy. Weehuggers has some and we use them for nights. If you sew they would be SUPER easy to make.

This is also a very good idea! Microfleece would be a good fabric for a sleeve:

http://wazoodle.info/index.php/defau...cal-white.html

lexismommy23 · 04-30-2011, 09:54 PM

Thanks soooo much for all the tips so far! When I started this post a few hours ago, I felt bad b/c the girls are sleeping in disposables right now. Now I feel confident enough to find a solution!

ReadingRenee · 04-30-2011, 10:56 PM

Nikky covers are awesome too but they are a wee bit, ok a lot more than a nylon cover. But they are awesome for soft breathability. We always got a weird red mark every time we padfolded in them so I traded mine but they are super trim, super gentle on the thighs, and they are also Very leak proof! I never had a leak in mine.

me_just_me · 05-01-2011, 12:33 AM

Something to keep in mind is that if you LO is getting a rash from the fabric on the OUTSIDE of the diaper, then it is the polyester not the PUL that could be bothering her. The PUL is "polyurethane laminate" so it is the shiny plastic film layer on the inside of the cover. The outside is just 100% polyester. But then again, suede cloth and fleece are both 100% polyester too.

What does the rash look like?

I think your best bet might be to give cotton diapers like prefolds a try. I would let her go coverless and change as soon as she is wet while putting her in sposies at night with lots of Desitin to keep her really dry. Try this for a few days/a week and see how it goes. If this helps, then it might be that she just can't handle being wet at all and the lack a breathability of PUL diapers causes moisture (even the tiniest amount from just being a little sweaty) and this irritates her sensitive skin.

Hope you can get it figured out!

hanhtam · 05-01-2011, 09:07 AM

My son don't have rash but he sweat a lot wearing PUL cover. He's doing ok with wool and fleece but those are very bulky, he only wearing them around the house with just a t-shirt, no pants. The only covers that he doesn't sweat is Nikky or Niji. I have the 100%cotton one. One thing that I don't like about these cover is the velcro sometime rubbing my son thigh, but that also an easy fit if you have a snap pliers. I added a couple snaps to it like the ImseVimse cover does and it fit the problem.

MotherMoonPads · 05-01-2011, 09:13 AM

Are you sure she is actually allergic to the suedecloth and it isn't a food allergy? My daughter's food allergy shows up as excema and extreme rashes in the diaper area. We initially considered an allergy to the fabric in her diaper too. A trip to the allergist showed a milk and egg allergy and the rash went away completely after we realized that.

I'm not sure if that has been mentioned in the 5 pages, so forgive me if it has

jenn5388 · 05-01-2011, 09:20 AM

And I thought I had it bad with miranda having a fleece sensitivity and jake having a mircosuede issue.

I'm sticking with cottons for this one. not taking any chances.lol

My only suggestion would be fleece covers/wool with all natural fitteds/prefolds.. Then changing often. Very often for the wetness issue.

04-30-2011, 09:30 PM	#41
Bethany89 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2010 Location: Ohio Posts: 5,485 Ratings: 88 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Discouraged...what if lo is allergic to pul, seudecloth and being wet? Your girls are 8 days older than Caelyn! Where in Ohio are you at? I am in Steubenville __________________ Bethany - Proud, Scentsy selling, mommy to Caelyn Marie (01/28/2010) and our fur baby Buddy (05/2010) Partner to Andrew - my high school sweetheart and Brayden Joseph - born on July 4th - Our little firecracker !

04-30-2011, 09:36 PM	#42
lexismommy23 Registered Users Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 556 Ratings: 35 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Discouraged...what if lo is allergic to pul, seudecloth and being wet? Milford. __________________ Lisa Wife to hard working dh Mommy to 3 beautiful girls... Alexis (12-02) and Lucy & Lily (1-20-10)

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lexismommy23 Registered Users Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 556 Ratings: 35 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Discouraged...what if lo is allergic to pul, seudecloth and being wet? Thanks soooo much for all the tips so far! When I started this post a few hours ago, I felt bad b/c the girls are sleeping in disposables right now. Now I feel confident enough to find a solution! __________________ Lisa Wife to hard working dh Mommy to 3 beautiful girls... Alexis (12-02) and Lucy & Lily (1-20-10)

04-30-2011, 10:56 PM	#46
ReadingRenee Registered Users Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 4,878 Ratings: 19 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Discouraged...what if lo is allergic to pul, seudecloth and being wet? Nikky covers are awesome too but they are a wee bit, ok a lot more than a nylon cover. But they are awesome for soft breathability. We always got a weird red mark every time we padfolded in them so I traded mine but they are super trim, super gentle on the thighs, and they are also Very leak proof! I never had a leak in mine.

05-01-2011, 12:33 AM	#47
me_just_me Registered Users Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: In my happy place! Posts: 7,343 Ratings: 3 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: Discouraged...what if lo is allergic to pul, seudecloth and being wet? Something to keep in mind is that if you LO is getting a rash from the fabric on the OUTSIDE of the diaper, then it is the polyester not the PUL that could be bothering her. The PUL is "polyurethane laminate" so it is the shiny plastic film layer on the inside of the cover. The outside is just 100% polyester. But then again, suede cloth and fleece are both 100% polyester too. What does the rash look like? I think your best bet might be to give cotton diapers like prefolds a try. I would let her go coverless and change as soon as she is wet while putting her in sposies at night with lots of Desitin to keep her really dry. Try this for a few days/a week and see how it goes. If this helps, then it might be that she just can't handle being wet at all and the lack a breathability of PUL diapers causes moisture (even the tiniest amount from just being a little sweaty) and this irritates her sensitive skin. Hope you can get it figured out! __________________ SAHM to DD (8/07) DS (8/09) and DD2 (5/12) "Only the strong survive!" (Some days I feel like this is talking about me...other days I think my kids are winning! )