My 8 mth old has severe diaper rash. Any Ideas that I could use?
Answer:
1. Are you sure it is just diaper rash? Is it raised bumps and angry red? It may be a yeast infection. You might try adding acidophulus to her diet to help.
2. I have always had the best luck with pure vitamin e oil. I go buy the cheap caplets (liquid/oil filled) then just open them and slather the oil on my baby. It not only heals, it acts as a barrier to the wetness.
good luck and if it doesn't go away in a few days, please take her to a doctor.
Desitin ointment! It cures all forms of rash, including rash behavior.
here are several different types of diaper rashes:
* Contact diaper rash, usually caused by prolonged contact of the skin to stool (feces) or during diarrhea illnesses
* Friction diaper rash, from rubbing or chafing by the diaper
* Yeast (Candida) infection, usually found around the front of the private area (genitalia)
* Bacterial infection, such as folliculitis or impetigo
* Allergic reaction to diaper material
Some babies seem to get diaper rash more than other babies. Possible reasons why include:
* If babies are not kept clean and dry
* In babies who have frequent stools, especially when the stools stay in their diapers overnight
* When babies begin to eat solid foods, especially fruits
* When babies are taking antibiotics, or in nursing babies whose mothers are taking antibiotics
Infants with mild to moderate diaper rash on the buttocks and around the rectum usually respond to common diaper rash creams, such as Desiten®, Dr. Smith's® ointment, or A&D® ointment. Apply these every time you change the diaper.
Infants taking antibiotics are more likely to get diaper rashes caused by yeast infections. Yeast infects the weakened skin and causes a bright red rash with red spots at its edges, but is not as painful as it looks. This is treated with non-prescription anti-fungal creams such as Lotrimin AF® or prescription products such as Nystatin.
a & d ointment and baby powder.or u can soak him in the tub for awhile it will soothe his little butt.also another cream i like is bottom butter or butt paste
desitin or any cream that has zinc oxide in it.
I agree Desitin is the BEST, but if that does not work for you try Bordaux (not spelled right) Buttpaste!
The more time in the day that you can expose it to fresh air the better. I know this is difficult, but try. Severe diaper rash responds much better to a prescription than to the stuff over the counter. You may need to get some form of gyne-lotromin. It's worth calling the pediatrician. Bad diaper rashes can lead to satellite infections other places on the body and to systemic infections if they aren't addressed properly.
Plain corn starch right out of the box. My mom and grandmother swear by it and now I do too. I would use Desitin if it was mild, but when my kids got one of those really bad rashes, I grabbed the corn starch and it would help it in 24 hours.
let the fresh air get to her rash as much as possible...change her diaper straight away..keep it washed so any amonia wont burn and make it worse..when you put on her diaper make sure you have plenty of special diaper rash cream on her.your bringing back memories of when mine were babies...
I have found that Boudreaux's Butt Paste has worked really well for us in the past. We are from the South and you can find it at Wal-Mart here! It is really good stuff!
try bathing her in warm water with a few drops of Lavender oil. then massage with olive oil. lavnder is soothing and healing and olive oil will help with her skin. some chemical creams from over the counter can make it worst.
My baby had a severe daiper rash as well.. I tried zinc ointment and it didnt work. So you know the stuff you put on your nipples to sooth dry and cracked skin called Lanolin?
I used that and smeared it on my baby's bum 4 times a day and let her bum air out alittle bit through out the day and the rash disapeared with in 3 days!
TRY IT!!
I am a huge fan of Butt Paste. My son has had a few diaper rashes, and it has helped all of them. It helps protect it from the wet and the rash goes away pretty quickly!
Hi! I have 2 things to suggest. One is that you let her run around as much as possible without a diaper at all. I know this is a hassle, but it really seemed to help my daughter!
The 2nd suggestion is that I used this really inexpensive diaper rash ointment (A&D) and it looks almost like vaseline. It's really thick and sort of messy, but it works as a really really good film to protect her bum when she's wet. I know it really helped my daughter!
Good luck and hope this helps!:)
If it is bumpy and red, it may be a yeast rash. In that case, you'll need a prescription cream.
Ideally, letting it air dry at all times, but that is not very practical for an active 8 month old.
I have had many moms who swear by Calendula cream, you'll find it in a homeopathic pharmacy or store.
I also have seen the wonders of Crisco. Yep, Crisco. It is a wonderful barrier and that is what a diaper rash needs to heal, to have stool and urine not touch it.
Two great barrier diaper rash cream that are available at most pharmacies (and I have seen them work wonders, too) are Dyprotex and Ilex (ilex).
**The biggest key is to not wipe the cream off completely when changing the diaper. You want a barrier there. That having been said, when it is applied, you should also be very generous and you should not be able to see skin through the cream.**
Good luck!
When my 15 month old niece was teething I had her in my care 24/7. It freaked me out w/diaper rashes because I was changing her very very often. Heres what I did:
I soaked her in the bath for 30 minutes every 4 hours. (no soap except during the regular bath) Just the clean warm water relieves the rash
I used Balmex diaper ointment (you can get from walmart/walgreens etc) Balmex worked better then any other brands I tried.
Change your baby every 30 min and use the heck out of the diaper ointment.
Within 2 days the rash should be gone.
I wish you the best
This is no joke it really works My daughter gets a rash very easily. It was yeast a few times and my Dr. told me to use Lotromin (yes athlete's foot cream!) it really works though. You put the Lotromin down first then the protective ointment/cream. If your going to put powder on top only use cornstarch, anything with talc can cause cancer if inhaled.
When my niece was teething it wasn't as bad as your child sorry to hear that. Other than desitin and thicker cream based products, we used our old school method from back home.
We used diaper clothes never wash them with bleach as they may irritate the baby wash and rinse diapers in half-cup of vinegar to the rinse cycle.
We never used wipes just plain water its less irritating to the skin.
We used Petroleum ointment A & D every-day ointment its not as sticky and messy.
Though messy (sometimes), cause you don't know when they are going to wiz, you let there bottoms dry out. Especially after a diaper change if they are in the playpen.
Hope this helps, Good luck, hope your baby is okay it's going to be a rough spell for a while.
If you can find the time to let the little one go diaper less for a while even 20 mins is helpful with nothing on but a clean bottom. Also make sure it's not a yeast infection other wise nothing you try will work. Intoduce active culture yogurt into her diet. Then clean bottom well with water and wash cloth or soft paper towels let dry completely. apply athin layer of medicated and pain relieving ointment such as neosporin then put a layer of Aquaphor or vasaline or bag balm over it to seal out any new moisture from next bowelmovement. Good Luck I know how hard this is My 1st had bad diaper rash his skin was so sensitive.
P.S. buy the softest diapers you can afford while she is healing.
Take the diaper off and lay her on her bed naked and let the area dry completely. Of course put blankets and such under her and change when necessary. Then use Desitin.
I just took my babe in to the doctor yesterday becasue her rash has gotten out of control. I started using triple paste around 4pm. The doc also gave me a bacterial ointment because the rash my daughter has looks like it has turned into a bacterial rash. It's now 11:15am and the rash looks significantly better, and doesn't seem to be bothering her quite as much. The triple paste is more expensive then the other stuff like A and D and and balmex etc., but it seems to work more effectively. Its a product I would probably use now when she starts to get signs of a diaper rash.
my daughter has had quite a few severe diaper rashes and the doctor told me to use clotramizole cream(antifungal cream available at any pharmacy). I apply the clotramizole cream and then desitin and then some powder. It protects the skin and helps it heal and the powder for moisture control
I did a combination of things for my son when he had a sore bottom. I used Butt Paste, yes that is what it is called. It is by all the other diaper rash creams, it works very well! I applied that liberally every diaper change. Than I aired out his bottom as much as possible in between every diaper change. I would also fill the tub up with warm water and put a little baking soda in it and let him sit in there for 5 to 10 minutes. I also did not use wet ones to clean him I found that it hurt him, so I bought gauze pads and got them wet until his bottom was well. You can get that by the first aide supplies. Good luck.
yes i used baby powder becuase my doctor told me that when they have diaper rash best thing to do is to keep it dry and it work perfect
PLEASE! PLEASE! Try using a warm bath with baking soda and vinegar. After the bath put LOTRIMON on her. I PROMISE she will be almost completely healed by tomorrow! Both of my children were prone to diaper rash also. I could only use pampers with one and huggies with the other. My children would get diaper rashes if I put babypowder or desitin on them.
I know she is young but what helped me the fastest is just plain old air.. no diapers. My son was about 13 or 14 months when I did this. I took my son to his doctor because he had a really bad diaper rash (his very first). I asked him, what I could do that would be a more of a natural way of helping him because he was so sore to the touch, I couldn't picture putting cream on him. He told me that air would help him heal the fastest, it's what his mother use to do with him in his country. (You should of seen my face, I was like he'll pee all over my house) But you know what I laid some towels down on the couch put on a cartoon and watched it w/ him. He started to cry and I couldn't figure out why, well he had to pee so I brought him to the potty and he went (never went back to diapers after that, wow was I lucky). But by the end of the day (not kidding) his rash was so much better. Best of Luck to you and your little one!!
Hydrocortisone. You can get it at the pharmacy..I took my son to the Dr when he got teething diaper rash and they gave me a 1% soultion.
The quickest way to get rid of diaper rash, that I've experienced, is to let your daughter run around without a diaper for about 10-20min in the morning, after nap and after bath. In between those times, put the diaper on loose and use Dr. Smith's...I always thought Destin didn't stay on my son's bottom and rubbed off into the diaper which does nothing to create a barrier! If her skin has started to break down, then let her sit in Domborro's soaks 2x a day and THEN let her go w/o a diaper. You do risk getting a little pee on the floor, but I swear, it's the quickest way to get rid of it! Good luck!
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