Problem Solved

The rash is no longer a mystery!

So I took her to the pedi and she said it was contact dermatitis. A contact rash. She was allergic to the ONE disposable diaper I was using at night. That's why it was getting worse slowly. And then getting worse faster when the phone nurse told me to slop her up with grease (which I can't use cloth with) and put a sposie on her.

So we are cloth 100% now. Slobbed her up with some CA baby cream and we have one clear Gwen bum. I now have to do diaper laundry more often now (every other day now). But a happy baby tush is worth it!

As some of you know I do some things that are considered "crunchy" or not very mainstream. But I think my reasoning is a bit different than others that do these things. Here are the things that I do and MY reasons.

*I cloth diaper. I do this because all those chemicals in sposies are gross. They smell yucky. They now give my baby a blistering rash. I don't wear clothes next to my sensitive nether regions loaded with crystals that turn into a gel when wet. Eww. I'm not going to do that to my baby. Some people cd because diapers don't biodegrade in landfills. That is a great side effect from us using cloth diapers, but not my motivating factor.

*I use all natural cleaning products around my children. I use natural laundry soap. I use natural soap on my children when I bathe them. We have natural soap in our bathrooms for hand washing. I use these things because they are better for my children. Aili has sensitive skin so those mainstream baby washes made her itch and red and it was awful. 5 years ago it took a long time to find a product that was available in the stores that would work for her. Now there are more to choose from and she's doing well. Same reasons I use natural laundry soap. I also want my clothes to smell like...well...clothes. Not some fake overly powerful eye watering perfume. Just the thought of that smell makes me itch. Some people choose to use these things so the petroleum and other harmful chemicals do not get put back in our water supply as we rinse. That is a great reason, but not my motivating factor.

There are other things I do too. My kids are on a delayed vaccination schedule. They do not eat things full of sugar and HFCS. We don't go too far with their food, but are far from mainstream with this. We drive over one hundred miles just to buy cereal bars for our kids.

I'm not out to save the planet. I'm trying to help my kids. They are my number one priority. I'm the mama. My kids are an extension of hubby and myself. We want them to be the best they can. And these are the choices we make to have the happiest kids on the block! And if anyone has heard Aili's laugh...I think they would agree.

I love this planet. I want it to stay green and lush and beautiful for as long as possible. I'm also not trying to be a revolutionary, just a thoughtful mama.