Rash only when wearing cloth? HELP!

[monkeysmom615]

My DS2 is 8 months and we've been battling a rash for a while now. I thought it was a suede cloth allergy so I sold all my BG's and bought Simplexes. During the transition while I was buying new diapers we saw his pedi and she had us make a concoction to put on his rash while wearing disposables. She said part of it was a yeast infection and the other part straight diaper rash. This cream mixture cleared the rash up and we kept applying for the full 10 days as told.

Then I put him in the freshly bought and laundered (and rinsed a bazillion times) Simplexes....and the rash instantly came back. Now I KNOW he can't possibly be allergic to 100% cotton!

Has anybody else ever had this happen!? Suggestions!? I'm at a loss and ready to just burst into tears b/c I don't want to stop using my cloth!! Anything you can offer as a suggestion or advice will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!!

[raagen]

Did you wash the new diaper with any old ones? Whats your wash routine?

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[mommytoreanne]

what detergant do you use?

[monkeysmom615]

Rinse, Hot wash, 2 cold rinses. As far as detergent....I think right now we're using the military approved (so no optical brightener) Free and Clear All Small & Mighty. We have a HE top loader (which I really hate). I didn't wash with any old ones as they were all new. I also did a few extra rinses I believe to make sure I got all the detergent out.

[ajbailey89]

I'd try a new detergent.

[jen_batten]

What about PUL? I know some kiddos have problems with it...

[monkeysmom615]

This is the 3rd detergent I've tried. The first with the Swaddlebees but 3rd starting with the BG's. I have like 3 bottles of detergent in my laundry room.

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[monkeysmom615]

And I hope it's not PUL!! I don't know what else I could use! I'm allergic to wool so I can't use that.

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[boysniris]

Where is he getting the rash? My son can't do PUL or he gets rashy in the front, above his bits and on his inner thighs/scrotal area. We use fleece covers full time, it's similar to wool, and breathable enough that his skin stays nice and clear. Once I switched to fleece covers, he rarely had rash issues unless it was from a nasty poo.

Here's a link to our story (on facebook):
http://www.facebook.com/note.php?not...87310381302998

ETA -- > full-time fleece is do-able

[umajo]

My ds also gets rashy in PUL (and sposies). Fleece is great. A trimmer option are nikky or niji breathable poly or cotton covers. They are very breathable and super thin. They just require washing warm with gentle detergents. I usually wash mine with regular laundry.