HELP!!!! Diaper rash?

Question

My daughter is 13 months old and over the past couple days she has developed a severe diaper rash (is is around the actual butt area not the vaginal area)(Also she is teething) It is bright red and blistery and bleeding. I have taken her to the doctor for it before (3 times) and they don't seem to give me any help what so ever. So I decided to ask moms(or dads) what I can/should do to help her. All help will be greatly appreciated(my daughter is in terrible pain and crying almost non stop and she is normally a happy content baby. Thank you.

As I said above she has been to the doctor 3 times (2 different doctors) and they said that this type of rash isn't a yeast rash. I have used different creams and nothing appears to help.

Answer 1

This might sound really difficult to do, but it will get rid of the diaper rash in a matter of days (or less)!

1. Whenever she has a bowel movement, give her a warm soapy bath.

2. Do not use diaper wipes.

3. Change diapers OFTEN. Check them on the hour to prevent her from being in a wet diaper.

4. Keep her bottom dry. No need for diaper rash creams, just keep it really dry. If possible, (especially after bowel movements or urination, to prevent messes) let her run around diaper-less OFTEN. This will help oxygen and air get to the wounds and keep her bottom dry.

Good luck!!!

Answer 2

Whether or not it is yeast treating it with grapefruit seed extract, or an over the counter anti-fungal cream will do no harm.

Another thing that may help... strange as this sounds is to coat the area with a liquid antacid (the kind you would take orally) avoid things like pepto, look for a basic antacid.

The pharmacist will also have something behind the counter called "triple paste" this isn't prescription you just have to ask for it because they mix it up themselves for some reason *lol*.

Air and sun also always help.

Putting baking soda or oatmeal in the bath can be quite soothing as well.

"I recommended that they add five drops of GSE to four ounces of water and leave it on the changing table to wash the baby's bottom as part of each diaper change. A miraculous overnight cure did not occur, but within a few days the rash was receding and infection was gone within another week. A second similar adventure with a two-year-old boy convinced me that I was onto something. I have used the same dilute solution to treat refractory diaper rashes and oral yeast infections in many children and I'll continue to look for new uses for what I regard as an innocuous, natural antimicrobial."
Jay N. Gordon, M.D.
http://www.gseinformation.com/

Answer 3

Boudreaux's butt paste works wonders. My sister in laws baby had a similar rash *red cracked skin that was blistered* and i had her use this stuff and some hydrocortisone cream at every diaper change...the rash went away completely within a few days and gave baby great relief on contact. u can buy these two products over the counter at almost any drug store or grocery isle. pediatricians usually recommend the boudreaux's paste for rashes as well. while using these products make sure u keep baby as dry as possible *u can let her run around without a diaper from time to time which will help her feel better and will aid in healing. make sure u change her diaper as well even with the slightest pee in her diaper this will only make things worse*. I hope your baby gets better soon...good luck!

Answer 4

here are some of the things that you can do..... allow air to get to it as much as possible. Even if you have to let her walk around with a naked bottom for a while (and you might have to clean up some pee-pee), it will help to allow the air to get to it. When she has to be in a diaper, you need to make sure to keep her changed very regularly so that she stays dry and when you do change her, you really need to lube her up with some kind of diaper rash cream (I personally like A&D ointment in the blue tube). Allowing her to soak in the warm tub will help too. The key is to keep her as dry as possible. It will clear up.... there isn't much the doctors can do about diaper rash and when a child is teething, that can be really hard on those little bottoms. Good luck.

Answer 5

Has she started eating something new or a lot of one food? My son got a very bad rash after eating lots and lots of cantaloupe. Let her little butt run around naked to air dry. Try Burt's Bees Diaper creme. Most Drs. will say teething has nothing to do with diaper rash, but how many mothers have seen a correlation between teething and diaper rashes? Lots.

Answer 6

My daughter had that a couple of times. You have to keep it as dry as possible. Sometimes it would help if I dried it really good and put on desitin or A & D ointment (there's one that is white...has zinc in it, I think). Another thing that would sometimes help was to let her go bare. You take the chance of her having an accident on the furniture, or whatever, but it really helps dry out the rash. She was happier when she had nothing on her poor red bottom! Watch what she eats. Acidic foods will add to her discomfort. Maybe stick with crackers and other "bland" foods for a while.

Answer 7

Try an oatmeal bath. Aveno makes a good product...single use packets of collodial oatmeal...it is pricey so if money is an issue, you can make your own if you have a high-speed blender, food processor or coffee grinder. See instructions at http://babyparenting.about.com/cs/healthissues/a/oatmealbath.htm

Pat (NOT rub) dry after about 15-20 minutes of soaking and let her "air dry" completely before re-diapering. Whenever possible, leave her diaper off (esp. if it is hot and/or humid where you live).

For my son, diaper wipes were a HUGE trigger...I finally found some called Huggies Natural Care...fragrance free and low alcohol (or alcohol free...don't remember)...much less frequent rash with these. ...and when he had a bad rash, I would wipe his bottom with plain water (soft baby wash cloth)...much less irritation...and again, let him air dry (I sometimes used a blow dryer on cool when in a hurry) before re-diapering.

For us, Balmex cream worked the best...didn't cure the rash per se, but it made a great barrier between his bottom and the diaper to minimize further irritation and it was a lot creamier than Desenex (so it hurt him less to apply it to his raw bottom!). After air drying, a layer of that before diapering and a light dusting of pure cornstarch on the surface of the diaper seemed to make him feel a lot better!

...and if by some chance you are using cloth diapers with plastic diaper covers, you might want to switch to a good disposable diaper at least until she heals...disposables generally keep baby drier than cloth and they breathe a lot better than the cloth/plastic pants combo. ...and some children can react even to very gentle laundry detergent and/or fabric softener used to wash the diapers. I thought the Huggies were a LOT softer than Pampers and some other brands (no, I don't work for Huggies *smile*...I just had better experiences with their products). The White Cloud brand (available at Wal-mart) wasn't a bad substitute for Huggies and a LOT cheaper if money is an issue (I preferred the Huggies). ...and I heard once that buying the next larger size caused less irritation when baby has a bad rash like your daughter!

I'll say a prayer for her to get better quickly...it always hurts to see a little one in pain.

Answer 8

Sounds like thrush, treat with an anti-fungal cream, get the one with zinc in it. Change baby's nappy regually, give some air time. Clean with water only, not baby wipes. Continue with the anti-fungal cream for 3 days after the rash has gone.
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Answer 9

the best thing you can do.. is air dry it first.. meaning leave the nappy off for most part of the day.. and dont moisturise it until its dry (if its weeping) then go out and find BEPANTHEM CREAM - its the best cream ever.. my premature baby had severe nappy rash that broke her pre-term skin and was really bad.. that cream and leaving the bum exposed did the trick.. and maybe some calpol for the little one when she cries?

Answer 10

I've been there and this worked like a charm on my child's rash. It sounds crazy but try corn starch. My mother and my older sister told me about it and it really works. Hope your baby gets better.