HARRISONVILLE, Mo. -- A Harrisonville couple said their baby suffered a blistering rash from something they never thought could hurt a child, and they want other parents to know the story behind it.

"She had this mysterious rash on her back," said Liz Stolte, Reece Stolte's mother. "We didn't know what to do, you know, for her."

They went to Children's Mercy South Hospital in Overland Park, Kan., looking for answers.

"It was scary because they were throwing out words like staph infection, cellulitus, you know different things," said Ryan Stolte, Reece's father. "They weren't sure what exactly was going on as far as what was going on with the rash."

After days in the hospital, they left with medicine, but the rash returned.

"Two nights at the hospital wondering what on earth was wrong with our baby, it was very, very scary," Liz Stolte said.

They went online for help.

"When we saw that, we were relieved, but we were also just disgusted that there were other people out there going through this, you know," she said.

They found several Web sites with warnings and pictures of babies with rashes on their upper backs, and they all wore the same clothing, tagless bodysuits, shirts and pajamas from kids clothing giant Carter's.

"It was surprising to find that many other people who had the same problem, and even some that were more severe than Reece had," Ryan Stolte said.

More than 400 families have contacted Carter's with similar stories about the fall 2007 line.

In an e-mail, a Carter's representative, Janell Cleveland wrote, "The labels don't contain any skin irritants or abrasive chemicals, and that what we are seeing is a rare allergic reaction in some infants with highly sensitive skin."

The clothes in question have a solid, stenciled and more pronounced ink label.

Carter's said it was a stylistic change that made them switch clothes made after fall 2007 to a smaller label.

Reece Stolte's parents said she was done with tagless shirts.

"All I can think about was her laying on these blisters, and you know, she's crying, but no one knew. To think what she must have gone through all that time," Liz Stolte said.

The Stolte family said they were in talks with Carter's about paying their medical bills. The company said other families are also forwarding them their bills.

Plus, the company is offering a no-questions return on the clothes.