Problem W/9 Month Old Daughter's Diaper Rash

I use a natural lotion called Renew. It works so much better than anything else I tried. Also, could it be a reaction to the diapers? Maybe laundry detergent? Soap? Diaper wipes?

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N. :) SAHM homeschooling 3 boys 12, 8 & 2 yrs old and married to my Mr. Wonderful for almost 15yrs. I love to help moms, who want to become SAHMS, reach that goal!

Hi M..

Have you tried BUTT PASTE? I really like it and it works for us. I am not sure the extent of the diaper rash (did you know, a severe diaper rash can be considered 1st or 2nd degree burn, I forget which) but just to be on the safe side, you should consult your pediatrician - they may be able to prescribe something for it. My LO's cousin was prescribed something for her diaper rush because it was some sort of fungus. Sorry, don't mean to worry you but it could be lots of possibilities.
I love BUTT PASTE and use that at night.

Hi M.,

Our son has had the same problem and our doctor gave us Vusion and it is the only thing that's worked

My daughter had something similar and it turned out to be bacterial. Her peditrician gave us and antibiotic ointment.

Make sure it gets plenty of air when you can to dry it out....keep her out of a diaper when you can But if everything fails and they are looking more like boils than bumps, you might want to take her to the doctor or at least call your doctors office to talk to a nurse. My daughter had a boil-like diaper rash and it wouldn't go away, when I finally took her into the doctor it was a staph infection that required antibiotics to clear up...and you don't want to fool around with a staph infection! Hopefully that isn't the case and it clears up for you soon!

I used plain old corn starch on all of mine. My older two would get really bad rashes that looked like what your are describing. The corn starch worked wonders for them.

I have a product in our line that one of my clients uses for diaper rash and swears it works
really well. Let me know if you would like a sample.
D.

Seems that you are not giving any of the creams a chance to work if you have tried several different creams and she's only had the rash a week. Ask your pediatricain/nurse call line which they prefer. The baby may need a RX cream or even an oral RX. Take her to the doctor and have it looked at. Cornstarch powder worked wonders for me. I'm beyond the diaper stage, but hated the creams because you have to wipe so hard to get it off between diaper changes. I know they act as a barrier to the skin though. Try a lil fresh air on her bottom, ie let her pamper stay off for a bit. Cornstarch and fresh air was the only thing I used...but whatever you use, you need to give it a chance to work before switching up...Good luck

Hi Maria,

I know I am late responding. Hopefully your little one's rash has cleared up by now. When my baby had a rash very similar your baby's, the pediatrician told me to use Lotrimin and Diaper rash medicine together, applying the Lotrimin first. It cleared up in two days. So, if there is ever a next time for your diaper rash problem. Please try that. It works.

Couple of suggestions. First, if you treat it and it isn't going away or looks like it's getting infected, red spreading around the outside of the sores, call your doctor. They can get infected, then you need a prescription.

I have two over the counter recommendations if you don't think it's yeast. My son got terrible diaper rash and started to bleed on his bottom with constant treatment with butt cream, etc. My doctor told me to make sure that after we changed his diaper, so dry his bottom off with a soft washcloth, pat don't rub if it's sore. That way you're not locking the wetness in when you apply the cream. I have used Wedela ( you have to get it at a natural store) but it works wonders. Literally in less than 24 hrs he bottom wasn't red anymore. Here is one link to it online, http://www.babysabode.com/ Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Wdcc though I also just go to Rebecca's the store. The other is calmoseptine, which you can call your local pharmacy to see if they have it in stock. You don't need a prescription, but they keep it behind the counter, so you have to ask. If they don't have it in stock (the Charlottesville CVS's don't) you can order it. When you call the pharmacy, give them this CIN number: ###-###-####, that will help them find it the easiest. It's only like $2.50 a jar, but my dermatologist and pediatrician recommended it and nothing works like it.

Check with the doctor. Sometimes they have a different type of infection that a cream won't take care of.

I would take her to the Dr., sounds more then just a diaper rash.

Is the rach a reaction to something she is eating? Has she had a new food lately? AF

Hi, M. - My advice would be to remove anything that could be an irritant. You may want to try switching to Melaleuca products - that way, you would know that there are no harsh ingredients in your laundry products or bath products. Also, their Renew lotion is FABULOUS for diaper rash! Are you using cloth or disposable diapers? Cloth may be better for her skin, or try switching diaper brands. Good luck! N.

My little one would rarely get diaper rash but when she did I realized it was after she had eaten pureed pineapple and on another occassion spaghetti with red sauce. The acidity was too much, so I stopped feeding her these foods for a few months and the rash disappeared.

try pure cornstarch... found in the baking isle at the grocery! Just put it on her bottom like Powder. careful not to get "dust" near her face.

Sounds possibly like impetigo. Best bet is to have it looked at by a doctor. Impetigo needs a prescription and so do yeast infection caused diaper rashes. No matter what it is, the doctor should be able to give you something that will clear it right up!

You daughter needs to have air time. Every time after you change her diaper try putting the hair dryer on the cool setting and play with her while the dryer throughly dries her diaper area. My oldest who is now 3 was always on a towel on the bathroom floor with toys, she needed about 30 minutes of air time after diaper changes to help heal her bottom. I would not put baby powder on her bottom (the particles can become airborne and can cause asthma in children). I would actually mix (put nystatin on first) and get some aquaphor cream for over the top of the nystatin. That way her bottom is still protected from the wetness. I would try this for a few days and there is a cream that is compounded from a pharmacist that works well. Hydrocortisone, nystatin, zinc oxide that you can get a prescription for as well. Try the airing out and then cream first for a couple of days and if it doesn't work go back to the pediatrician. Good luck

Yours sounds like a visit to the Doc is a good place to start. We had garden variety rashes when the big molars came in but it was persistant - nothing but Boudreaux's Butt Paste worked. (Get it at the drug store or WalMart, Target or K-mart) We stopped using everything else after we found that to work. Blessings S.

probably a yeast infection. buy the monistate or other yeast cream and rub it on like diaper rash cream. its just from the moister. should clear it right up. can also try foot cream like for athletes foot. cant remeber what thats called. look it up onlinet to see pictures, kind of looks like a mix of heat rash and diaper rash. red bumps and the skin can be raised red around it too.

oh with the corn starch that wont clear up the rash if it's yeast but my ob/gyn said that corn starch powder does dry up the wetness better than talc powder. i use it for myself now too.

I have not read all the responses so I apologize if this is a repeat.

It might be a rash but not a fungal rash. It might be bacterial.

My son at 1 month had a horrible diaper rash that was so bad it actually bled. I felt so bad. The doctor gave me nystatin but it actually made it worse. From that he deduced that it was not fungal but bacterial. He gave me an Rx for an anti bacterial medication. Sorry I dont remember the name but it was a little pricey but worth the money. We put the medicine on and let it dry before putting the diaper on. IT was cleared up in less than 2 days. I often had to hold his legs up so his hiney did not touch the diaper while drying. If you have a big window that gets lots of sun and is warm, you might want to let your daughter go commando with her hiney facing the sunshine. Sunshine is an amazing healer.

I hope this helps.

Hi, I had the same problem with my son and a friend told me, that rash is often caused by moisture and cream doesn't help, only baby powder, and it worked for me, within one week it was almost gone.make sure she doesn't breathe the powder in and use it everytime you change her ! good luck

Take her to the doctors! It could be a yeast infection or an allergic reaction to one or more of the creams or a dietary allergy. If you changed what type of diaper you are using, change back to the type you had before the rash. Good luck.

Hi my daughter is having a similar rash issue. I took her to the Dr and she told me to put on lotromin cream and then powder on corn starch on top. We've been doing it for a week now and it's much better still a slight red color but the blistering has gone. So I suggest you try it and hopefully it will help your daughter also.

Good Luck.

M., I tell everyone this one, give your baby some air time after you wipe her w/ a wash cloth no soap the put a little cornstarch them her diaper give it a day or 2 if not any better you know how you have to call (dr). Good luck It worked for me everytime w/both of my girls.

This worked for my children: First give them a long bath with soap and then another long one without. (Probably about 45 mins total in tub.) Then I let them play on an old comforter with no diaper on for about 20-30 mins. The air always seemed to help. Then I'd put a little neosporin on the blister areas and Aquaphor or a thick petroleum jelly over the rest of their butt. For me, it always cleared it up within 10 hrs max. I would usually do this only once, but then one time there was a really bad poopey diaper after 3 hours of time with a diaper on, so I repeated it and then there was naptime as soon as the diaper went back on, and it was cleared up 3 hrs later when he woke up. It's time consuming, and can lead to extra loads of laundry, but when the diaper rash won't go away this always works for us. Good luck!

Sounds like a yeast rash. When my boys get yeast rashes, I use olive oil with a few drops of tea tree essential oil. I mix them into a pump bottle and leave it by the changing table. Every diaper change, just slather it on. It works wonders and typically clears it up in a day or two.

Hi there. First, I would make sure you chek with your doctor to be sure it's not something else like thrush or some other rash that needs to be treated with antibiotics. If it's just a diaper rash, my daughters had the same thing, repeatedly, from eating an inordinate amount of fruits!! I was told, by my pediatrician, to use acidopholus capusules (same as in yoghurt), break them open and mix with some diaper cream. We also found that a lot of the diaper creams did not really work for us. We looked for the one with the most zinc in it. Finally, though this didn't work for us since being exposed promoted the desire for them to pee everywhere (!), keep the diaper off as long as possible so the sores can heal and the diaper area is not constantly moist.

Hope this hleps!!

The red blisters sound like an out of control yeast infection. Nystatin did nothing for my daughter's, but Lotrimin AF cleaned it up mostly in one day and completely in 2 (my ped recommended it).

Diaper-free time is also good.

Also, if this isn't the first infection, find out what is contributing to it.

My girls didn't get rashes very often, so I had the same problem. The diaper rash cream didn't work for me, nor did the powder, although I hear cornstarch powder works for others. I would let them air dry after removing diaper, avoid wipes, they irritated the area more. I would take them to the sink and use water and soft cloth. Then I would put either vaseline or aquafor on the area to protect it. It worked for us and the area healed. The only thing that is different is that you say you saw blisters? I am not sure about that, perhaps call the nurse/doctor's office for advice. Good luck.

Try using Triple Paste. It is the best diaper rash cream on the market but it's a little pricey. You can get it at Walgreens, a small tube is $10 or you can get a big container of it for $30. It is well worth the cost! I had one child in my home daycare and the parents had tried everything but he constantly had diaper rash. Once he got it, it took forever for it to go away. Triple Paste worked like magic! Also, try letting her go without bottoms as much as possible. I would lay my daughter on the floor naked with a towel under her when she got out of the bath and play with her. It will help the lesions dry up so they can heal. Good luck!

best way i've found to cure rashes is leaving them naked. i know its weird and a pain, bt if they can play around without anything (not even pants) it helps dry up. I also put diaper rash cream and then cornstarch. it also helps dry it out

Definitely sounds like a case of the yeastie beasties. Try the Lotrim cream that others have recommended and cover that with vaseline to use as a moisture block.If it doesn't start to improve get your pedi to give you a prescription for Vusion ointment. It's the only thing that works for my kids.

Have you introduced any new foods? My daughter gets rashes like that after some foods like sweet potatoes and green beans. My mom said that sweet potatoes gave me a blistering rash at the same age. I very much enjoy them today though. Just discontinue the new food or foods and try them one at a time.

Hi M.,
I know how you feel, I had been going through the same thing with my son for weeks, and 2 different doctors. The first doctor ust said it was yeast and gave me the nystatin ointment. The second doctor took one look at him and deduced that he had a milk allergy, it is possible if you have tried any new foods that she has an allergy to it. This is what we have to do:

1. Soak him in an oatmeal bath, use just 1/3 of the pouch for at least 10 min one time every day and only bathe with soap 3 times a week (like Aveeno or the wal-mart brand works just as good)

2. We received a prescription cream called "Happy Hiney" it is a mixture of nystatin ointmnt, zinc oxide and a small amount of steroid, it is only used 4x's per day. The other times, I use Aveeno diaper rash cream(it's a new product available in the baby section). I tried the Butt Paste, Triple Paste, and even liquid form Mylanta because it forms a powder when dry. Nothing has worked except for the Aveeno and the steroid cream.

There was an improvement once we got the new soy formula in his system, and the cream and oatmeal baths worked to keep the stinging and redness down. Good Luck!!

Plain cornstarch works really well.
L. P

Dear M.,

My daughter at 4 months had a diaper rash that was persistent. The rash too appeared as blisters and it did not go away with diaper rash ointments. I finally took her to my pediatrician and he thought it was an Yeast infection. He told me to get Intifungal cream, the one we buy for Athletes foot called "Lotrimin AF". I applied a layer of this ointment, then apply the diaper rash ointmet and it went away in a few days. Please ask your pediatrician as soon as possible, it sounds like your daughter has something more than a diaper rash, it could be an yeast infection and it could be easily treated as I mentioned above.

However, my daughter at one point got something hels that I was not able to treat with diaper rash or the antifungal cream that's when my pediatrician refered me to an dermatologist and whatever she had (it was an allergic reaction to something) it went away in a few days later with the ointment they gave me. This is why I would contact the pediatrician as soon as possible so you can take care of this. It must be painful for your baby.

Good luck, and keep us posted.
A.

My oldest got a really bad diaper rash and nothing seemed to work. My doctor told me to try Caldesene powder. It comes in a pink bottle and I got my at Walgreens in the baby section. It worked really well. It seemed to stay on his bottom and kept him dry.

dyprotex saved my baby girls bottom!!!!

B.

You may have seen this advice already, but when our baby had bad diaper rash, we had to get the prescription "butt cream" from the doctor. So, see if your doctor will prescribe some for you. In the end, a change of diapers (we use Pampers Sensitive now), no commerical baby wipes (we use cloth or plain white paper towels), and Aveno oatmeal soak helped. We're now using A&D with aloe instead of the prescribed stuff, as reccomended by her doctor. I think the bath soak helped us turn a corner. Even "nekkid butt time" didn't seem to be helping. Good luck with your baby.

If it doesn't respond to the creams you might look at her diet to see if anything could be irritating her skin - my son gets horrible diaper rash if he has cinnamon (even tiny traces of it in baked goods).

Try the lanisol cream in the purple tube. It's billed as a cream for sore breasts, but does wonders with diaper rash!

Ouch! When my daughter was young, she would get horrible diaper rash much like what you are describing. It would be so painful to the touch that we couldn't touch her to put Balmex on the area. We used warm wash cloths to clean the area since normal wipes stung. Then I would smear the diaper with the Balmex and when I put the diaper on her I would mash the diaper against her to get the Balmex on her too. Try sprinkling some corn starch on her to help keep the area dry and change the diaper often. If you can let her spend some time several times a day without a diaper on at all so that some air gets to the area, that helps too. I believe we used the Nystantin cream too, and in future cases, as soon as we saw it coming back we would start using the cream too.

Good luck!
Wendy

Not sure if your breastfeeding, but I've heard putting some breast milk on it works wonders.

Triple paste is all you will ever need for a diaper rash. My daughter used to get diaper rashes all the time and a friend recommended Triple paste to me and have used it ever since and I have recommended it to anyone who has children. Target now sells it. Its located by the wipes and all the other diaper rash products. After using this stuff you will notice a difference within the first day and she will feel much better withing instantly. I have had to use it myself a few times after medication that did not agree with me and a bout of foodpoisening.