My friends baby has a really bad rash really red on bottom what is the best thing to use DR. says Desatin.Help

Question

Help whats best for a babies severe diaper rash?

Answer 1

You paid good money to the Dr. for his/her advice, you spent your valuable time to go see him/her, why would you question the doctor's advice and come to a place like Yahoo! Answers for help?

Desitin is probably one of the best diaper rash creams on the market. You just need to follow the directions to get good results.

You may also try letting your baby go for awhile without a diaper between changes if you can, this will help to "air out" the diaper area where the rash is and help to clear it up.

Good luck to you and your baby.

Answer 2

If desitin isn't working move on to using chlotrimazole in addition to the desitin 2 times a day. Chances are the baby has gotten a yeast infection from the worsening rash. Happens all the time with my little one. That is the only trick that works with her after she gets full blown. Oh yeah boys get yeast infections too as babies. You can pick it up at the drugstore and you don't need a prescription. This is what my pediatrician recommended.

Answer 3

Sounds like a yeast rash. Happens when a baby may have been on antibiotics. Also you need to keep an eye on the baby's mouth for thrush, which is the same yeast as what may be happening down below. Get some Nystantin cream from your doctor if he has any idea that it IS yeast. (There is Nystantin Oral Suspension for the thrush as well, if needed). If not, try Laniseptic cream. You can get that over the counter, and it is far superior to desitin.

Answer 4

I like desitin, but a bad rash that doesn't respond to desitin may be yeast or fungal. If the baby is old enough to eat yogurt, that will relieve the rash (yes, it sounds silly but it works) if not then try an over the counter ointment like diflucan or vaginal miconozole and apply it directly to the rash. My children had the same and this worked for me.

Answer 5

Wash with MILD soap (Johnson's baby wash) & water, or just water, let it air dry and let the baby go without a diaper for awhile if possible. Desatin never worked for my kids. A&D ointment is a good water barrier and Caldesene powder (NOT together) is GREAT! Just don't let the powder "puff" as you sprinkle it on baby's bum, it's not good to breathe. Have the doc check again to make sure there is no infection starting. Keep baby hydrated (to dilute urine) and avoid apple sauce, apple juice, etc. (citric acid); pear juice or white grape juice is a good alternative and dilute it with water if necessary. Change diapers OFTEN and it should heal up. Good luck!

Answer 6

Try using corn starch for a while instead of a cream. After the rash has gone go back to some kind of cream.

Answer 7

Use sudocrem cream, and keep the diaper off as much as possible. Fresh air is the best cure. If its really bad then an antibiotic cream will be needed. But usually sudocrem and fresh air works. Also when cleaning, use lukewarm water instead of wipes. Also, old fashioned remedy, which I poo pooed (scuse the pun) is talcum powder. Rub it onto hands first, to reduce the powder. and rub on, immediate and soothing relief.

Answer 8

Let it dry! My daughter used to get bad rashes too. We'd let it dry (no diapers for a while) and then use a product called Aquaphor which helped greatly. The big key though was letting it dry.

Answer 9

Desitan is good, but my pediatrician years ago said."take the baby outside without a diaper, and let the sunshine heal her skin". I did that with my 2 year old daughter, we had a backyard that was fenced, and she ran around with just a shirt on. It did help. I think the air did the job. Just a little while every day.

Answer 10

100% pure aloe vera. From the plant if you can get it. Blend it to pulp. When baby is about to sleep, put something waterproof under them and pour the juicy pulp over baby's affected area, and don't cover w/ a diaper. For a boy laying on his back, just cover his wee-wee with a breathable cotton cloth.