Yeast Infection: Desitin
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Diaper Rash or Yeast Infection
Asked by R.F. from Dallas
on March 28, 2007
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My daughter's daycare provider made a note that she thinks my daughter has a yeast infection. It looks like a regular diaper rash to me - how can you tell the differe...
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- Yeast is a bacteria...it can be caused by many things including not cleaning bottles thoroughly and not wiping all the creaves properly during diaper changes. I would ...
- lotrimin or even just warm up some yogurt & stick it right on their rash. Helps a lot. D.
- I am not sure of the exact difference to be honest. My daughter has had a yeast infection and diaper rash. I do suggest leaving her without a diaper for a few mins eve...
Diaper Rash with Yeast Infection
Asked by M.C. from New York
on March 19, 2008
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My one year old daughter got a yeast infection about a week and a half ago and she is at a in-home daycare all day. I wish she can walk around without her diaper on ho...
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- Have you tried Boudreaux's (spelling?) Butt Paste? It works really well on rashes. It was developed by a pharmacist in Lousiana and it has all "natural" ingredients....
- Hi M. My name is Sandy, I know only to much unfortunately about yeast infections. I first want to suggest to you not to use petroleum jelly, because it is not water ...
- i used to soak my son in the sink/tub with warm water and baking soda. he used to have bleeding sores this seemed to comfort him and i used corn starch afterwards ...
Desitin Makes Her Scream
Asked by A.B. from Pittsburgh
on November 27, 2010
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My daughter (7 mos) is on an antibiotic that the doc told me would probably give her diarrhea...well it did and now her little bottom is all red. I put desitin creamy ...
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- A&D Ointment! I just used it by accident with my first son, and it always did the trick which I assumed all of that stuff did. But when my second was born he had...
- Diiferent babies need different creams. My daughter worked best with the thick white stuff like Aveeno while my son did better with the greasy yellow kind like A&D oin...
- A. B Maybe the desitin is stinging her some and that is why she is screaming, I would try Neo-Sporin. I used it on my kids when they had Diaper Rash and it was gone in...
Toddler Yeast Infection?
Asked by M.H. from New York
on August 24, 2010
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My daughter has a rash, and it doesn't go away like a diaper rash. I think maybe a yeast infection ? ..... It's really red on the front of her privates. ... And it's...
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- When my dd gets them, I put on some antifungal cream (jock itch stuff) mixed with desitin. Make sure that you use regular desitin and not the creamy stuff. The creamy ...
- I've tried it all. Gotta get a rx from the doc. That was the only thing that worked.
- If it's yeast NOTHING will work except a fungicide. Aka a lotrimin cream. Easily available at any grocery/drug store. My son started getting yeast infections as a baby...
Yeast Infection
Asked by R.V. from Jacksonville
on May 26, 2010
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My 4 year-old daughter this morning came to me complaining that her "vagina itches and hurts." When I checked, I found her vulva very red and a little inflamed and I ...
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- I would call her pediatrician about that first. What will work wonders is a warm bath with one cup of white vinegar in it.
- I wonder if it is not a yeast infection but yet just irritated from not wiping correctly. My daughter said hers 'hurt' and it was really red after she started wiping ...
- My 5 year old still is a messy wiper. She sometimes gets feces that way. Our pedi told us to put vaselline to kind of coat or protect it. It does help. I would als...
10 Month Old Daughter Has Yeast Infection
Asked by D.K. from Los Angeles
on January 26, 2007
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I am absolutely uphauled! I took Maddie to the doctor on Tues and she has a yeast infection....she was red from the bottom of her tummy to the bum. She was raw. Any...
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- Don't freak out. It is actually very common. Several of my clients (I run a Home daycare) told me they were told by their Pediatrician to use lotrimin when it starte...
- Hi D., I haven't had this happen to me (yet), but I have heard of other parents experiencing their daughters getting yeast infections... Sad as it sounds, it's tota...
- Hello D., I think I agree with the doctor of your baby because, you can usually tell if is yeast or Candida , because the rash is in the diaper area from a plain ol...
19 Month Old with Yeast Infection
Asked by A.M. from Detroit
on March 10, 2008
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My 19 month old girl was on antiboitics for three weeks for her ear infection. Now she has a yeast infection. Her diaper is irritating her and she now has red bumps a...
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- we have had this problem in the past with my daughter. We have used a perscription cream from the pediatrician and have also used, on another ocassion, an antifungal ...
- Hi A.! Congrats on your baby girl! I've tried Angel Baby butt cream in the past for yeast and it worked awesome! And it's natural. Good luck!
- Yes, ask your peditrican for a RX for Nystatin Cream. Put this on especially at nighttime and it should clear it up quickly. My daughter used to get terrible diaper ...
Severe Yeast Infection in 2 Year Old
Asked by J.B. from Phoenix
on December 17, 2010
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Calling all mama's advice.....
I have a 2 year old little boy that has broken out in what his ped believes is a yeast infection. About 2 weeks ago he had a small rai...
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- lotrimon af... you can get generic.. just make sure it's the athlete's foot one (af) .... it is a lot cheaper and will help tremendously
- In addition to my private message of a few minutes ago . . . . ABSOLUTELY STOP all sweet things in his diet. As another mom said, no juice, maybe no fruit, certainl...
- I swear by this get some arbonne diaper rash ointment. cut the sugar out all sugar. not just candy and juice but puthim on wheat bread flour tortillas wheat or whole g...
Baby Yeast Infection
Asked by C.F. from Dallas
on March 3, 2007
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My daughter has had severe diaper rash for several days now. I have been changing her frequently and have tried several creams on her. (aquaphor, Triple paste, desit...
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- Oddly enough, my son had one when he was an infant. After taking him to the doctor, he advised me the best way to heal the infection was to let him be without the dia...
- My daughter got those too, when she got really bad diaper rash. My sister in law was the one that told me what it was because her daughter got it too. You can buy ov...
- You should take her into the pediatrician. The cream needed to treat yeast infections is prescription only. The one that has worked great for my kids is something li...
Pregnancy and Yeast Infection
Asked by K.S. from Chicago
on August 4, 2008
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I am 30 weeks pregnant and have a yeast infection. It is driving me crazy. I eat lots of yogurt and to no help. Can my husband be a carrier, if so there is no end t...
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- This sounds kinda weird but after you treat your yeast infection use a hair dryer to dry yourself after the shower. It helps as a prevention, yeast likes warm moist a...
- I would, at this point, check with the nurse at the doctor's office to get recommendations. You don't want to have to continue this to delivery. Not sure good idea to ...
- I had a similar problem with recurring yeast infections and my doctor assured me that my hubby could not be a carrier. Apparently, men don't produce yeast, lucky dogs...
