A few months ago, I passed along some info on Carter’s solid background tagless garments from their fall 2007 line causing some rashes. I didn’t think about it at the time but over the summer, Sophia kept scratching at the back of her neck. We figured it was just a heat rash. It seemed to get better after applying Calamine lotion and the weather cooled down. It didn’t occur to me that it could have been that I stopped putting her in certain outfits once the weather cooled off. I’ll have to go through the bags of clothes she’s out grown to see which ones may have caused the problem, but I’m guessing they were summer Carter garments because I know which ones I liked dressing her in during the hottest weather.
A few weeks ago, I bought a pack of plane white tagless Gerber onesies and she started scratching again. This time I knew it wasn’t from a heat wave. The worst part of her rash was right where the face of the Gerber baby’s face is stenciled. I’ve stopped using them and viola! The scratching is over and the rash is gone.
Apparently, Sophia isn’t the only one with the Gerber tagless. I found a couple posts on Zrecs and Parenting Squad about it. The biggest offenders appear to be Carter’s, Circo, and Gerber. Oh and by the way, Carter’s bought Oshkosh a in 2005. I didn’t know that and Sophia was wearing a brand new Oshkosh onesie all day yesterday. I didn’t notice her scratching but the results were not good. The rash is back, and unfortunately the Oshkosh B’Gosh stencil is HUGE! 
Oh, that’s a pretty nasty rash! Can you just put something over the “tag” part to protect her skin from contact with the print? Stitch a small bit of cotton fabric in there, or something? Seems a shame to throw out the whole garment if you can just make it usable with a square of flannel.
smarmoofus – Yeah I’ll probably do that with her Oshkosh onesie, but not the Gerber. I think she’s getting old enough to not need onesies anymore. We have her wearing Hanes t-shirts now.
Erica…I’m giving you 3 days warning.
FRIDAY 55….FRIDAY 55…FRIDAY 55
Huh, my son gets an itchy neck like that in the summer. I never linked it to a tagless shirt. I’ll definitely check next time…thanks
Luvs diapers have recently redesigned and are also causing rashes. I found out on Baby Cheapskate after I already bought some and encountered a foul and mysterious chemical odor when I opened the pack. Damn cheap manufacturers! Poor Sophia