severe nappy rash?

Question

any advice for severe nappy rash in 17 month old? tried sudocream and a couple of others but it's still getting worse.

Answer 1

Just 12 months ago my 18 month old son had it. My sister recommended the white of an egg. We tried it out. About 3 hours later he was cured and running about!!!.
Whisk it up in a bowl and apply it like you would a cream. Instant remedy at low cost.

Answer 2

i found that sudocream didn't really help my son - i did a few things to help combat nappy rash when my son was a baby :

1) use Vaseline, it worked wonders on my son, and it also worked well on a friend's son who had the same problem

2) put a few drops of lavender oil in you child's bath - it has healing properties, and it certainly helped my son.

3) i know that this is difficult when your child is 17 months old, and probably quite active, but try to let him / her have time during the day without their nappy on. the best cure for nappy rash is fresh air.

4) if it keeps on getting worse, go see your doctor. u don't want it to become infected.

hope this helps, and that your child is soon feeling better. x

Answer 3

I swear by Bepanthen, Sudocream never seemed to work on my little boys, Although My eldest had such a bad case of nappy rash it took a trip to the doctors they prescribed some cream which worked wonders, so it might be worth a trip to see your doctor. Hope it clears up, S x

Answer 4

Give him a good bath and be sure to wash and dry the bottom very good. grab the good old Desitin or Balmex and lather that bottom up (NO baby powder!) Be liberal with it, its only 5 bucks a tube, pop a diaper on and be SURE to check every hour, if not wet, close it up and check later. If wet at ALL, change the diaper and be sure to use the wipes (as long as they contain no alcohol, Huggies Sensitive Wipes are great) or water and a soft cloth very liberally as well as urine contains salt which stings diaper rash, use the cream again, very liberally and put a new diaper on. Give your tot some baby tylenol to help with the pain of the rash. If the rash begins to break open, bleed, drain or pus then go to the ER or call the pediatrician as they can prescribe a stronger antibiotic.

Answer 5

When my son was in Great Ormond Street Hospital in London for children, they have specialised nurses called 'tissue integrity nurses' too help care for kids going through chemo/radio therapy in addition to other treatments. Their advice as a) check that it isn't a fungal infection like thrush first. If it is, you have to treat that first - so you need something like clotrimazole 1% cream. apply as per instructions, and keep your baby's bottom as clean as possible - check the wipes you use are sensitive etc. Once that's under control you can try to alternate that with Metanium cream, which acts as a barrier cream in addition to keeping the rash under control. The nurses didn't think keeping the nappy off for a while really made any difference really, and I agree.

Answer 6

Lots of fresh air around the bottom. When you're at home, try letting your baby have the nappy off for a couple of hours at a time, giving the skin a chance to dry out properly.

Answer 7

My son was so sensitive to fragrances that I had to be vigilant on what I used on him. He once got a rash so bad that he bled with it. My neighbor suggested first aid cream, because his son went through the same thing. It healed him over night. Also if you child has been on antibiotics it can set up a yeast rash, then you'll need a prescription for that. Don't buy nappies with a fragrance in them.

Answer 8

Obviously air as much as poss. Also try going back to cotton wool and water instaed of wipes so as to put fewer chemicals on baby's delicate skin.

I find that calendula cream works pretty well. A 30g tube, mixed with 2 drops lavender oil and 2 drops of roman chamomile oil, and applied sparingly at each change works wonders for us. Although the chamomile oil is expensive (I think 5mls is about £8), you do only use 2 drops to each tube of cream, so economical in the long run.

You'll find that both these oils are baby friendly, and can be used well diluted in the bath, and for various other ailments.

Good luck!

Answer 9

Bepathen is very good fo nappy rash and leave the nappy off as much as possible

Answer 10

i would go to the doctors to rule out thrush, even if it's not something i have used since that was prescribed for thrush was a hydrocortizone cream, and just making sure the area is kept as clean and dry as possible.

hydrocortizone cream just helps the area to heal quickly and prevent another flare up. i don't use it often at all but on a couple of nasty sores around the edge of the nappy it has worked wonders.