My 8 mth old has severe diaper rash. Any Ideas that I could use?

Question

She's starting to teethe again and has gotten the worst diaper rash yet. I use pinxsav, because it has worked the best compared to other treatments. Besides the usual(frequent & immidiate diaper changes, thorough cleaning, etc), does anyone have any treatments or ideas that have helped them?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

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.

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

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!

Answer 5

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.

Answer 6

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!!!!

Answer 7

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.

Answer 8

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.

Answer 9

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!

Answer 10

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.