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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...
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 ...
Seeking Advice with Solid Foods and Formula
Asked by J.R. from Boston
on December 22, 2008
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I have a healthy six month old son (20 lbs, 28 in long already at this age) who recently started eating solid foods. Up until that point, he was drinking Similac w/ E...
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- My son cannot eat sweet potatoes or carrots or he gets a horrible diaper rash around his anus, bright red lttle bumps. The only thing that helped was desitin the white...
- I think sometimes it just takes their little bodies a long time to adjust to new things. I would stop adding in new stuff for now, stick with the tried and true that ...
- I can't believe they had you switch while he was already having so many BM's! My son had to switch twice, which made him go much more. Bananas help, they naturally hel...
Diaper Rash
Asked by E.C. from Corpus Christi
on December 22, 2009
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My five month old has her first (pretty bad) diaper rash. I've been using Desitin clear. What ointments/advice has worked for you all? Thanks!
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- We tried EVERYTHING on our daughter when she was a baby: hairdryer, corn starch, Desitin, Boudreaux's, a prescription ointment, and even bag balm, made for cattle. S...
- Dr. Smith's is THE BEST stuff on Earth!! Get it at walmart. Try it! Put it on pretty thick and your baby will be diaper rash free very soon!
- Believe it or not but Vaseline. I didnt think it would work but it does. Diaper rash ointments are sticky. just look at how hard it is to get off. Well when you wipe a...
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...
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.
Painful Diaper Rash!
Asked by N.D. from Chicago
on May 18, 2007
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My poor little peanut has developed a baaad diaper rash in her genital area. I think it's a combo of my babysitter using powder instead of Desitin, and the warmer weat...
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- Hi, I'm a mom of a 4 yr. old, and 20 mo. old. Been there on the bad diaper rash front with my 4 yr. old. All have been good answers like airing out the bottom for awh...
- Change her very frequently (Yes, I like to state the obvious). Give her a little tylenol. When my daugher gets a rash, when I wipe her I blow on it afterwards. Try t...
- Boudreaux's Butt Paste works very well.
NEED Advice on Diaper Rashes!
Asked by M.C. from Louisville
on September 3, 2007
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My daughter is six months old and has her first diaper rash. It is not bumpy or anything, but is very red in her little butt crack. We have always used desitin origi...
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- M., When my LO gets red or a rash, I put corn starch or Aveeno bath soak in her tub & let her play a little longer to soak her bum. Using desitin at each change may d...
- hi, my son had a terrible diaper rash last week and took him to the doctor after trying everything!!! he gave some cream's sample and actually the rash disappeared ...
- M.- Whenever you are at home try leaving your daughter on a blanket without a diaper on (make sure it is after she has had a bowel movement) to allow air to get to her...
Diaper Rash
Asked by M.V. from Charlotte
on August 7, 2008
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Hi everyone I need some advice. My daughter is 3 1/2 months old and she is really really red in the front and the back. It is right where her diaper is but it is only ...
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- it's likely a yeast rash -- try athlete's foot cream -- I use it all the time on my son, he is prone to yeast rash, I add probiotics to his juice or milk as well, that...
- My oldest son had something going on in the diaper area. Doctors gave us prescriptions for diaper rash when desitin or balmex wouldn't work. The prescription stuff d...
- Hi M.~ You may want to consider bringing her to the doctors and have them look at it. Sometimes, babies can have a rash with a bacterial or yeast infection to it, wh...
Diaper Rash
Asked by S.H. from Denver
on June 24, 2008
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I am having a unique experience with my 9 month old son. He is teething and is getting occasional diaper rash. I use Desitin because it is the only thing that worked...
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- All kids are different. Just because Desitin was accepted by your daughter doesn't mean it will work for your son. Maybe he has sensitive skin. Try Aveeno or Budrea...
- My son also got bad rashes and I used desitin (origianl, not creamy) because it worked the best. He would also cry as if he was being beaten or something, because it ...
- One of my daughters is constantly getting a diaper rash and we use A&D. But my daughter cries as soon as I lay her on the changing table and doesn't stop till I pick h...
