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Cloth Diaper Chat #25
1/12/06

5 mamas in attendance

20:15:59 z2akids Hi there.
20:17:26 host_Cuddlebaby hello
20:17:48 host_Cuddlebaby I forgot to put hte url of mommychats in my promotions and my server's locking up and I can't do it!
20:17:56 host_Cuddlebaby may just e the two of us...
20:18:09 host_Cuddlebaby good thing I got this window up before my server hiccoughed!
20:22:46 host_Cuddlebaby testing to see if I am still on  :)
20:24:38 TurboClaudia hello hello!
20:24:51 TurboClaudia rebecca, is that you?
20:25:06 host_Cuddlebaby woohoo!
20:25:12 host_Cuddlebaby hello hello!!!!!!!
20:25:15 host_Cuddlebaby great to see youj!
20:25:32 TurboClaudia yes, great to see" you too!"
20:25:36 TurboClaudia happy new year!
20:25:42 host_Cuddlebaby what's been going on in your life?
20:25:45 TurboClaudia (when can i stop saying that?  february, i guess...)
20:25:49 host_Cuddlebaby thanks!  and to you!
20:26:04 TurboClaudia we had a busy christmas/ new year's holiday visiting all the fam on the east coast.
20:26:36 TurboClaudia some craziness, especially on the trip back home, so we are glad to be home but missing our families but realizing we just don't fit into that locale anymore
20:26:41 TurboClaudia how about you?
20:27:02 host_Cuddlebaby yeah, that's a hard realization isn't it?
20:27:07 host_Cuddlebaby fine.....
20:27:11 host_Cuddlebaby how many babies do you hvae?
20:27:16 host_Cuddlebaby sorry I forget  :)
20:27:45 TurboClaudia just the one, he's 19 months now
20:28:28 TurboClaudia but we met his new 5 month old baby cousin boys (twinnies!) and then the cousins were over (6 yo g, 6 yo b, 7 yo g, 8yo g, 12 yo b)
20:28:34 host_Cuddlebaby what a great age....
20:28:36 TurboClaudia that day was madness!
20:28:53 host_Cuddlebaby you mean FUN!!
20:28:57 host_Cuddlebaby I love kid madness!
20:29:07 TurboClaudia (and i hate to say this, but his 5 mo old cousins were not very cute... :(
20:29:22 host_Cuddlebaby hahahaha!
20:29:31 TurboClaudia it's like sad and funny and cute and the same time...
20:29:32 host_Cuddlebaby 'precious' is the word to use  :)
20:29:33 host_Cuddlebaby ha
20:29:38 host_Cuddlebaby yeah...
20:29:43 TurboClaudia yes, precious... i';ll have to remember that
20:30:04 host_Cuddlebaby my least cute baby turned into the cutest toddler....so there's hope...
20:30:12 TurboClaudia i actually have a diapering question for ya...
20:30:18 host_Cuddlebaby K!!
20:30:22 host_Cuddlebaby that's what I;'m here for!
20:30:23 TurboClaudia oh good... i was worried for them...
20:30:38 TurboClaudia honestly, i was.  i didn't want our son to be the only cute grandchild.
20:30:50 host_Cuddlebaby how selfless!
20:30:53 TurboClaudia hang on a sec... my little guy is banging his head on the table on purpose...
20:31:56 TurboClaudia he really really wants to have a conversation with me RIGHT now.  :D
20:32:40 TurboClaudia i'm not really that shallow when i say that about their babies...  i mean, all babies are precious.  that sounds so horrible when i say that...
20:32:51 host_Cuddlebaby no it doesn't
20:33:07 TurboClaudia anyway, diaper question.
20:33:16 host_Cuddlebaby I really meant that you were selfless....most mommies would WANT their babies to be the cutest grandkids...I heard the sincerity!
20:33:54 TurboClaudia oh no!  i couldn't deal with all the stuff they would send him if he were the cutest grandchild!  we barely have the space to put the stuff they get us now!
20:34:07 host_Cuddlebaby hahahahaha!!!
20:34:10 TurboClaudia it's seriously crazy the amount of stuff they got him for christmas.
20:34:18 host_Cuddlebaby what love!!
20:34:27 host_Cuddlebaby what's your diapering question?
20:35:07 TurboClaudia we left home with 3 suitcases, zipped down in the small positions, and we came home with those 3 suitcases, zipped out to the max and stuffed, a brand new duffle bag filled with stuff AND an entire rubbermaid tub filled with only the toys they bought him.
20:35:51 TurboClaudia serious losing of the brains from the families.  (mostly bill's family, since we are going on vacation with my family at the end of feb as our present.)
20:35:54 mikesgirl64 hi :)
20:36:06 TurboClaudia hi mikesgirl!  welcome
20:36:16 TurboClaudia okay, my diapering question:
20:36:30 host_Cuddlebaby well hello mandy!
20:36:52 mikesgirl64 hiya :)
20:37:05 host_Cuddlebaby I'm so glad you two could come...hopefully jennifer can chat too....eventually....since I forgot to mention the url in the promotions (mommychats) I really thought no one would be here.
20:37:19 TurboClaudia so while we were on christmas holidays, we used sposies because of space packing reasons and also because i could only anticipate germophobia from bill's mom when we were at their house.
20:37:37 TurboClaudia and the bum rash that had been plaguing the little man finally cleared up.
20:37:41 mikesgirl64 oh i remebered i normally forget bc im watchin the oc but they moved it to 9
20:37:54 mikesgirl64 so i settled in to nurse and chat :)
20:37:56 host_Cuddlebaby oh good mandy!!
20:38:11 host_Cuddlebaby sorry to hear about he sposie rash!!
20:38:29 TurboClaudia and now we've been back about a week and using our cloth again, and the bum rash is back.  i did a vinegar rinse to get rid of any yeasties.
20:38:43 mikesgirl64 have you tried any tre tea oil
20:38:48 host_Cuddlebaby probably urine burn?
20:38:50 host_Cuddlebaby bright red?
20:38:55 TurboClaudia oh, sorry, no it was apparently our cloth that was causing the bum rash
20:39:00 host_Cuddlebaby that happens when you switch back and forth...
20:39:20 TurboClaudia bright red/ pink with sores that appear and then become open ones.
20:39:23 host_Cuddlebaby baby's skin forgets what it's like to have ammonia against it...
20:39:28 host_Cuddlebaby use fleece liners for a bit...
20:39:31 z2akids I'm back for a few.
20:39:36 TurboClaudia so now i'm also using microfleece liners to keep his bum dry
20:39:44 mikesgirl64 i know a few drops of oil in my rinse helps kill stuff too
20:39:47 host_Cuddlebaby welcome jennifer!!!
20:39:52 mikesgirl64 oh i pmed you jennifer
20:39:57 z2akids No problem
20:40:00 TurboClaudia we use a detergent from melaleuca that has tea tree oil in it already
20:40:07 host_Cuddlebaby I know it's a busy time of day for mommies....this time really stinks....it's when *I* am the busiest too!!!
20:40:21 z2akids Can't you get anything later or earlier?
20:40:34 host_Cuddlebaby doing homework with teh 10 yo right now with the 2 yo on one knee
20:40:41 TurboClaudia (:bag: we're doing take out indian food for dinner tonight... it is a bad time, generally...)
20:40:44 host_Cuddlebaby the 7 yo is very temporarily watching the baby...
20:40:47 mikesgirl64 yikes rebecca :)
20:41:19 mikesgirl64 we didnt do dinner we tend to not which makes me super hungry there is just no time
20:41:28 host_Cuddlebaby yeah maybe it's not ammonia burn  then...
20:41:32 host_Cuddlebaby open sores, ick!!
20:41:42 host_Cuddlebaby make sure you aren't dealing with yeast...
20:41:48 host_Cuddlebaby allow tons of naked time too....
20:41:50 TurboClaudia anything else i might try to help get rid of the bum rash?  it obviously hurts him 'cause he gets very upset when he's up on the changing table...
20:42:01 host_Cuddlebaby may even learn how it all works...
20:42:05 z2akids poor little one
20:42:21 host_Cuddlebaby poor thing, just be gentle....what ointment ar eyou using?
20:42:50 mikesgirl64 poor guy are you using any rash creams?
20:42:51 TurboClaudia weleda diaper cream.  (it;s got calendula and some zinc oxide in it)
20:42:53 host_Cuddlebaby I really like badger balm from burts bees, very gentle...
20:43:01 mikesgirl64 i love burts
20:43:11 TurboClaudia hmm... maybe i'll get some badger. i just saw it at the health food store...
20:43:39 TurboClaudia as for the yeast, what else other than a half cup of white vinegar to the final diaper rinse?
20:43:46 host_Cuddlebaby yeah, it's good, aloe vera, E and olive oil.
20:43:58 host_Cuddlebaby do you think it's yeast?
20:44:03 z2akids Our worst rashes are usually yeast.
20:44:21 TurboClaudia i have some liquid grapefruit seed extract diluted in water which i can try for wiping, too.
20:44:28 z2akids I keep a tube of lotramin around and I usually try that before regular diaper creams
20:44:35 TurboClaudia i really have no idea if it is yeast
20:44:41 host_Cuddlebaby yeah, and maybe since he's had it so long, it sure could be!! and in those hot sposies would increase the chances!  ugh.
20:44:43 z2akids If it's yeasty, that'll really clear it up quickly
20:44:59 mikesgirl64 i agree
20:45:27 host_Cuddlebaby you mean the vinegar rinse?
20:45:46 host_Cuddlebaby yeast----localized, and feels 'leathery' to the touch.....
20:45:58 z2akids I mean if it's yeasty it'll clear  up quickly with lotramin
20:45:59 host_Cuddlebaby diaper rash---pimmply and random
20:46:04 host_Cuddlebaby both can crack and bleed...
20:46:09 host_Cuddlebaby both need tons of air...
20:46:19 host_Cuddlebaby other than that you treat them VERY differently...
20:46:29 host_Cuddlebaby barrier creams for rash and antifungals for yeast.
20:46:45 host_Cuddlebaby I've had to do both on one diaper area at one time....
20:46:46 host_Cuddlebaby tricky
20:46:54 TurboClaudia hmmm... that doesn't sound like it.
20:47:14 z2akids I figure when it's bad and I'm not sure, I try for the yeast first because that shoes a quicker improvement.  If no improvement after a cuople of changes, then I move on to barrier creams
20:47:41 TurboClaudia it's literally spots (usually about pinky nail sized) where the skin sloughs away from the wetness and then it's a sore.
20:47:48 host_Cuddlebaby welcome to momyof2girls!
20:47:51 mommyof2girls HI
20:48:08 z2akids hello
20:48:12 TurboClaudia hi mommyof2girls
20:48:16 mikesgirl64 hmmm...do you use fleece?
20:48:23 host_Cuddlebaby good thinking jennifer
20:48:37 TurboClaudia i have microfleece liners
20:48:44 mommyof2girls what is the topic?
20:48:49 mommyof2girls well, beside CD's
20:48:49 z2akids rash  :(
20:48:54 mommyof2girls Ahhhh
20:49:00 mommyof2girls poor baby
20:49:05 TurboClaudia but before when he had the rash, i wasn't using the microfleece liners
20:49:25 mommyof2girls have you tried those rice paper liners?
20:49:57 TurboClaudia i was going to try and find some of those this week.  there are a couple of cloth diaper stores here locally that i was going to call and then go visit
20:50:04 host_Cuddlebaby sounds like diaper rash....
20:50:11 host_Cuddlebaby just have him be naked for a whole day  :)
20:50:19 TurboClaudia he also has major poop ;cause he;s a big eater so those would be nice
20:50:41 host_Cuddlebaby yeah liners are probably a good idea
20:50:43 TurboClaudia well, he loves being naked, that's for sure.  :D
20:50:56 mommyof2girls Emma isn't a fan of food, so we still have the breastfed poo
20:50:59 host_Cuddlebaby all kids do!
20:51:05 mommyof2girls but she stained my new Swaddlebees today!
20:51:11 z2akids awww
20:51:15 TurboClaudia oh no!
20:51:16 z2akids sun sun and more sun
20:51:26 host_Cuddlebaby yup  :)
20:51:30 mommyof2girls it was cloudy here today!
20:51:37 host_Cuddlebaby who's loving their swaddlebees?
20:51:39 TurboClaudia unless you live in oregon or washington, where you have to wait for summer to sun things out... ha ha ha...
20:51:41 z2akids even on cloudy days I put mine out
20:51:45 mommyof2girls there is nowhere for me to lay it down
20:51:49 mikesgirl64 i havent sunned diapers yet
20:52:04 z2akids Oh, it works miracles.  I put some out in the snow the other day.  lol
20:52:06 mikesgirl64 i want to though i have som stains
20:52:08 mommyof2girls i love swaddlebees
20:52:12 TurboClaudia thanks for the ideas, mamas... i'll keep you updated on the sore/rash bum.
20:52:20 z2akids I wound up rewashing them because it was semi dirty out there, but no stains.
20:52:38 mommyof2girls how long do you have to leave them in the sun for?
20:52:40 host_Cuddlebaby speaking of pooping, just had to put Colton on the toilet...
20:53:03 host_Cuddlebaby do you live there claudia?
20:53:03 z2akids I leae them out until they are dry or the stain is gone.  A few hours on a sunny day
20:53:24 z2akids If they dry before the stain is out, I rewet them and put them back out
20:53:43 mommyof2girls oh..so they need to be wet to sun bleach?
20:53:46 host_Cuddlebaby and like she said, it even works on a cloudy day...
20:54:13 host_Cuddlebaby I think so...works better anyway.
20:54:14 z2akids Yes.  But, you can do it in winter - the sun doesn't have to dry them to work
20:54:26 mikesgirl64 i wonder if i can take mine to the tanning bed?
20:54:37 z2akids that's too funny.
20:54:39 mikesgirl64 i dont know where to put them outside haha
20:54:48 TurboClaudia omigosh, my son is so cute... he has this new puzzle book and he put all the animals back in the correct spots... so cute and proud of himself...
20:54:48 z2akids I was thinking about grow lights actually.
20:54:51 host_Cuddlebaby now that's a thought!  Can I get a pic of you going to the salaon with an armful of wet diapers?
20:54:57 host_Cuddlebaby let us know if it works!
20:54:59 mikesgirl64 haha
20:55:18 mikesgirl64 they would think i was nuts ;)
20:55:20 host_Cuddlebaby what a big boy!!
20:55:24 TurboClaudia hee hee... that's a funny picture in my head
20:55:28 z2akids awww.  I love stuff like that
20:55:46 host_Cuddlebaby oh well, that's usually a good sign with others think we are unusual....who wants to be societal norm?
20:55:52 host_Cuddlebaby re baby center women....
20:56:31 z2akids don't even get me started.  I cannot even lurk there any longer
20:56:34 mikesgirl64 i hear you
20:56:58 host_Cuddlebaby I just read that timswife thread....
20:56:59 mommyof2girls wait...am I missing something?
20:57:10 host_Cuddlebaby babycenter.com boards
20:57:27 host_Cuddlebaby the other three of us are on april date due board....
20:57:27 mommyof2girls never been there...I'm a ex ovusoft junkies
20:57:48 host_Cuddlebaby baby board I guess it is now...well all have april babies and mostly have left the board and have started our own ap board  :)
20:58:02 host_Cuddlebaby neer been to ovusoft...
20:58:05 host_Cuddlebaby is it boards?
20:58:18 mommyof2girls ya...
20:58:57 mommyof2girls women who are TTC'ing, TTA'ing, preggo, general buddies, infertility, miscarraige..a WHOLE bunch of things
20:59:18 host_Cuddlebaby any cry it out?
20:59:28 mommyof2girls no..I feel to bad when I tried
20:59:39 mommyof2girls the boob usually does the trick!
21:00:37 mikesgirl64 the boob is a solver :)
21:00:51 host_Cuddlebaby all problem solver  :)
21:00:52 mikesgirl64 i dont know what id do if i didnt nurse haha
21:01:07 host_Cuddlebaby I meant how do they lean?
21:01:12 host_Cuddlebaby breastfeeding?
21:01:14 host_Cuddlebaby day care?
21:01:19 host_Cuddlebaby you know, all that jazz
21:01:20 z2akids I cannot even imagine that.  We're going out Saturday night and I don't have a clue how our sitter is going to put her down
21:01:32 host_Cuddlebaby are you nervous?
21:02:07 host_Cuddlebaby Was just talking with Albert about his Xmas party the 28th....
21:02:11 TurboClaudia i never ventured to babycenter after i found the mothering.com boards
21:02:15 z2akids Eh, a little.  I know she'll be fine.  I'll leave milk and she eats pretty much everything that the boys eat (not in quantity) so she won't starve.  But, 6 hours  ugh
21:02:23 host_Cuddlebaby oh THAT's a great place!
21:02:25 host_Cuddlebaby love them!!
21:03:05 host_Cuddlebaby I need to put up the end chat thing, but I'm not leaving anytime soon...unless Colton keeps fussing!
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