My 11 month old daughter has had a diaper rash for just over a week and it looks horrible, all red and tender to the touch. She wears size 3 diapers from Huggies and we change her diaper very often & use Huggies no perfume/alcohol sensitive skin diaper wipes and have applied A&D, Baby Powder, Gerber Zinc Oxide.... which diaper rash treatment have you found to work?
2006-08-28 09:26:24 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Go to your local pharmacy or grocery store with a pharmacy inside and ask the pharmacist for Calmoseptine. It's non-prescription, but they keep it behind the counter. It's VERY thick, so it stays on between diaper changes and won't let feces or urine touch the already tender skin and make it even more sore. It has a zinc oxide base, but also contains calamine and menthol, which are very soothing.
You should also stop using wipes for now, until her butt clears up. Even the hypoallergenic/free ones still sting. (Next time you scrape or cut a finger, your arm, etc., rub a wipe on it. You'll see.) For now, use a wet, soft wash cloth.
Also, if she has any actual open, VERY sore places, put Neosporin on them a few times a day. This will keep the areas from getting infected.
2006-08-28 09:32:26 · answer #1 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use any good diaper cream and I also use gold bond medicated powder when I put the diaper back on.
The main thing I found though is fresh air. You need to allow fresh air to get to your baby's bottom as often as you can, so when you are at home and can lay her out on a blanket or something that you don't care if it gets wet or soiled then you can put her there with some toys and just let the air dry her skin and help get the rash under control.
Good luck.
2006-08-28 22:54:43 · answer #2 · answered by wetsaway 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She may have a yeast rash. If so, the creams and treatments will not kill the yeast. She will need a yeast treatment cream if that is the cause of the rash.
She may have heat rash. Try giving her some diaper free time to air out. This will really help it heal. This will also help with yeast rashes.
Try using a wet washcloth with nothing but water on it during changes. Even those "sensitive skin" wipes have citric acid and other chemicals that can be VERY painful to damaged skin.
2006-08-28 16:32:54 · answer #3 · answered by Kathryn A 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I used Huggies for my first child, and second - but at about 3-4 months he started getting a bad rash. I switched to Pampers and it went away. I tested later by trying Huggies again and he got the rash again - it was the diapers! If it's not the diapers try Pure Cornstartch Powder, or Penaten cream - they always worked for me.
2006-08-28 16:34:50 · answer #4 · answered by snowy 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My midwife told me that most diaper rashes are caused by yeast. You could try monistat, or any other antifungal cream. That's the only thing that worked for several of my daughters diaper rashes. Does the rash look red and almost burnt looking? Then it's probably yeast. I have also used calendula cream, and it works very well. You can probably find it in health food stores, it's all natural and comes from the magnolia flower. God Bless
2006-08-28 16:58:07 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
My doctor told me not to use wipes if my daughter just urinated. He said the urine is sterile and the use of too many wipes can irritate your baby's bum. You might want to try just airing her out for a while. If all else fails and you need a good cream, use bag balm. It is in the pet isle and the antiseptic isle of your local grocery store. Dairy farmers use it on sunburnt udders of cows but it has been found to be helpful as an antiseptic and diaper rash treatment for people. It worked wonders on my daughter.
2006-08-28 17:07:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
We found our baby developed diaper rushes from Huggis Supreme diaper which we bought from Toysrus. The rush area was exactly the same as diaper area. We tried many different commercial diaper rush ointment but didn't work.
We changed his diaper to Pampers cruisers and rushes gone in hours. We did change back to the same Huggis after 3 weeks and rushes came back in minutes.
2006-08-28 16:38:44 · answer #7 · answered by Yuko 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
okay here is what I do and I hope that it helps. First I make sure I let my son sit in a nice warm bath when it gets really bad, then i let him air dry for awhile, but not to long because I don't want him to pee on the carpet lol!! then I put some Diaper rash creme on him, A&D NEVER worked for my son lol I buy the cheapest kind from walmart and it works freakin GREAT!! then I pour a bunch of baby powder on his butt! I use Luvz and I use Walmart brand wipes. but the bath is important, becasue that is how I get the redness to go away. that has always worked for me and he has never had a diaper rash for more then 2 days. i hope I was some help to you!!
2006-08-28 19:10:05 · answer #8 · answered by fandj4ever 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bag Balm--you can get it OTC from the pharmacy (you have to ask for it though). My little one had a blistered bum from 1 week old till about a month old. I tried Desitin, Balmex, A&D, even a special concoction that the pedi advised...nothing worked. But Bag Balm (originally intended to moisturize the udders of milking cows!), applied each diaper change, 86'd that rash in about a week. It's great stuff. Comes in a green tin. Hope this helps!
2006-08-28 18:35:56 · answer #9 · answered by peachy78 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
my son gets horrible diaper rash sometimes due to the dyes in some foods and the only thing we cd find to clear him up is what is called triple paste its a little expencive but definetly works and worth the $9
2006-08-28 16:52:49 · answer #10 · answered by milkmaider2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋