Ugh, what the heck is this?

Mercedes has a rash, well not a rash so much, it's hard to explain, but along the top of her nappy line (ie. where the nappy sits around her waist) at the back she has a nasty scab, almost like it was grazed and has now scabbed and it is quite weepy.It's only about 1/2 cm wide, but it goes all the way along her nappy line at the back.

Does anyone have any idea what might have caused it? I've lathered it up with barrier cream so her night nap doesn't rub, but I'm worried that it's a reaction to the elastic in one of her naps, or even worse, to the wool in her Ecobubs pockets. I know my cousin had a similar problem but he was in sposies and it was a reaction to the sposie elastic.

Would love to hear if anyone else has had this before, or any suggestions on what might have caused it.

if it was a wool reaction it would be from the longies not the pocket cause the longies are pure wool but the pocket is a blend.

does she wear any other pure wool things?

Well the longies haven't actually touched her skin in that particular spot, as she's been wearing dome-under singlets, but that is an interesting thought - I hadn't actually thought about the longies causing a problem.

You could be right about friction burn Toni, coz it does actually look like a burn, and now the skin is flaking off around it I'm taking her to see the nurse at my GP's clinic this arvo to get her other rashy problem looked at, and I'll get them to have a look.

Random thought - do you think it could be the Berry Plush? They're the only ones that have elastic as such in the waist?

Silicone is ok, latex isn't. But good point - I wonder if any of her naps have latex in the elastic on them? Hmmmm...

It is clearing up now and all flaky and peely

So not from the Ecobubs pocket?

I'm getting red marks around legs sometimes... wondering if that is the elastic or the wool causing that. I remember Deb saying something about it too. The leg settings are on the loosest snap but I think the nap may still be a bit tight on chubbos thighs.

nikkiwhyte wrote: So not from the Ecobubs pocket? I'm getting red marks around legs sometimes... wondering if that is the elastic or the wool causing that. I remember Deb saying something about it too. The leg settings are on the loosest snap but I think the nap may still be a bit tight on chubbos thighs.

i think it may be the elastic...i'm wondering latley if it is the same as the fuzzi problem where the elastic was the wrong way round. i know few others get marks on the kids legs from the ecobubs...i have a large for gabriel for night time tho and he never has problems with it...(i sold my citrus that i was having probs with).