Allergic Reaction to Diapers??

We always used Luvs and never had a problem with rashes. I know it seems different diapers work for different kids. I am a hige fan of Luvs diapers.

My son is allergic to Huggies (the white box/bag). So, I continued to use them along with Vaseline until he's fully potty trained (he's 19 months and is being trained now). he had the rash for about 4 or 5 months until I started using Hydrocortozone (?) 2.5% and Vaseline.

I can't speak for everyone, but I can tell you that you may need to switch over to cloth diapers. I had the same reaction to disposable diapers when I was younger. My mother had to switch to cloth diapers. She didn't like the idea, either, but she knew that it was in the best interest of me.

Don't have any advice, but I was allergic to disposable diapers. My mom had to use cloth. While the intial expense might seem like a lot, there are great cloth diapers out there now that are just like disposable. Also, there might be a diaper service in your area. YOu might try using cloth at home and disposable out in public, which might limit her contact and make things better.

Why not cloth? It is not that hard to do. I use them on my 2 month old and wished I would have used them on my 5 year old when she was little. I use diapers from bellabottoms.com, they have snaps to adjust the size and they fit from 8-40 lbs. As for washing could not be easier. After they are soild shake any loose poop into toliet and put diaper in diaper pail that has been lined with a diaper pail bag. When you get ready to clean them just pull the bag out of the pail and dump the diapers into the washing machine and then the bag they where in. Do a cold rinse and then a normal wash on hot with a little bit of detergent and 1/4 of a cup of baking soda. I fill a downy ball with vingear so that it will come out in the spin cycle. Diapers come out smelling clean with very few stains. If you do have a stain just put it out on the line to dry and the sun will get it out. This is just the way that I do it, there are many others. I know to some it sounds like alot of work, but I have spent on cloth diapers what I would have spend in about four months of disposable diapers. If not the savings think of it has something good for your baby. I have read about disposables and I have not liked what I found. It is hard to believe that something so thin that holds so much liquid could be good for your baby. And also there is something in disposable that use to be in tampons but was banned for use in them because of TSS. Whatever you choose I hope that it works out for you and your baby, because nobody whats a booty that is broke out all the time.

Hi J.,

have you tried changing brands of diapers? My little girl broke out in a terrible rash when she was about 9 months (not sure why she never reacted before then), but the doctor also told me she might be allergic, but was not specific as to what it may be in the diapers, I was using pampers at the time. I thought it was probably a fragrance. Anyway, I was about to change to cloth diapers, after switching to Huggies and another brand with no success, when I tried White Cloud diapers. She never had a problem with rashes or breakouts again.

good luck

Hi there J.. My son had the same problem and I had the problem when I was an infant. I finally after 3 months old bit the bullet and bought cloth diapers and they have worked great. They are really easy to use once you get the hang of it. If you need any info on cloth message me.

Have you tried different brands? I've had friends that have had children that couldn't tolerate a certain brand diaper (I guess due to whatever they use in the diapers, etc.), but they did fine in another brand. My son, two years old, wears Huggies. I've always hated the smell of Pampers (I think they smell chemical or something). But, my daughter wears Pampers (despite my dislike of their odor) because they work better for her (maybe fit better on a girl). Before I'd switch to cloth diapers (what a pain!), I'd try a few different brands and see if that helps! Good luck!

I know you have already found your solution but 3 out of 4 of my kids were not able to use the expensive diapers. I had to get White Cloud or Drypers. My youngest has to wear the Kroger or CVS brands. The funny thing that goes with that, we can't use cheap wipes on either of the boys. It's really rather funny. Anyway, the more expensive diapers have latex and polyester in them to make the leak proof webbing. While the cheaper ones may not be as leak proof depending on how often or not often you change your child, they are mostly made of cotton rather than synthetic fibers.

Yes, my daughter is 10 now but when she was in diapers I could not use the cheaper or on sale brands. I could only use pampers. I don't know what the difference is but the cheaper ones gave her a rash every time, even Huggies.

Try the brands they sell at health food stores or online at organic-type sites (google "hypoallergenic disposable diapers"). Good luck!

Try Luvs or even the cheaper brands.

I had the same problem...the only thing that seemed to help was Luvs. and I used Vaseline regiously.

hello
hey i am a morther a 5 and my oldest who is 17 not use to get a resh really bad and she is 17 and all her life she still has truble with that kind thing but the only kind of diper i use with her was LOVES and she still have some truble with that but not as bad as long as u change her ever time she get a wet i know i know that cast alot and it alot work but if she like my doughter she have truble all her life but any way i pray that helps if not i pray i figer somthing out good luck
ps 4 of the five are mine well three mine and 1 is mine and my husband the the the other is my husband (all 5 ive with us) and way none them could use hugges i dont know why and with the one who had all the truble it was very very bad on her she coulld not even use the wipes but that anther thing the wipe was bad on her to i had use wash cloths to clean her with now they have the one with out all that other stuff in it so im not sure how that works any way good luck and if u dont mind let me know how it turn out thatkyou

We had the same problem, so we just switched to cloth. I prefer the cloth dipes now.

Cloth diapers are great and super cute too!! There are so many choices in cloth these days you should really give them a try. But if disposable is the way you want to go you should try Seventh Generation disposable diapers. They are chlorine free, hypoallergenic, and fragrance and latex free. You can find them at Whole Foods or for a little cheaper online at 1800diapers.com

My neice had a similiar problem. We did switch to cloth diapers but eventually had to find all white disposable diapers. Ones with no dye in them at all. For some reason they were making like boy and girl diapers at that time and she was terribly allergic. See if you can find an all white diaper(plain) no anthing on it. Sometimes they grow out of this. Good Luckl

My son is the same way. We have found that he is not allergic to the Dollar General Store brand, and they work well!!!

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J.,
Cloth diapers are not as much of a pain as you might think. I just recently switched to them because I felt bad every time I would throw away another garbage bag full of disposables. You can order them online, with cute covers and pin alternatives. You can buy prefolds or ones that are contoured like disposables with velcro and everything. Washing isn't bad either. Instead of the soupy slop diaper pail, I simply use the dry pail method, where I shake off any solid waste into the toilet, spray it down with some water with a few drops of tea tree oil in it, and stick it in the diaper champ. I wash them 2-3 times a week, and the extra few loads aren't that bad. All in all I feel great about making an environmentally friendly choice, not to mention the lack of chemicals and fillers in the disposables that go onto baby's skin. A great website to check out and see all your options is http://www.thediaperhyena.com/
Good luck to you!

My daughter has that issue and well we went to cloth diapers and its all gone. no rash not a sign at all that she had an issue. If you want more information on diapers email me and we can talk.

I also recommend White Cloud diapers. I don't think you can get them at every store but I know they sell them at Wal-Mart. I think they are hypo-allergenic and they aren't as expensive as Huggies and Pampers either. Good luck.

When you change your baby's diaper, clean her with a warm rag instead of a wipe. Did you ever think it could be the wipes? Anyway, after you clean her bottom, wipe it dry with a cloth diaper (the really thin ones they sell at Walmart). Make sure it is all dry and then put on A&D Ointment. Try this for a couple of weeks and see if it works. But you have to make sure you completely dry her bottom before you apply the ointment. Let me know how it works. I did this for all of my children and they never had diaper rashes, but I used wipes. You can try using wipes first, if it still breaks out, then go to the warm rag. My dad actually told me this trick! It really works!