Teaching Good Hygiene: Boudreaux's Butt Paste
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5 Year Old Girl with Hygiene Issues
Asked by A.R. from Kansas City
on August 11, 2008
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Hi ladies - I was wondering if anyone out there had a good idea how to get a 5 year old to start taking better care of herself. We have a doctor's appointment again t...
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- I think you have gotten a lot of wonderful suggestions. The only thing I would add is to help her body with this problem with some acidolphilus. It promotes the growth...
- take this back to basic responsibility & rewards: use a motivational chart system & stickers for each day that she is clean & dry....with an end goal of something fav...
- I've had many young girls in my care as well as my own 4. It's a tough age. Is she showering daily? She should be if she isn't. I think you should change your show...
Diaper Rash
Asked by N.F. from St. Louis
on July 18, 2010
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Hi Mommas!
I need your help with my poor son's diaper rash. We are in Calif on vacation and my son has an awful diaper rash covering most of his bottom. I feel so b...
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- Your child likely has yeast issues, so as others have stated, an antifungal cream is in order. A good probiotic (in powder form to mix in your child's formula or food)...
- Vaseline is a good at protecting against diaper rashes, especially when he pees. And after you apply the Vaseline, sprinkle the area with a baby powder that has corns...
- Super Duper Diaper Doo. It's a very thick ointment that protects the bottom without rubbing off in the diaper. When my son was at Children's Mercy, that's what they u...
Antibiotic Butt Rash on My Toddler
Asked by D.S. from Columbus
on May 8, 2011
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Hi moms,
My toddler is on antibiotics for streptroat and because of this, he has developed some diarrea that because it has no smell, it can go undetected. The point ...
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- When my little guy was on a harsh antibiotic my doctor recommended that we give him Florastor (probiotic) twice a day. It comes in "kids" or adult capsules that you c...
- I have 5 kids and different things have worked for each of them. I did the Lotrim one with hydrocoritsone and that worked with one child. I did Boudreaux butt paste ...
- arbonne diaper rash ointment. that is a yeast infection not a diaper rash. also cut out all sugar. up his protien also. let him go commando.
A Cold or Allergies??
Asked by K.S. from Cedar Rapids
on June 12, 2009
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So we're onto day 2, and what I thought was just a few sneezes has turned into a consistant sneeze, and really weird full diapers. Yesterday my son (17 months) started...
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- Most likely culprit is a virus. I know we have the same virus going around my daycare, I have sent 2 kids home this week w/the same thing. The dr's office said to ge...
- K., It's hard to say what it is, but I wouldn't recommend taking him to the doctor unless he gets an infection and needs antibiotics (his snot will be green) or he ...
- My son is also like that since he was few months old. He's turning 3yrs old now. It has been a routine that after a few days of colds he will have a few days of diarhe...
Cloth Diapering Advice Needed
Asked by G.D. from Chicago
on February 5, 2008
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I have been happily using pocket diapers but mistakingly used diaper rash ointment with them. Now the diapers repel any wetness from my baby and I am trying to "strip"...
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- That's weird... I've always read about not using diaper rash creams, but I used Boudreaux's Butt Paste with my son and cloth diapers and never had a problem. Maybe it...
- If it was just zinc oxide or A&D you can scrub them with Dawn and a toothbrush.then wash them in Dawn and hot water and rinse 5 million times LOL That should get most ...
- Try dawn or even some ivory bar soap on them, also if you are using fabric softner it can make them not as absorbant. You can even put some baking soda in your washer...
3 1/2 Year Old Girl
Asked by T.C. from Bakersfield
on September 10, 2010
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My little girl has been complaining about her private part hurting. when i went to look at it the inside of her lips were red. when she goes to pee it hurts her to wip...
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- It could be a urinary tract infection or yeast infection. Which are very common when they are learning how to wipe properly. Smell might mean yeast? Take her to her pe...
- When I was a little girl, I had this problem too. Don't know why it happened but it sounds like exactly the same thing I had. My grandmother gave me this ointment call...
- My dd get the same problem which is due to yeast, i was asked to put anti fungal cream & I give her loads of yogurt (if not u can buy priobiotic capsules) which helps ...
Balmex Diaper Cream
Asked by J.B. from Boston
on June 9, 2008
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Hi Mom
Have any of you every used the Balmex Cream on your precious ones and had a bad reaction, I have always used it on my three year old and had no problems i sw...
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- Hi J.! I never could use zinc oxide based diaper creams on my kids either while most of my friends swore by them. I used A&D ointment and good old fashioned Bag Balm ...
- Hi - I have used with no bad reactions, just couldn't clean it off well. I use Desitin Creamy instead.
- Hello, I've never had a problem that I can recall, but I'm sure there's always that chance for a reaction with any kind of cream/meds. Another question to ask ...
Differences in Diaper Rash Creams
Asked by M.R. from Los Angeles
on December 14, 2009
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What are the differences in diaper rash creams? My daughter rarely gets them, but when I went to buy a cream was over whelmed and none of the tubes explained the diff...
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- i love butt paste. i agree with amber. whenever my daughter has even the hint of a rash i put the butt paste on and it clears within a day. sometimes if i catch it at...
- I like the one called "Butt Paste". It's nice and creamy and doesn't have an odor. Seems to work quite well.
- M., my midwife showed my sweetie and me this really amazing trick when it came to diaper changes..... ..She said don't use wipes...instead use H20....YES!! ! Good ol' ...
Diaper Rash Cream
Asked by J.F. from Dallas
on February 13, 2008
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I know my daughter is only 2 weeks old. But I was wondering what do you consider the best diaper rash cream? Why? I have been using different ones just to see how her ...
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- Sometimes, you will find that NOTHING works. When they have awful diarrhea and it blisters their little bottom. My ped told me about what he called "miracle cream". ...
- Vaseline-it's the best and I have always used it as a preventative on my babies and none of them(I have 3) have ever gotten a diaper rash. It's cheap, easy and very d...
- My daughter has very sensitive skin since she was born. I've tried all different types of diaper creams. The only ones that work for us are Balmex and Dr. Smiths. N...
Diaper Rash
Asked by S.T. from Denver
on April 12, 2011
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Any recommendations for cream to treat diaper rash? I've been using Desitin regularly, and i guess it's ok. Last time we were at the ped, he prescribed us some stuff t...
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- I would get some anti fungal cream. Sometimes they get little yeast infections and this will clear it up pretty fast. I get the generic kind, Lotrimin is the brand n...
- We have really liked Vitamin A + D Ointment. My husband worked in a nursing home for some time, and that is what they used. It worked really well for us. Best of luck!
- Boudreaux's Butt Paste is the best! It doesn't burn on contact like A&D does and it works so good with my daughter. She's teething and she'll be really raw, I slap the...
