I wanted to use cloth diapers. While I was pregnant, I was adamant about using them because, not only were they better for the environment, but they were better for her body. With her arrival 4 weeks early, I was caught off guard, and somehow the idea of cloth diapering fell to the wayside. But, at 1 month, she got her first diaper rash and it was MISERABLE. We were all miserable. Aquaphor, ButtPaste, Nyastin- they all worked sometimes, but none of them prevented the horrible diaperr rash from returning. Even after changing soaps, lotions, diet, and Mimi’s diaper every 30 minutes, that rash kept coming.
Diaper rash is painful enough, but when it happens at least twice a week, it is no longer just painful. It is stressful for both baby and parents. MiMi has very sensitive skin: eczema via her father and asthma via me. So when she kept getting diaper rash after diaper rash, I figured treating the actual rash was no longer working: we had to treat the cause. We needed White Cloud.
White Cloud diapers offers the benefits of cloth diapers with the convenience of disposables. They are latex-free, fragrance-free, gel-free, and hypoallergenic. After wearing these diapers for just a few hours, Mimi’s bottom was already on the road to recovery. We have been diaper rash-free for almost two months now and I’m finally getting sleep. We all are.
A few things to keep in mind are the following:
(1) If your baby is close to the high side of the weight range, go with the next size.
(2) Make sure to pull the elastic out. We had a few mishaps because we forgot to do this.
(3) While these diapers are mainly found at Walmart, Stop and Shop also carries them. And, they are cheaper than regular diapers.
