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Son Has Horrible Diaper Rash! Please Advise!!
Asked by S.P. from Huntsville
on February 27, 2009
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My 14 month-old son seems to wake up all the time with poopie diapers and it has caused him to get a sever diaper rash. It's terribly red and now it's bumpy. I'm usi...
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- Try hydrocortizone cream for a few days. This should help out. Also, if possible let him run around without a diaper for a bit during the day. You could try gating ...
- An old country home remedy worked for all 3 of mine. Brown some flour in a skillet until it is dark brown, almost burnt. Just put the flour in the skillet and stir c...
- Take him to the doctor. Diaper rash can get infected pretty easily. Two of my children were particularly susceptible and my pediatrician had me buy Boudreaux's Butt ...
Bad Diaper Rash That Has Lasted More than One Week
Asked by K.W. from Memphis
on January 2, 2007
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My 17 month old daughter has had a bad diaper rash that has been there for more than one week. I have had balmex on it and its still really bad, does anybody know any...
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- Hi, K. my daughter had a problem with diaper rashes when she was around that age. She is 5 now, but I tried everything from diaper creams and someone even told me to...
- My 20 month old had the same problem a couple of months ago, at Wal-mart with the diaper rash cream there is some that is called ButtPaste. Use that and Cornstarch in ...
- My daughter had a diaper rash that wouldn't go away and my pediatrician recommended something called Domeboro. You can only get it at small family apothecary type stor...
Diaper Rash
Asked by C.C. from Austin
on April 28, 2008
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Usually when my daughter has diaper rash we use balmex and baby powder. I was wondering if we need to use the baby powder in addition to the balmex. Is it better to u...
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- Okay you guys - baby powder is on the DIRTY DOZEN - the 12 top of the list toxic products on the market!!! I shop at www.melaleuca.com for everything for my home - a ...
- I agree airing out is best. Mixing the two couldn't hurt. I have done that in the past. I use triple paste (target..kinda pricey) but that stuff works!! I also found i...
- I've always just used Boudreaux Butt Paste. It seems to work better than the other diaper cremes for us. I've never used baby powder. Sometimes when a rash was pa...
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...
Worst Diaper Rash Ever!!!
Asked by M.B. from Providence
on February 12, 2007
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My son has had diaper rash on amd off for the last couple of weeks. He gets it whenever teeth come in and he has 2 at the moment coming down. We have been using balm...
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- My 16-month old daughter had the worst diaper rash a couple weeks ago also. Is yours son's bright red? It is possible that it is fungal. I would call your doctor's a...
- The only thing that we could do for our son when he had bad diaper rash was lots of baby powder. I hope some thing works for you I remember how bad I felt when he cried.
- Hi M.! My name is S. and I have a 15 month old daughter who always gets a diaper rash when she has a tooth coming in. Just a couple of weeks ago, she had the worst o...
Skin irritation/Rash
Asked by P.E. from Tampa
on August 16, 2006
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My 22 month old son has a rash that is on the fold of his leg where his diaper attaches and it is spreading up on his stomach. It is also on his bottom and on the back...
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- it sounds to me that your son has a yeast infection. my son had the same type of rash for about a week and when it wouldn't clear up with diaper cream or powder i fina...
- Hi, my daughter had something similiar she gets it when she eats something acidy, and she also got it when I was giving her orajel for her teeth. If it is red at first...
- Hi P., Sounds like what my daughter had last Summer while she was still in a diaper. If so, it's fungal and can be treated w/ athlete's foot cream. I showed the rash...
Diaper Rash
Asked by S.S. from Los Angeles
on March 21, 2007
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I have a two year old son who about six months ago started to get a diaper rash I spoke to his Doctor and the doctor suggested changing diapers & Wipes because the ras...
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- S., Have you tried Crisco Shortening? It works wonders! Goodluck!
- A &D Ointment, My daughter had a really bad reaction to Pineapple which made her have an extremely bad rash on her behind, My mother in law recomended it and it worked...
- Have you tried Butt Paste? It's everywhere now, right next to the desitin or other ointments, it works AWESOME! It can also be used on other skin ailments so it work...
Balmex Application Tips
Asked by P.R. from Boston
on July 29, 2008
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Well, my 5 month old has a slight diaper rash and I now remember what I hate about Balmex, putting it on their but! The one in the tube isn't asthick and doesn't work...
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- I know you got a ton of answers but CVS sells disposable plastic gloves (like at the doctor office) or use a cloth rag.
- I use Desitin in the purple box. It comes in a tube and is easy to apply. Works wonders!! You can easily squirt some on and put it with the diaper and never have to...
- Try using diposable gloves or craft sticks(popcicle type) that can be thrown out after each use
Terrible Rash, Please Help!
Asked by C.T. from Cleveland
on August 9, 2007
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Dear Moms,
My almost 6 month-old baby girl have never had a rash before, but now it started and it is terribly strong! I have being introducing her to new foods and s...
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- Hey there, see you have gotten a lot of responses, don't have time to read them all..but all my kids(3) have sensitive bottoms, instant bloody diaper rash, try this ge...
- My gut tells me that her rash is due to a food allergy or a yeast infection. If I were you, I would go see doc to rule out the yeast infection that can be easily trea...
- It sounds like she has a yeast infection. My son gets them all the time. His doctor told me to buy some cream at the pharmacy for athlete's foot. I have bought Lotr...
Pimples on My 2 Year Old Bottom
Asked by R.T. from Dover
on March 1, 2008
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My 2 year old daughter has developed pimples on her bottom & I am not sure what to do for them. I have put balmex on them which did not help. Any suggestions would be ...
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- HI R., Have you talked to your pediatrician or his nurse? D.
- Hi R.! Have you switched diapers lately? Sometimes that causes those icky bumps. But a good fix is Desitin, it's thick & just blob (techinal word ha ha) it on, becaus...
- It may be a infection. My son had something similar, Dr said neosporin
