Nappy rash after using cloth nappy

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   Hi, I was using the cloth nappy for my baby when he was days old, but had to switch to disposable at 6 weeks old when he went to the daycare since they won't allow cloth nappy.  Now he is 14 months old, and I've decided to put him back on cloth nappy during weekend.  Have tried 2 weekends now and he always have nappy rash after using cloth nappy.  And yesterday, he had really bad nappy rash when I didn't know that he had done a poo.  But then, with disposables, he has never had nappy rash even when he had a poo diaper left unchanged for a while (if I didn't know that he pooed).  I don't know what caused it, could be his poo, could be the cloth nappy, could be the detergent, and could be because of the change from disposable to cloth nappy? I use BumGenius pocket nappy with microfibre insert (and bamboo inserts) for night time, he sleeps through the night, so he will have his nappy on for about 12 hours. For daytime, I use prefold system with microfleece liner to keep him dry, and change him every 3 hours.  Detergent is Persil Sensitive, and also apply some Curash powder on him.  I am very sad that by using the cloth nappy has caused such bad nappy rash on him, and wonder whether I should just use back disposables?  Any ladies out there having the same problem and what do you do?  Can his skin get used to the cloth nappy later on?