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Cloth Diaper Chat #21-- with Rebecca of Cuddle Baby
10/6/05

4 mamas in attendance

19:11:51 host_Cuddlebaby whats your favorite diaper or system?
19:12:44 TurboClaudia sorry... teapot boiling...
19:12:48 TurboClaudia i'm back now
19:12:51 host_Cuddlebaby really?  is that all she's allergic to?
19:13:02 host_Cuddlebaby was it a blood or skin test?
19:13:03 mikesgirl64 yep thats all
19:13:07 mikesgirl64 skin
19:13:26 mikesgirl64 sorry to go so ot :)
19:13:41 TurboClaudia it's okay. it's all in the mama realm
19:13:47 host_Cuddlebaby thats fine mandy  :)
19:14:52 mikesgirl64 i have a huge list of foods to avoud for a month and then well see how it goes hopefully it will help with our ezcema
19:17:08 mikesgirl64 we got a new happy heiny yesterdy:)
19:17:21 mikesgirl64 big bugs print sooooo cute
19:17:56 host_Cuddlebaby congrats on teh diapers!
19:18:07 host_Cuddlebaby sorry for the delay, we had a failed lay down attempt  :(
19:18:15 mikesgirl64 haha thats ok
19:19:08 host_Cuddlebaby so where is her eczema?
19:19:18 host_Cuddlebaby and huge huge kudos to YOU for searching it out!
19:19:25 host_Cuddlebaby it meaning the allergy.
19:19:50 host_Cuddlebaby you each own at least one of my nappie wraps  :)
19:20:02 TurboClaudia yes, we like it lots
19:20:44 host_Cuddlebaby yeah they are the tested, tried and true ones to rely on like when out nd about, for hte diaperbag  :)
19:21:00 mikesgirl64 shes got rashes all over esp in her diaper area
19:21:06 host_Cuddlebaby sorry about the bad typing, squirmy baby on top of arms!
19:21:15 host_Cuddlebaby oh ick!
19:21:26 host_Cuddlebaby creases then, right/
19:21:31 mikesgirl64 i love how well they cover i have a bumware cover and its too small
19:22:07 host_Cuddlebaby did I send you some fleece liners Mandy?
19:22:17 mikesgirl64 yep we tried every rash cream out there , burts works decent but only if applied reliogously
19:22:36 mikesgirl64 yea those have helped to i always use fleece on her
19:22:46 host_Cuddlebaby in diaper area...different recommendations for eczema than for other areas....
19:22:58 host_Cuddlebaby renew by melaluca....
19:23:03 host_Cuddlebaby aquafor...
19:23:19 mikesgirl64 yea we use te aquaphor now too
19:23:21 host_Cuddlebaby good, def needs it for that eczema!
19:23:48 host_Cuddlebaby I used elidel for Colton, but only in non diaper areas...is it in her creases?
19:24:03 mikesgirl64 yep in armpits too
19:24:07 host_Cuddlebaby you know about frequent quick baths, right?
19:24:12 mikesgirl64 so irritated looking
19:24:23 host_Cuddlebaby yeah, and it'll migrate....
19:24:26 mikesgirl64 she only gets one every 3 days??
19:24:49 host_Cuddlebaby it'll go anywhere there is a crease and sometimes get bad enough to not be in creases...Colton had it over 80% of his body...
19:24:55 mikesgirl64 my poor dirty one hah a
19:25:10 host_Cuddlebaby that's okay...
19:25:35 host_Cuddlebaby make them quick though, cuz too long in the tub will reduce hydration, you know the raisin fingers?  don't leave in that long...
19:25:45 host_Cuddlebaby but a quick bath will help rehydrate...
19:25:55 mikesgirl64 ok quick baths well tery it :)
19:26:10 host_Cuddlebaby I once had a pediatrician tell me to bathe him, then put a WET onsie on him then cover with a poly sleeper....
19:26:17 host_Cuddlebaby I wouldn't do it though  :)
19:26:34 mikesgirl64 haha i feel like shed get cold
19:26:43 host_Cuddlebaby yeah...
19:27:03 host_Cuddlebaby but if you think about why he said, that, it's to add back in moisture...
19:27:21 host_Cuddlebaby but it's all treating the symptom....
19:27:27 host_Cuddlebaby YOU found out the CAUSE....
19:27:31 TurboClaudia my mom used renew by melaleuca on her eczema and she said it was very soothing.
19:27:33 mikesgirl64 we have a big shipment of aios coming they are actually ai2 with snap in soakers
19:27:44 host_Cuddlebaby With colton it was eggs, wheat, dairy and peanuts...
19:27:44 mikesgirl64 i got from diaperswappers
19:27:51 host_Cuddlebaby still can't get him to eat any of those things!
19:27:59 mikesgirl64 wow
19:28:08 host_Cuddlebaby nodding claudia!
19:28:13 host_Cuddlebaby glad you are still here!
19:28:14 TurboClaudia just wheat, rebecca? not gluten?
19:28:29 mikesgirl64 im going to try eliminating the soy it looks like its going to be tough
19:28:44 host_Cuddlebaby we just had the more general blood test, the test wasn't specific enough to identify gluten, but you are right, probably was gluten, usually is.
19:29:20 TurboClaudia yeah, anything processed or boxed or packaged that says vegetable protein" or "vegetable protein isolate" is probably soy, so you may have to do a lot of whole food eating from scratch and such."
19:29:27 host_Cuddlebaby When we were going through ours, I UPPED my soy (to get rid of dairy) so I'm really not sure what all soy is in other than soy milk.
19:29:35 host_Cuddlebaby oh!!!
19:29:38 host_Cuddlebaby yeah!  of corse!
19:29:48 mikesgirl64 i thought bf was supposed to help w this - am i still suffering theough sore nipples for no reason
19:30:14 host_Cuddlebaby hmm, no tongue tie Mandy?
19:30:17 mikesgirl64 so stressful
19:30:25 TurboClaudia it probably is helping!  just think about what your baby could have faced if you were not breastfeeding!
19:30:33 host_Cuddlebaby breastfeeding DOES help with this, you only have ONE allergy!  could be more!
19:30:40 TurboClaudia how old is your bab, mandy?
19:30:41 mikesgirl64 i dont know i need to get my ll to answer the phone i need a pro
19:30:45 host_Cuddlebaby and probably would be if she was getting cow milk formula..
19:30:48 mikesgirl64 6 months
19:31:12 host_Cuddlebaby has she ever stuck her tongue all theway out?  past her lips?
19:31:17 mikesgirl64 weve been battling thrush mastitis, and now eczema on the nipples for 4 momths now
19:31:40 host_Cuddlebaby did she ever get thrush/yeast on her bottom?
19:31:56 TurboClaudia if you get a chance, read through the mommychats transcript from linda folden palmer's talk last week (or maybe the week before??).  someone asked her about allergies, and she had some great info.
19:32:15 TurboClaudia she wrote a book that would probably be really helpful for you, too.  let me see if i can find the title...
19:32:21 mikesgirl64 no i dont think shes ever stuck it out at all - but her lach on the right doesnt hurt me, just the left although both sides have the rash
19:33:02 TurboClaudia what are you doing to treat the yeast/thrush?
19:33:14 mikesgirl64 she did for  a while mouth and bum but it was gone pretty quickly
19:34:06 host_Cuddlebaby I happen to be on the transcripts page, which category would that be under?
19:34:36 mikesgirl64 apparently its not thrush anymore we used nystatn, lotramin, genation biolet, i take acidiphilous, and galic
19:34:49 TurboClaudia it was a mothering chat, rebecca.
19:35:03 host_Cuddlebaby oops, lost her.
19:35:08 host_Cuddlebaby here she comes back
19:35:11 host_Cuddlebaby wb
19:35:16 TurboClaudia have you tried grapefruit seed extract?
19:35:29 mikesgirl64 sorry tried to go to transcripts :)
19:35:45 TurboClaudia and have you cut out all sugar and white flour from your diet?
19:36:27 TurboClaudia have you found you crave sugar or starchy foods?  'cause that's a sure sign the yeasties are still thriving...
19:36:36 mikesgirl64 no that was nect on my list i went to infectioys diseases he said maybe b its ot thrush looks like eczema and treated w steriods which helped a lot still not right though
19:36:40 host_Cuddlebaby http://mommychats.com/mothering/lindapalmer.htm
19:37:16 mikesgirl64 attempting a laydown brb:)
19:37:47 TurboClaudia gentian violet worked okay for us the first time, but not so good the second.  so i got some liquid grapefruit seed extract and followed dr jay gordon's instructions for using it from www.drjaygordon.com
19:37:54 host_Cuddlebaby I can't imagine yeast and eczema together, icky combination.
19:38:06 TurboClaudia yeah, i imagine it's not fun...
19:38:26 host_Cuddlebaby I missed jack newman!!!
19:38:57 host_Cuddlebaby wait that's tomorrow!
19:42:06 TurboClaudia yes, jack newman tomorrow. but we'll be at the library for book babies group...
19:42:09 TurboClaudia oh well...
19:42:30 TurboClaudia i met him in person a few years ago at a local breastfeeding conference.  he's awesome.
19:42:33 mikesgirl64 unsucessful :)
19:42:46 mikesgirl64 shed rther sleep in my arms
19:42:56 host_Cuddlebaby same story here mandy.