Allergic to Disposable Diapers?

My son wasn't able to were Huggies for more then a few days. Actually we use to by Huggies for my dauhter & Pampers for my son (they are only 15 mo. apart). Huggies leaked less for my daughter, but my son would get diaper rash if we left him in them to long. Daipers absorb different & the companies use different things to make them, so different kids will react to them. Yes, getting cheap diapers is nice and I tried them all with my son - for him Pampers was the only ones we didn't have to deal with diaper rash from... he could wear the others safely for about 2 days, but after that he was SOL. So, sometimes we would have to use his sister to get to payday, but only if it was only a day or two away.

Good luck finding the problem... remember it can take a body up two 3 days to react to something they are allergic to. So, try to think back atleast 3 days when you notice the brake out & see if anthing was different.

As for fabric softner... I didn't use it with my little ones. My daughter broke out from it - she is now 5 & we are just now able to use it.

It's funny reading the responses how different kids react to different brands. My son had problems with the cheaper diapers, and especially Luvs if I remember correctly. We had to stick to Huggies. We also often used wet paper towels instead of wipes. FYI, he had sensitive skin for years and now has mild asthma and allergies as a teen.

When my son was a baby, he was allergic to Pampers and Luvs diapers. We switched to Huggies and he didn't have any reactions. I was told to get generic but when I went to see where they were manufactured it did not say. I know that generics can be manufactured by Pampers and Luvs so we stayed with Huggies. He was only in diapers until he was 2 so we didn't have to buy lots of diapers. As for perfumes, he is allergic to some bubble bath and the bath paints. We didn't know this at first. Now we just use the Avon bubble bath and we have no problems. He is almost 5 now. We have come to the conclusion that he has super sensitive skin. He is very fair skinned just like me. We have learned to adjust. Good luck.

My kiddos' bottoms were definitely 'brand-loyal' lol.
As for cloth diapers, my firstborn's bottom fared best with a pocket diaper (the wicking action of that inner layer was a must for him). We liked BumGenius best, fwiw. After realizing the SportWash was giving him issues and trying a few brands out, we settled on Planet to wash, rinsed twice, and line-dried them in the sun when possible. For our second, we are using the same BumGenius dipes, but have found Country Save less expensive and better cleaning.
As for disposable diapers, neither child's bum will tolerate Huggies; Kroger brand's worked ok for our son but not our daughter; both children seemed to do great in Pampers swaddlers as well as Luv's (Thank Goodne$$!).
Diaper creams made a difference as well. We still like - correction: LOVE - Burt's Bees diaper cream (using a liner in cloth diapers). Kissaluv's Diaper Lotion Potion was great as long as there was no rash - it can sting if there is :(
One more thing, to answer your question, our daughter used to be quite sensitive to certain detergents (i.e. clothes washed at grandma's house) but isn't anymore.
Hopefully your little one will grow out of her troubles, but if she's still sensitive even when older, allergy testing (environmental as well as food) might not be a bad idea.
HTH!

Long story short : My son turned out to be allergic to WIPES (bleeding terrible rashes). Oddly, the more 'hypoallergenic' the more he was allergic to them.

As soon as we switched to wet paper towels... poof. All better. And as a bonus we could use hot water, wring them out, and they'd be warm on him bum.

What is the "wipe solution" that you use on her... that you referred to in your posting?

Maybe that is it?
Or do you use any diaper creams on her?

Usually, scented things can be an irritant for a child's bum... the skin there being sensitive. Children, don't need lotions/perfumes/oils on their skin. It clogs it and the pores. Unless they have a problem with dry skin or other skin problems, you really do not have to apply anything. Our Pediatrician says that these things are really not needed and is more for the parent than the baby/child actually needing it.
Or, sometimes, creams/oils on the skin in conjunction with sweating may compound the problem, or cause friction related skin ailments.

Is her diaper too big or too small perhaps?
You might consider that as well.

Or maybe, at those times she did break out in welts on her bum... maybe it was after she had a poop... (and poop is naturally more acidic than pee), and maybe she had eaten something that caused a skin reaction in her, that was then in the poop. Pee and poop is never exactly the same at every instance because it depends on what we eat. For example: I know when I was a kid, whenever I ate citrus fruits or juices, I got red bottoms and it sorta hurt.

Just some possible ideas,
All the best,
Susan

Are you sure she's allergic to the diapers? Does she only break out where the diapers touch her skin? Does she only break out after she pees or has a bowel movement? My son got horrible diaper rashes after he ate pineapple and it took us a few times to realize the connection. We asked the daycare to take pineapple out of his diet and it cleared up. He loves pineapple now that he is potty trained!

My daughter did the same thing. It was the wipes. We were even using the scent free plan wipes. We finally found huggie diapers and a wet papertowel fixed it. We used that exact method until she turned a yr old. Then we tried wipes again and she was fine. Depending on her age we were told not to use any oils or perfumes tell she was at least 15months old. Now she can use anything and is fine.

Seventh generation try them. Diapers.com is the best place to order them. Within one day everything cleared up for us

yeah you should stick to one type of diapers that is what i had to do with my daughter i was doin the same thing you did and she contuied to break out but i noticed it cleared up some when i used huggies so now all we use is huggies and the paper ultra sensative wipes on her and we havent had the problem since but i would recommened ultra sensative wipes..hope everything gets better for you..

My first child had an allergic reaction to Pampers...which was too bad, since I thought they smelled so nice. My Pediatrician suspected it was the scent/perfume on the diaper. We changed to Huggies and Kirkland brand diapers.

Our daughter was allergic to Pampers. She would break out terribly when we used them. So we switchd to LUVS and she was fine.

Make your own wipes! Cut a roll of bounty paper towels in half. Stick half a roll in a container. Mix 2 cups water, 1 Tablespoon rubbing alcohol, and 2 Tablespoons baby oil together and dump over 1/2 roll. Let sit for 20 minutes then pull the cardboard tube out. The wipes pull out from the center of the roll and work great! We've been using them for over 6 months already and it is way cheaper than buying wipes!

I can't imagine it is good for her to keep having to take allergy medication so definitely try a different diaper and some new wipes! (PS> I've never heard that diapers are like dog food and you shouldn't change it.... Everyone I know switches between different brands from time to time.......)

Keep her air dry as much as possible during these breakouts if it was an allergy to diapers laundry soap etc it would be all over her body not just in the diaper area.As for wipes they can be irratating even the nonperfume/alchol kind rinse them with warm water prior to changing the diaper then let air dry apply a zinc oxide diaper cream.I had 2 really bad breakoits with both of my girls as newbies it was from the Pampers brand because of the blue lining inside caused irratition but was shortlived.Make sure to change diaper as soon as baby poops or wets.

My daughter is allergic to Huggies Snug and Dry, but is doing well with the new organic Huggies. She kept getting diaper rashes and seemed to have a permanent rash on her lower back where the stretchy part goes. The organic ones are expensive, but very nice. I'll wait a while and then maybe try some cheaper brands. Unfortunately, I'm sensitive to the scented kind!

Both my children have a fragrance allergy. It was determined by their diapers. Exact reaction you experienced. Diapers have a very high fragrance in them as well as bleach in many as well. The safe brands I have found are seventh generation. They are bleach free and fragrance free. You can buy them from diapers.com at a bulk price. I also eliminated all fragrance from soap, lotions, etc.

our daughter has an allergic reaction to pampers brand diapers. we don't use them anymore, after we discovered that, but we did use a benadryl type medicine for it when it happened, which worked great each time. other kids i know have outgrown their allergies, but in some cases it took over a year to outgrown them. so my advice would be to avoid it as much as possible, and to take care of it when it does happen.

There is no reason to not "switch between diaper brands" unless there is a sensitivity.

It sounds like she simply has some skin allergies/sensitivities. My son has sensitive skin and can only use Pampers diapers. We have to use "free" detergent on him also (I buy either Tide free, Cheer free, All free or Up & Up free...whatever is cheapest) and I use regulary downy fabric softener.