Cloth Diaper Routine in Japan😅
I live in Japan and I have exclusively cloth diapered my 2 week old ebf baby. She has a mild diaper rash on her bum as of today. I use the Alva baby pockets but with hemp and cotton. I just lay the inserts on top of the diaper instead of stuffing so no polyester touches her bum area. I also use cotton cloth wipes with plain water instead of wet wipes. I’m worried my wash routine is causing the rash, especially because the top loading Japanese washer I have does not have a hot water hook up or hot water settings. Right now my wash routine is every morning (diapers never sit for more than 24 hours unwashed), a 30 min cold water rinse with agitators, two back to back 72 min cold water washes with the agitators, Tide free and clear and Calgon water softener (the water here is very hard), and a final 30 min cold water wash with agitators. I then throw the inserts into the dryer and air dry the diapers (I don’t have any access to an outdoor space with direct sunlight to line dry). Can anyone see a problem that might cause rash? She is changed every 2-3 hours but her diaper is checked every 1-2hr. The only time she could sit in it longer is if she pees or poos in her sleep but she always fusses to let us know. She also farts a lot and kind of sharts when she does and I think we’ve been missing poo that could be sitting in her bum when we check the liners and don’t see anything. I just want to be sure it’s not something I’m doing wrong😭