hello heidi.... as crazy as it sounds try ky jelly.... it worked for my kids years ago when the desitin didnt....something about the ky is more "breatheable" then the desitin. the desitin mixed with powder, as u already know cakes up and is hard to clean off causing more irritation. so try it for a week,and dont use any powder. good luck
I swear by resinol, sometimes you have to ask for it at the pharmacy, it really works. Good luck
Have you tried Boudreaux's Butt Paste? It ALWAYS works for my kids. When my son has had bad diaper rash, Desitin and Balmex seemed painful when I'd put it on. Butt Paste has a thicker, pastier consistency. Give it a try if you haven't already...
Try not using the powder. I would guess that is what triggered the yeast infection. My daughter has never been able to use it b/c it give her pimple like looking bumps. Try not using it for 2 weeks and it might clear it up.
Good luck.
Heidi,
Are you giving your daughter baths with bubble bath or letting her sit in soapy water for the entire bath period? My oldest daughter now 5 yrs had the same problem and at the advice of her doctor I started giving baths in clear water until it was time to get out then I soaped her down and rinsed her off just before I took her out of the bath. This solved the problem. To clear up the current rash used monastat the seven day ointment and apply twice a day until it is gone for 2 days.
Sincerely, Heather D.
Hi Heidi,
The one thing that really worked for my daughter other then when she had a yeast infection was Aquaphore advanced healing ointment and that put on like icing, as well as vaseline. That is all we used ever since we had the first bad rash.
Desitin is what I used and when she got her first bad rash.
The doctor and some friends recommed aquaphore and it helped very nicely. The rash went away over the next few days. And everytime she had a rash getting started I put it on and it prevented it. It helped some of my freinds babies very well too. It is not cheap and the best way to buy it is in the 14 or 16 oz big can because that is the best price out there. It is about 15 or 16 Dollars, but it is well worth it.
Also, just get the cheap big vaseline for all other days and slather it on thick and rashed will stay away, you don't need expensive Desitin, it is not working as well as a thick layer of vaseline with every diaper change.
Tanja.
Heidi,
How often do you let the skin breath without powder. Little girls can be very sensitive to soaps and such with perfumes in them, this is why bubble baths are often not recommended.
My daughter has sensitive skin. When she got her first rash I tried every cream available. Within less than 24 hours she would go from nothing to flaming red and she would be crying. My neighbor at the time brought over a product that was a life saver. It takes her worst rash away in no time. It is called "Corona: Original Lanolin-Rich Ointment". It is actually for animals (like those bag balms you see in stores); it can be found in agricultural supply places. Anderson's carries it in Maumee. I know it sounds crazy.
I only use it when she has an irritation. The skin needs breathing time.
Hope it works.
Tammy
As I read the other responses, I was surprised that I did not see more about using an antacid. All three of my children had very bad diaper rashes that could be triggered by the smallest things. To this day they have very sensitive skin and with my baby I have to be very diligent or she ends up with a rash. my advice has already been written on here by others but I would like to re-iterate. My doctor suggested mixing the mylanta with aquaphor so that it really sticks to the bottom and then the small yogurt everyday helps with the yeast over-growth. I use the aquaphor on my baby everyday to keep rashes at bay but when she gets one, I mix in the mylanta and it is usually gone within 12 hours. Then I get the yo-baby's yogurt (because it comes in small cups and is organic) and she has one every day. I think all the advice on here is good advice, you just have to keep trying until you find something that works! Good Luck!
I have a soon to be 20 month old daughter who often gets diaper rashes/bumps in the same area. I have taken her to the doctor twice for it and the first time she said it was a start of a yeast infection and she recommended Lotrimin AF and then she said to use it again on the second visit. So now I just use it whenever her rash won't go away and it really helps. The doctor said to use it for a week at every diaper change. Its actually for athletes foot but it seems to work. Hope this helps!!
Have you tried Aquaphor? It is found with the diaper rash creams but is used for many things. It costs a little more but I have known it to start working after the first application. Good luck!
you can try a mix of 1/2 baby powder and 1/2 maalox...mix it to make a paste and use it as a diaper cream. the maalox neutralizes the acid that's causing the rash. the stuff works wonders.
i had the same problem with mt 2 year old
turns out she just had really sensitive skin. i had to put her in cloth diapers for about a year.
eventually I found a brand she can wear (the parents choice ones from walmart) all others still give her a rash.
also the best diaper rash ointment i have found for her was pinxalve, with all the other desidin worked great, for her it did nothing
good luck
Hi Heidi,
My son had the same problem, and I didn't think boys could get yeast infections. He always has something going on. Well, I found out he was allergic to the huggies brand diaper, so make sure she's not allergic to her brand. My Dr. gave me all kinds of topicals to try, but it didn't work. He also put him on an anti-biotic and it cleared it up right away. I also started potty training and letting him run around without anything on. They need air to breath down there. Your daughter is too little to potty train, but maybe if you can keep her diaper of for an hour per day, and no creams, that holds moisture in. Just use baby powder.
Hope this helps....
My friend's daughter had the same thing when she was an infant and the only thing that worked for her was a prescription for yeast infections called Nystatin. It is a cream that you can only get by perscription so you will need to go back to the doctor again. She said at the first sign of a break out she would use it and it would clear it up. Her daughter is 5 now and she still has to use it from time to time.
GO to the store and buy BORAFAX ointment I may have it spelled wrong, it has been 17 years since I use it. You can get it over the counter, if you can't find it ask the pharmy. Borafax and good old corn starch will work wonders. My daughter was the same way. I took her to the doctor and he told me to buy that it was my life saver it was great. If you want to try a different soap try Johnson and Johnson Baby soap. It is great too, but I don't think it has anything to do with soap or should would have trouble all over here body. Borafax works great. Good luck
My son used to get the worst diaper rashes, they were so bad it made his poor little backside bleed. My mother-in-law introduced me to the most wonderful stuff in the world, it's called Bag Balm. It comes in a green square tin and it works wonders. You can get it, I believe, at Walgreens, it's a little pricey but it does wonders, and it lasts a while.
You mentioned that you haven't tried new diapers. A year ago I thought I'd try Luvs diapers since thier made by Pampers and try to save some $$$. The Luvs actually gave my little one a diaper rash and I switched back to Pampers - it's worth a few extra pennies per diaper to make my guy happy :) Maybe what you need to do IS switch to a different brand of diaper. Can't be any worse than what you're dealing with already. Oh yeah, A + D works wonders too and not just for diaper rash but any kind of irritation. My mother-in-law is allergic to everything and she is the one who introduced it to me because it works so well.
~RachaelB
Well I went through the same thing with my son. He had a horendous rash on his butt and penis. His penis even swelled. It turned out to be an allergic reaction to his diapers, coloring in the diapers and sensitive skin. I took him to a dermatologist in Twinsburg (she is awesome) She gave me a cream called Betaval cream. I changed his diapers to the off brand at walmart in the yellow package (not white cloud) Parent something (mind is blank) I would take her to a dermatologist if she has had this for this long. It took us awhile too to figure this out! He had outgrew this! Keep her dry as can be! email me back if you want to take her to the dermatologist in Twinsburg!
Hello Heidi...I'm no doctor but, if the doctor had once diagnosed your child with having had a 'yeast' infection in the past...it is very possible that the recurrence could be of the same 'yeast' or other type of fungal infection. Why not give an over-the-counter yeast infection cream a try? These creams are very mild if applied to the EXTERNAL skin. I would try one of the old fashioned-creams that is to be used daily instead of the once-only formulas. Talk to a pharmacist when buying it to get any of his suggestions about application.
My son gets a diaper rash all the time and it is a yeast infetion, to make it go away, get some athelete's foot cream, i use lotramin, and put it on the rash, then put on powder. it usually takes one or two diaper changes to notice a big difference. but it works like a charm, you can even put the lotramin on, then cover that with desitin, then powder, and also try using the wipes made for newborns, will help it to not burn when you change her.
Good luck!