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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 ...
Athletes Foot???
Asked by K.C. from Kansas City
on March 7, 2007
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To start off, my sons feet sweat horribly when he wears tennis shoes for very long. They've always done that (my husband and I have the same problem). This morning wh...
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- My son also had that problem. The doctor told me to soak his feet with antibacterial soap and dry them off compeletely, and then we could use either athlete's foot cr...
- My 3.5 yr old son and I have the same problem. Make sure you change socks often (preferably cotton, not nylon blend - they're more absorbent). The other advice you'v...
- My 5 year old had a problem like this last year in September. It turned out to be an allergy to the bleach in his socks and underwear. The medication I used on him w...
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 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 and Table Food
Asked by J.M. from Minneapolis
on February 12, 2008
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My 10 month old has been eating table food and breast milk now for over a month and has had a persistent diaper rash ever since changing from baby food. Could there b...
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- did you try different foods, as she might be having a reaction from particular foods. Keep a list of the foods you are feeding her, and see if some work better than ot...
- My little boy, 16 mos., has very sensitive skin and the same thing happens to him. We avoid citrus and other highly acidic foods, and put him in cloth diapers most of...
- My daughter had the same problem. The pediatrician said it was from stomach acid and adjusting to the dietary changes. She also suggested a food allergy. Our docto...
Get Rid of Diaper Rash Immediately
Asked by A.T. from Los Angeles
on July 18, 2009
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How do you get rid of a diaper rash quickly? My 9 month has had a diaper rash for 7 hours..i've put desitin on but it's still red. any other creams/ointments that will...
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- Boudreaux Butt Paste. I get it at Wal Mart
- Calmoseptine was recommended to me by my doctor and I swear by it now! They use it in hospitals on babies with bad diaper rash and on older patients with bed sores and...
- can u let baby go diaper-less for awhile? i found that California Baby diaper rash cream worked the best on my son..change the diapers more frequently
Severe Diaper Rash
Asked by C.C. from Houston
on May 29, 2008
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my daughter is 2weeks old; she has a severe diaper rash...we have tried putting Butt Paste and Desitin and havent seen a difference...what else should we use to put on...
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- May be a yeast infection. Both girls and boys can get them. My pedi- gave me a cream call nystatin. It's wonderful and should fix your prob. Call your pedi. and ask ab...
- Try using the new Destitin that is clear and when you bath her put some epison salt in the wather w/ NO soap.
- Hi, Did you change diaper brand? I ask that, because my niece gets bad diaper rashes when she not in Pamers brand diapers. Well, I thought that might help.
"Rash" Under Breasts
Asked by K.G. from Tampa
on April 15, 2008
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I have been getting a rash under my breasts (where my bra sits) that is the same thing as Athlete's Foot. It itches really bad and gets iritated even further by wearin...
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- I had that also but not really bad. It may be a form of Eczema, which you need to watch what you wash your clothes in for detergents.. especially your bra and don't us...
- I use a natural product that one can purchase at most health food stores - if they don't carry it most will order it for you. It is the spray - Crystal Thai deoderant....
- From experience I know that Lansinoh, used on nipples for breasfeeding works well and so does A&D Ointment, used for diaper rash. If you are nursing I would only use t...
Is This Diaper Rash? or Something Else?
Asked by J.M. from Boston
on October 3, 2008
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Hello mommies,
My 15 month old daughter only seems gets diaper rash when she's teething. For the last week or so, she's had this diaper rash that just won't go awa...
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- It's most likely a yeast or fungal rash that needs something more. Believe it or not, the doctor always recommended an antifungal cream (it's actually for "athlete's ...
- When one of my children was little, an antibiotic caused a yeast rash. The doctor told me to get some monistat 7 and apply. It looked better almost immediately. I w...
- I would definitely show the doctor. My daughter had a horrible rash that I couldn't get rid of when she was very little, and I was actually afraid to bring her in to ...
Horrible Diaper Rash
Asked by A.M. from Los Angeles
on May 17, 2008
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My 13 month old son has had bad diaper rash for almost a week. Usually one application of diaper rash cream clears it up but this time nothing seems to help. It star...
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- Hi A., I am a new mother of a beautiful 15 month old girl...the only time she has gotten a really bad diaper rash is when she was 11 months and I started to give her ...
- I always have used vaseline....I tried some of that on my 3 yr old once and he screamed. I also use Huggies wipes that are for sensitive skin and free of perfumes and...
- Hi A., I am a grandma and good old fashioned Corn Starch will clear this up quickly..........It has worked for over 100 years. YOu can find it at the grocery store.
