9 month old daughter has sever nappy rash, any ideas?

Question

My little girl has really bad nappy rash, her little lady bits look red, inflamed and slightly swollen and are hot to touch. My mum says to put Sudocrem on which I have been doing. Does anyone have any suggestions on what else I can do to help her? I'm a first time parent and don't like to see her this way.

I do let her have nappy free time as much as possible, I would rather have a wee on the carpet than a sore bum. She is teething at the moment and has 3 teeth coming at once. I think it looks much worse than it probably is and so far it hasn't really bothered her. Thanks for all your answers, they are very much appreciated, keep them coming x

Answer 1

There is a product called Drapolene which is really good...but... It could be that your baby has thrush which is quite a common thing, usually if they get it in their mouths it can also transfer to their bottoms too... Ask your health visitor or doctor and they will probably be able to give you medicine for this...It really is nothing huge to worry about but could be you need the right medicine for it... Good luck with you first little cherub... I'm sure everything will be fine...

Answer 2

My daughter had severe nappy rash at about the same age. Its its bright red and raw looking, it could be thrush, so its worth getting her checked out by your GP. I was given a cream for my daughters and it cleared up in no time. Here are some tips:

- Don't use any soap in her bath or when you wash her - just use water
- Try and let her have some time without a nappy on, not easy I know by pampers care mats or towels are brilliant if you put them on the floor. Try and do this 3 times a day.
- Use a barrier cream such as sudocrem when you put her nappy on. If you are given a cream by your GP, put this on first then sudocrem over the top
- Change her nappy more frequently

Hope she's better soon, please do take her to the doctors if its no better tomorrow. Take care

Answer 3

My son had that problem, the really bad rash. Turns out he was allergic to zinc oxide,so all the creams I put on it just made it worse. So the doc had to give him a special cream. If it's been there for a couple of days, take her to the doctor. Could she possibly have thrush? That can make them get a really bad rash as well. Check her mouth and see if she has any white spots in it, if she does, she probably has thrush and needs to go to the doc.
Let her run around w/o a diaper a little each day as well. The air will help her heal up. Make sure her skin is dry before putting another diaper on her. It's so hard seeing them like that, but they'll get better!!

Answer 4

Poor little mite. My son occasionally gets nappy rash (especially when teething.) You've been given good advice to see your doctor or health visitor first to ensure there is no infection but assuming not:

I find cream does nothing useful unless the area is really clean and DRY first. You can use tissues but this can aggravate soreness - however, we swear by carefully applied talcum powder (don't let the baby breath in the dust) then application of antiseptic nappy cream or vaseline.

For us (he has no allergies etc) this method will calm a rash in 24 hours and often by the next nappy change.

Best of luck with your bottom calming.

Answer 5

Time without her nappy?
I know that sudocrem hasa been given a good reputation, but I don't think that it deserves all the hype it gets- it has never done anything good for my daughter.
I think that the best thing is letting her crawl/walk/lie around with no nappy and try everything that you read from everyone else. Something will work but you'll have to spend lots of time working through everyones suggestions till you find the thing that works for you.
Good luck, sweetie!

Answer 6

Yes leave her nappy off and give her cooled boiled water to drink. as her urine must be too acid, and get the fresh air to her. It could be that she is teething and this could be cause of her sore little botty.

Hopefully it will clear up quickly poor, wee mite.You must be very upset, but it's not your fault... unfortunately nappy rash is all part of being a baby.

Ps Stop the orange juice until the rash has cleared up. She may not like the boiled water but if you put it in fridge until it is cool (but not cold) she will drink it no problem.

Answer 7

nappy rash can become infected and then requires anti-biotic treatment from GP. Leave her without nappies even tho the mess will be hard work for a while, as often as possible. Use good quality disposables when u need to and change as soon as she wets or soils. Once treated, use sudocrem as it is a brilliant moisture guard.
Fresh air around her will help, but take her to GP for treatment.

Answer 8

If you are in the uk with this really nice sunny weather put her with a nappy underneath her and let the air get to her bottom. This is one of the best ways i know and i am a midwife and a mum of 5. This is important especially if you are using disposible nappies. Our parts were not made to be wrapped up in plastic 24 hours a day

Answer 9

There are many things you can do. First wash her bottom with just some warm water and dry real well. Second, if possible, leave her without a diaper for as long as possible. Third use a diaper cream as protection from her urine. If you are using disposable diapers try cloth as some babies are allergic to the paper diapers. Also if it gets too bad you may need the doctor for an antibiotic cream. This could also be a yeast infection and again you would need the doctor for that.

Answer 10

olive oil, some "bare bottom" time to get some air on the skin or metanium. sudacrem is good but takes longer to work and works better if using a towelling nappy, otherwise as soon as u put it on it sticks to the nappy and causes the barrier to act between the nappy and urine not the bottom and urine (to test this theory put a thin layer of sudacrem on a nappy and pour a little water on - it`ll roll off - much like the babies urine will, and then the skin will absorb it and make it worse) good luck!

Answer 11

I used vaseline, I was told by nursing staff that vaseline acts as a barrier for the skin to give it time to heal and its waterproof. These creams like sudocrem are too harsh for little botties. Just make sure she has plenty of fresh air to her bottie and only use vaseline., nothing else till bedtime. Whatever you do dont bath her in salt water. Just try to keep her without a nappy for as long as you can throughout the day.