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By: RachelPoo

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By: Sayward

Sayward — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 18:39:57 +0000

Thanks everyone for all the get-better wishes. It worked! A restful weekend and now I’m back in good health for my fabulous birth-week, muahaha. Thank you!!!

Also, WOW, so much great advice here. You guys are so awesome! Thank you thank you for sharing all your incredible wisdom. Such an awesome community. <3

@ Korina – YAY! I love to hear about fermentation experiments. So so rad, here’s to your adventure – so glad I could help. =)

@ Mandie – *crossing fingers*

@ Minna – I definitely got sick a LOT less after going vegan. Like, basically never. Damian too! But now having a baby? Lots of work for the immune system with these germy little love bugs, ha!

@ Melisa – COCONUT OIL. Seriously, best stuff ever. And so natural!

@ Alley – Yay on all three of those! =D

@ Darciefaro – So glad I could help. Hope some of this works for you and you get it all sorted out soon! I understand how tough it can be.

By: Darciefaro

Darciefaro — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 08:15:45 +0000

Thanks Sayward for featuring my diaper dilemma. Everyone has given me lots to think about! I use Charlie’s Soap, and did a blue Dawn strip on my diapers. I’ve tried eliminating foods but with no success. I thought it was Thrush but the doc said no. I’ve been using Lotrimin (in case it was yeast) on and off in combination with a myriad of creams in a disposable for almost 7 weeks now!! Every time I try to put him back in cloth (not because the rash is gone but because I don’t want to buy ANOTHER package of sposies), the rash gets instantly worse, which I attribute to the fact that my diapers are 100% cotton so there is nothing wicking the moisture away. I don’t think the cloth diapers originally caused the rash but at this point they definitely exacerbate the problem. I do let him air out as much as possible but even that doesn’t seem to make it better. The only thing I can say that’s causing it is he’s teething. But now I do have some other things to try. Thanks everyone for your advice and willingness to help.

By: Goober

Goober — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 02:58:24 +0000

As far as the diaper rash goes, what does her wash routine look like? What type of soap is she using? Aside from diet,a lot of times diapers are not getting appropriately cleaned because too much/not enough soap is being used, the water is not hot enough, proper agitation is not taking place. If you had not changed anything in your baby’s diet, I would recommend looking at the wash routine. There are products out there, NATURAL products which can get her diapers amazingly clean and safe for baby…I definitely recommend using Rockin’ Green as well. I use it aaalllll the time and love the results.

By: Alley

Alley — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:19:15 +0000

My baby and I had thrush TWICE. Which is a pretty gnarly yeast infection on the nipples. Fun, right? I wore home-did cloth breast pads and my secret was washing ANYTHING that touch my nips or baby’s mouth in hot water with my regular detergent and a healthy glug of vinegar. I also used a mixture of vinegar and water on my affected areas after each feeding, so I’m assuming the same could be used on the little ones bum bum for wicked rashes.
As for run of the mill diaper redness my family for three generations has used brown flour. You bake a fine layer in the oven careful not to burn it and it works wonders. But at the first sign of redness I also used a small nip of lanolin. That stuff cures everything from bottom spots, face scratches when they grow nails and dry nose skin in the winter.
Just my two cents, take it for what it is ;)

And love list:
1.) Officially banished paper towels and store bought cleaners from my kitchen.
2.) I’m rocking my pre-baby jeans.
3.) Baby girlis finally up on hands and knees. Next stop, Crawlsville!

By: Laura Burris

Laura Burris — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:33:57 +0000

If she doesn’t want her baby to have a rash. Buy some Rockin’ Green, rock a soak over night, and then wash as normal. I love this stuff, I use it for all my laundry.
http://rockingreensoap.com/

By: Melisa

Melisa — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 19:18:46 +0000

Wondering if you have a recommendation for a good vegan lube. Random, I know.

By: Minna

Minna — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 14:40:50 +0000

Aww. Get well soon, dear!

(I guess I haven’t been vegan for long enough (vegetarian for 3 and vegan for just over a year), but it’s amazing how I haven’t been sick once ever since I became veg*n! I used to be sick quite often.)

Things that make me happy right now:

1 discovering that I actually have a ‘thirst for knowledge’ when studying for exams
2 my newly decorated apartment and all good friends who gave me their furniture they didn’t need (yay for sharing!)
3 living alone and doing what I want!

PS! Super fabulous haircut on that picture =D

By: April

April — Sun, 16 Jan 2011 13:08:14 +0000

Hoping you get well soon!!!

1. Eating the vegan coconut lime cupcakes my husband made for me this week. I love that man.
2. Watching my 9YO son read his poem, titled ‘Messy Room’ at the 3rd grade Poetry Cafe. He is a hilarious and talented lil dude :)
3. Upgrading our family vehicle from a station wagon to a minivan! Imagine cramming 5 people plus baby, a stroller, a diaper bag and a big ole tuba into a 7 passenger station wagon on our way to a High School Band Concert. Needless to say, the extra space is needed!

Re cloth diapers: We are still using a diaper service to provide clean prefolds for us each week for our 3 month old son. The only time he had rash issues was when we were trying to use up the disposies left over from our baby shower. I know the service we use finishes the diapers with a ‘conditioner’ which balances the pH of the prefolds when he pees (or so they say). Sayward, do you know of a homemade remedy which can do the same thing for home washed prefolds?

By: Farmingtheburbs

Farmingtheburbs — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:01:54 +0000

So many reasons for a diaper rash and it sounds like most of them are cover. My boys hardly ever got diaper rashes in CD as opposed to Posies but I would throw the posies on with a zinc based cream and that would help. I had two in CDs at the same time and both my boys rashes would be different and at different times so I was able to tackle the source, yeast, diaper, sensitive skin, food sensitivity, etc. I would start by ruling out yeast and then the diapers being the problem (ie build up of detergent, I know everyone says no bleach but sometimes on a rare occasion it is the only thing that get the things totally stripped). Otherwise just give the bum a break and use something zinc based cream in a disposable. Usually one disposable session at night with zinc on the bum will clear my little one up.