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Diaper Rash
Asked by M.B. from New York
on February 6, 2009
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My son has a bad diaper rash. Desitin is not working. I've been using A&D ointment. Is there anything else I can use or do?
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- Try using unscented wipes. I like Balmex(pleasant smell) and Aveeno(unscented)the best. Hope these work for ya'. R.
- My 2 year old twins just had a bad rash that wouldn't go away and it turned out to be the strep virus. My doctor said young children sometimes get around there instea...
- A good remedy that my pediatrician suggested and works great- equal parts Lotrimin, Maalox, hydro-cortisone 1% and A&D ointment. I use double the amount of A&D to thi...
Diaper Rash
Asked by P.C. from Hartford
on September 11, 2008
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My son has a diaper rash and I use Balmex now but it doesnt seem to be doing the job. When my daughter had one it went away instantly, I dont want his to get worse doe...
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- Balmex never worked for me. Use a little cornstarch and desitin. It should go away pretty quickly. Aslso a littte baking soda in the bath helps.
- i sweear by buttpaste. you can get it at walmart or target i nhe baby section. this worked great. within a day of use it started making a differance. I love that stuff.
- You might want to try A&D. I use it on my son and it works wonders. I buy the Target brand (it's in a goldish pacakge) and it's actually a little cheaper than the re...
Diaper Rash
Asked by C.H. from New York
on July 25, 2009
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I am looking for an alternative to Desitin, Balmex and A&D. My youngest has diaper rash on and off and the A& D does not work for her. She screams when I put Desitin...
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- I highly recommend Triple Paste and Aquaphor. Both work very well and if the rash is really bad, I would use them together. Both are over the counter and while somew...
- Try Baby Bum Butter - amazing product. Here is the website http://www.gardendreams.org/baby_bum_butter.php Read about it -- I use it on my son all the time. It...
- try calendula. can get otc at drugstore. it is more than preventative like the ones you mentioned it actually heals the rash. great stuff.
Diaper Rash?
Asked by C.S. from Jacksonville
on July 6, 2009
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I'm just wondering about any other mom's with diaper rash experience. I'm not asking about what creams to use, etc., but in dealing with diapers. My 2yr old has deve...
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- I agree with Laura. You need to request that your child be changed more often. Try cloth diapers outside of daycare. She is getting close to using the potty, so thi...
- My daugher has a problem with luvs. She gets spots of excema that itch. It seems that neosporin or polysporin help with it. Good luck!
- I know you said you didn't want things to put on the rash but I wanted to let you know when my daughter was young and had diaper rash the only thing that worked was pu...
My Son Has Diaper Rash
Asked by L.J. from Fresno
on November 27, 2006
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My son gets diaper rash quite often and i have tried everything out there, from creams to powders and he still gets them bad. Is there anything else that will help???
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- I used corstarch on my daughter. I found when I used desitin it made her raw and she hurt. I would let her take a warm bath and put cornstarch on her bum.
- Go to Walgreens and get a powder called "Caldesine"...not sure if the spelling is right but it comes in a pink bottle and as far as I know Walgreens is the only place ...
- corn starch in the diaper works wonders. I used it for a whole year on my daughters. just make sure that when you bath them you get the old stuff off! are you giving h...
Diaper Rash! What Do You Do When Desitin Doesn't Work?
Asked by K.R. from Chicago
on November 2, 2008
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Do you have any remedy recommendations for a nasty diaper rash? The skin is broken in the size of a quarter on one little butt cheek, pink everywhere else. My 20 mon...
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- We have done baths with cornstarch to help lessen the rash and I mean cool baths, usually about 90 degrees instead of the usualy 97 or 98 degrees and then pat the baby...
- My son gets this type of rash EVERY time a new tooth comes to surface. Our ped says that teething has nothing to do with it, but I think there's just too much coinced...
- My daughter (15 months old) gets allergic reactions to triple paste, desitin, and even pamper's diapers and any scented wipes...makes things difficult (we have to use ...
SEVERE Diaper Rash!
Asked by G.L. from San Francisco
on November 18, 2008
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My 17 month old daughter never really had diaper rash until about month ago when she developed one. It has gotten worse and then better and then worse again and the pa...
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- My son used to get really bad diaper rash, bleeding, pain like you describe. He had a yeast infection and he got it several times. My doctor prescribed a cream, but ...
- Just want to echo the suggestion that you go to the pediatrician. It sounds like a yeast infection. If it's bleeding your daughter can get a secondary infection too,...
- It sounds like your daughter has a yeast infection. You need to take her to the dr's so they can perscribe a treatment for her. If you don't this can get very worse. B...
Diaper Rash vs Infection
Asked by B.S. from Fort Myers
on May 10, 2010
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Ok ladies I need some help. My daughter is 22 months old and has a VERY SENSITIVE "private area". If she has diharea ONE TIME she will develop a rash. I have taken her...
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- I use Earth Mam Angel Baby Bottom Balm, which is brilliant at clearing up irritated skin. That said, my son only breaks out if I put him in a disposable diaper. I ha...
- I agree a trip to the pedi is in order because it can be from anythin from foods to an infection. If it does turn out to be a diaper infection - my daughter is super...
- My daughter frequently had yeast infections. It was caused by the sugar in fruits such as bananas. You can use vagisil and apply it 2x a day also, I put my daughter ...
What's the Best Diaper Rash Cream?
Asked by M.V. from Sacramento
on August 12, 2009
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My 14 month old has fortunately not had diaper rash, until now. Usually a little dab of cream will clear up any slight redness. She is now very red and blotchy, despit...
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- Hi M.. Sounds to me like it's time for a trip to your pediatrician. She may have some sort of fungal or yeast infection that requires a prescription to clear it up.
- Hi M., It could be a yeast infection. My daughter (32 months old) gets them occasionally. If no other diaper cream is responding and she's never had a rash before, it...
- Neosporin!!!!!!! It will clear up bacteria. I tried eveything and this was what the Dr. suggested when I took my son in.
Nystatin for Yeast Diaper Rash Making It Worse???
Asked by J.C. from Medford
on July 28, 2011
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My nine month old was diagnosed monday with a yeast diaper rash. She was prescribed nystatin cream to be applied four times daily. We started putting it on right awa...
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- My daughter had chron diaper rashes when she was in diapers. The doctor did give me a prescription for it but it never seemed to get better. Then one day, he suggest...
- 4X a day does seem like a lot. My son was prescribed the same thing, but I was told to mix it with Cortisone (I think I spelled that wrong, sorry) and Desitin in 3 equ...
- Definitely stop until you talk to her doctor. When my daughter had a yeast diaper rash I could see it getting better after the second application of nystatin, so no, ...
