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@tycoon34 I use prefolds! So you’d think they’d be okay in that respect

@lifeword So I was previously doing a water-only cycle after the main wash, but I stopped after we moved to a house with hard water because I was under the impression that a detergent-less cycle would cause mineral buildup with particularly hard water.

@tycoon34 So I’ve read very conflicting things about detergent buildup on this sub/the internet. Some people say what you said and some people say that if you have an actual problem with detergent buildup, it’ll be obvious bc your diapers will come out of the wash feeling soapy.

@cees Yep it did.

@wren84 I’ve always used prefolds. You hand rinse every diaper after washing? I thought that the rash back at 2 months was maybe from detergent buildup, and I’m still not totally sure if it was that or just a stubborn yeast rash. I did seriously like 20 rinses trying to pass the swish test...

@billthecableman Are you a member of their website?

@billthecableman I guess I don’t mean buildup necessarily, but there’s definitely detergent I’m having a very hard time rinsing out of my prefolds. I’ll check out that website, thank you. It’s confusing because there’s at least a handful of legit online resources, and they all seem like they...

@markiplier I probably need to actually get it tested, but google says it’s about 205. Swish test is pretty cloudy/filmy, so based on that and other people’s comments, I think it might be un-rinsed detergent. Honestly if they’re freshly stripped and bleached idk what else it could be besides...

@teagranny Maybe? Either that or maybe the buildup is inconsistent in a load, and I’m just happening to test one that got it all rinsed out before drying? Like maybe only some diapers in a load are getting buildup? Idk 🫠

@cees I really enjoyed washing my diapers before the damn yeast and now I’m all worried about her little butt! I was just reading about the chili vs stew vs soup earlier on clean cloth nappies. I think before the rash, when I was using more detergent, I was probably overfilling like chili to...

@sissikop I wasn’t even going by FLU’s detergent guidelines, I was just going by the directions on the Tide bottle. I’ll see if I can switch to something else besides Borax. I do use GMD’s prefolds so I have their guide. Thank you for your reply. It’s crazy to me how much vastly different...

@cees The bleach was brand new so no worries there. Maybe the second rash was just a coincidence and/or my baby just has sensitive skin like me? I was thinking maybe I need to try the Tide F+G. Just sad Costco doesn’t carry it lol Thank you so much! I see your comments all the time on this...

@coffrey That sucks. I know some babies just can’t handle cloth. It’s weird because she was 100% fine with it for the last 8 months. And now, after trying to go back to cloth for a day and having the rash come back, I switched to disposables again and the rash is still there even with good...

@cees Here’s an Imgur link to the ingredients. The only reason I suspected possible detergent buildup is because we had our first yeast rash, and when I went back to cloth (after thoroughly bleaching and waiting a good amount of time), she immediately got a rash again so I thought maybe it was...

@lsober01 Yeah I’m realizing now that the resource I was using recently was not very good. Thank you!

I cannot figure out why my cloth diapers are giving my baby a rash. It goes away in disposables. They are freshly stripped and bleached, I followed fluff love u’s directions perfectly. The bleach is new. I just tried putting her back in cloth and the same rash came back. We’ve been using them...

So, I discovered we had a ton of detergent buildup due to using too much and also our washer probably never getting cleaned before we moved into this apartment. I did a bunch of empty, no detergent cycles in our washer with some vinegar, then I used Affresh. Then I did probably like 8 hot rinse...

@seve Yeah after reading the Ava is out. Do you just use a plain bbt thermometer?

@wayofthepromise Good point. I do log all my Tempdrop data into a different app though, so I wouldn’t be losing it if I quit using it. I’m not sure what to do yet. Thanks for your reply :)

@sodaboy Yep, I think I might have to suck it up and stay with the Tempdrop. Thanks for responding :)