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9 Mo Son Has a Yeast Infction
Asked by M.S. from Anchorage
on January 24, 2007
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i had taken my son to the dr due to a bad diaper rash all over his pubic area...dr says that from all the diarea (SP) that my son had devloped a yeast infection and g...
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- Does your son have that virus going around? The virus consists of vomiting and diarrhea. My 1 year old has it and it is awful. We are giving her jello in a bottle. Tha...
- Hi M., Yes I have used nystatin a few times. My girls have gotten yeast infections. It will slowly go away, it may take a couple weeks. My Dr recommended me to u...
- the only advice I have is switch from pedialite to gatorade my daughter was sick and the dr. gave us pedialite to get her hydrated well the diareah kept going and so I...
How to handle diaper rashes on girl infant that come and go?
Asked by D.B. from Dallas
on November 13, 2008
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My 17 month old girl has some sort of a rash in her diaper area. It goes all the way from the front all the way up to the top of her crack in the back. I've been putti...
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- My sons both had sever diaper rash and one still gets it. if it's not really really bad I put Vaseline on it and try to keep the area dry. If it's bad I use Arbonne ...
- It could be a yeast infection- try a little of the Monistat cream in that area, and if it gets better, then you know- A doctor will prescribe Nystatin, and that always...
- here's what i'd do: 1) remove sugary foods from my baby's diet 2) be sure to wash your hands well after each change 3) apply fresh egg white to the clean & dry ras...
Help! My Baby Cries All the Time.
Asked by H.D. from Dallas
on July 16, 2006
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My 3 mo. Old little boy cries the majority of the day. In the mornings he is happy and content to lay on the floor and play. As the day goes on he gets more and more w...
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- Hi H. does he stop cring after about an hr or two and settle into the evening, if so he will stop doing that in about a month. my son who is 14yrs old did that and we...
- My daughter was the same way and we tried every formula and eventually ended up using goats milk. She could not break down the protein of the cow milk.
- My son was diagnosed with Reflux at approx. 6 weeks of age due to screaming crying whenever he spit up. We were rx'd Prevacid. It really really helped. We just got the...
Diaper Rash That Won't Go Away!
Asked by K.P. from Kansas City
on January 29, 2009
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My 23 month old little girl has had a bad diaper rash for about 2 months now. It all started in Dec. when she battled diarrhea for about 3 weeks. I can understand ha...
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- Good Morning K., I am not sure what causes this one either. Zane our 15 mo old gr son is having the same problem. We got his eczema cleared up with Aquaphor ointment, ...
- My poor daughter had the same problem. I was a new mom so I didnt realize that babies could get yeast infections so I was like, "why wont this dang diaper rash go away...
- First of all the lady who said put yogurt on it, I'm pretty sure you're supposed to eat the yogurt for the active cultures in the stomach. Then I'd like to say that f...
The Age Old Potty Training Question with a Twist
Asked by C.W. from Roanoke
on May 12, 2007
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Hi All, My daughter just turned 2. For the past 6 months she has gotten extreme diaper rashes that nothing helps. The doctors want her out of diapers of any kind. At f...
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- Now that its warm out, I would maybe try what I did with my daughter. I would let my daughter walk around naked or with just big girl panites. It would help her rash a...
- It took me until my daughter was three to realize that she was bored in the bathroom. Try putting some books for her to look at , maybe some pretty pictures on the ...
- Hi Have you tried butt paste (I know the name is awful). A few years ago I supervised a pediatric office and they were giving this creme away by the truckloads it s...
How to get rid of bad diaper rash on infant?
Asked by C.K. from Fort Myers
on September 21, 2006
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My daughter is ten months old she is currently crawling and beginning to take steps. Last week she got a really bad diaper rash on her side. When we were at the doctor...
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- Hi C., Your poor baby girl! My 5 mo & 2 yr old both get terrible rashes. My baby's bleed. Her doctor prescribed Nystatin. It's only about $16 and lasts for a long tim...
- The rash may be aggrevated by the diapers and caused by some other allergy. I have kids who had lots of allegies and I made a change in my life and home that made a hu...
- My mother always told me that the best cure for a diaper rash is air. She told me that whenever I change him, clean him up, then lift his legs up and use the diaper t...
REALLY Bad Diaper Rash After Taking Amoxicillan
Asked by L.N. from Dallas
on January 31, 2009
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My DD of 5 1/2 months has a relly bad rash that seems to be painful when she goes number 1 or number 2. I have been using Aveeno and that has worked well in the past b...
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- My daughter had diaper rash as well after taking antibiotics. I used a TON of petroleum jelly after her bath. Throughout the day I used Butt Paste. It cleared up af...
- Vaseline! Pile on the vaseline!
- My daughter constantly had really bad diaper rash and there were only two things that worked for her. One was Aquaphor Healing Ointment by Eucerin and the other was a...
Thanks for All Your Advice!!!
Asked by M.M. from Dallas
on May 19, 2008
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My 5.5 month old daughter has her first sickness--diarrhea since Friday. We took her to urgent care and they said it is probably rotavirus. I just wanted to know if ...
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- I do not know about the Rotavirus but for the diaper rash use Corona ointment. You can get it at any Tractor Supply store, feed store or I have been told that you can...
- I don't know about the virus however my kids always had to use prescriped Diaper rash cream. They were either allergic or the creams didn't work. You might try calling...
- Hi M., I've been there this year with a 2 year old. I have a suggestion to soothe the diaper rash, add baking soda or oatmeal (like Aveeno Oatmeal Bath) to a bath and...
Diaper Rash
Asked by M.B. from Wichita
on November 9, 2007
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Hi moms,
I'm having problems with my son having HORRIBLE diaper rash, his poor bottom is so raw I can't touch him. The problem is he has to take antibiotics every da...
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- I swear on the product "Butt Paste." You can get it at Wal-mart. It's great!!! It clears up a red and rashed bottom very quickly!!
- I also wanted to recommend a spray diaper rash treatment. My second son had horrible excema and that is the only thing that worked for him. I had to buy it online thou...
- I'm not sure if he's old enough (you may want to contact his pediatrician), but I found that peach juice helps with loose bowels. Also, I love Arbonne's diaper cream ...
Diaper Rash
Asked by A.P. from Pensacola
on April 13, 2007
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Help! My daughter has had a very bad diaper rash for 5 days now. I started by using Balmex creamy. Which I have used before and it worked but after 2 days it seemed wo...
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- Bourdreaux's Butt Paste is the best! Our doctor recommended it and it helps quickly.
- Try a layer of Lotrimin (the generic is clotrimazole and is cheaper) covered by a thick layer of Bordeaux's Butt Paste. I learned this from a sitter and it worked!
- Try to use some advance vasaline lotion. It usually helps with stuff like rashes (not always but worth a try)
