Comments on: Diaper Rash City

By: surpriseofunfolding

surpriseofunfolding — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:59:00 +0000

Here from NCLM – we had diaper rash issues, but not yeast related. I did alot of “naked bum time” – putting baby to sleep w/o a diaper and changing the crib when a wet came about, and playing w/o a diaper on non-carpet floors to get lots of air. I used little cloths & soap & water instead of wipes (just cut up a flannel sheet). Desitin worked very well for us when I wasn’t doing those things.

I always found we’d get a diaper rash just before big teething times – my son didn’t drool much, so I figure he was swallowing his saliva & that made everything more acidic when it came out. That’s my theory, but I don’t know if it’s true or not.

Good luck!

By: Jendeis

Jendeis — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 02:47:00 +0000

Here from NaComLeavMo. Don’t have any experience with diaper rash myself, but I’ve heard others recommend that Boudreaux’s Butt Paste. What about A&D Ointment?

By: Amber

Amber — Sat, 31 May 2008 20:05:00 +0000

I’m so sorry she’s having such a difficult time. We slather petroleum jelly on Kaelin’s bottom every time we change her and it seems to work.

Hope her bum is better soon (and stays better!)

By: Rhonda

Rhonda — Sat, 31 May 2008 14:37:00 +0000

My dd got it extremely bad a few times to the point of bleeding. My ped always gave me a Rx for Nystatin and it cleared it up quickly. Vaseline helps prevent diaper rash, so I always kept that on her. Kaden has had it a couple of times, and I put Tripple Paste on it (before it got bad) and it was gone by morning. I get Tripple Paste at Wal-Mart in the baby section. Oh, and the baby wipes always burned when dd had it bad, so it helped by washing the soap out of them before using them. I only did that when she had diaper rash already, not on a daily basis. I hope Pea gets better soon.

By: Kim

Kim — Sat, 31 May 2008 13:49:00 +0000

My middle guy had the worst diaper rashes – blisters and bleeding and just raw! He ended up with food allergies which he has now almost grown out of at age 4. If it is a yeast infection, you will need an Rx. I swear by Triple Paste and so do many Moms I know. It is ‘over the counter’ but some pharmacies have it n the Pharmacy. It comes in a big tub. Hope it gets better soon – I felt so bad when it happened. Also when it was really bad, I took him in the kitchen sink and gently let the water clean him off. That way there was no rubbing. Here from NCLM.

By: pamela.ilovemcdreamy

pamela.ilovemcdreamy — Sat, 31 May 2008 11:11:00 +0000

OH NO! MY HEART BLED FOR PEA!

I hope she’s doing better today!

By: Katt

Katt — Sat, 31 May 2008 01:12:00 +0000

We have had very good luck with Boudreaux’s Butt Paste. Also, instead of baby wipes just use warm water and a wash cloth.

If it is yeast I second mcc's advice. Get an antifungal cream with clotrimazole in it. Use it two to three times a day under the butt paste, or some other type of barrier cream. You can also use some hydrocortisone cream 1% twice a day, again, use it under the butt paste.

Good luck!

p.s. I'm a pharmacist, and a mom.

By: Sheena

Sheena — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:38:00 +0000

Poor Miss Pea. I’m a newbie so you know I can’t give any advice! Just reading in case we have the problem in the future! I hope her boo boo gets better .

By: Nicky

Nicky — Fri, 30 May 2008 21:37:00 +0000

Here from NaComLeavMo. I don’t have kids (yet) but friends I’ve heard friend recommend another option: switch to cotton cloth diapers for a few days. She’s likely to be grumpy about it, because it will feel different, but disposables irritate existing diaper rash much more than cotton.