[rokki]

thank you for the link to strip washing - its what i've basically been doing but i've not been using the vinegar, and i'll do more rinses as well to make sure
i've never used barrier creams, and never had any redness before, it doesnt look too bad at the moment as it appeared to be completely healed, but the rash came up again within a couple of hours of going back to cloth so he's been either out of a nappy or in a disposable for the last day or so
it did get quite sore till we stopped using the cloth nappies - and the skin was starting to break down so i felt i had no choice but to switch to disposables for a while (they sit higher up on his thighs so the sore bit was exposed to the air)
i'm so sad, i loved seeing his cute big cloth bummy, and felt that it was the right thing to do both environmentally and for his skin...so i was gutted when the very thing i thought would be kind to his skin started causing such soreness :o(
anyway, i'll see how we go once all his nappies have been strip washed
any further advice or opinions are still very welcome!