Sunday, March 21, 2010  Diaper rash while cloth diapering  I
first encountered diaper rash when my oldest child was several
months old.  Before my son was born I was given some zinc oxide
ointment.  Because I was using cloth diapers I avoided using any
ointment.  My son hadn’t needed any until then.  I applied the
zinc oxide ointment and the rash didn’t go away.  I tried baking
soda baths and the rash didn’t go away.  I considered the
diapers I was using, but I hadn’t changed anything.  I tried
giving him lots of air time out of a diaper.  This rash
continued for a couple of weeks.  Sometimes it would almost go
away and then it would come back again.  When it started to
blister up above his diaper on his back I took him to his
pediatrician.  As soon as the pediatrician saw the rash she
prescribed medication.  Once my son was on the medication his
rash went away and stayed away.  But this was not my only
encounter with diaper rash through the years.  In most cases any
instances of diaper rash were caused by no