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 original at every change, but she is still getting raw. This is the first time this has happened and since we already use a diaper cream what else can we do.
I would try baby powder. Sometimes the desitin didn't work as well for my girls. Or if that doesn't seem to help, try just plain vasaline. Good luck!
I never used anything on both of my babies unless they had a diaper rash. I wasn't sure if you meant that you used that desitin every single time you change her, with or without diaper rash. If so, she may have developed an immunity to it. You don't need to use anything on them unless there's a rash. If you've been using it all along, try switching brands. I think the one I've seen people using sometimes is called Butt Cream or Butt Butter, something with the word "butt" in it. I would think there aren't too many of those out there if you look for it.
Balmax is really good! I prefer the powder but it is hard to find but the cream is just as well!
Butt paste is the best diaper rash cream. It's pricy, but clears up diaper rash very quicly. I know you can get it at Target. Also, I wouldn't use a diaper rash cream at every change. Just use it when she'll be in a dirty diaper for awhile. We use it at night and if we're going on a long car ride. They can build up an immunity to the cream. Good Luck!!! Diaper rash is no fun.
My 2 year old just got this horrible diaper rash and I called my Ped and she said to mix MYLANTA MINT with DESITIN. She said it has to be MINT flavor. It seemed to clear it up. Also A&D makes a diaper rash cream that I stand by. Good Luck
i've always used a&d original cream, but mine had a bad rash i just couldn't get rid of one time-- my pediatrician took a look at it and prescribed me some nystatin cream. he said all diaper rashes are really yeast infections (not the kind we unfortunately get sometimes, but on the skin), and this one she had was not going to respond to anything but that. you could also try a different cream, called triple paste (you can get it at wal mart or any drug store). it's a bit more expensive, but it's really thick and has more medication in it. are you starting to feed her solids or has there been anything new in her diet lately? when they start eating new foods, alot of times this can happen, because their poop has so many different things in it than their bottoms are used to. another friend of mine told me to put some maalox on it and use a hair dryer on cool and low to lightly dry her butt out, but she hated the hair dryer. any time you can expose her skin to air that helps, too. it can get messy, though :) good luck!
Instead of using cream with every change, you could try using a powder with cornstarch in it. Just use caution not to let the powder puff up into baby's face. We use Johnsons cornstarch powder with each change, and our 7 month has only had one rash, and that came on while he was on an antibiotic. Make sure that you are getting the area dry after each change. and if nothing else works, it could be a fungal inf. and your doctor can give you some nystatin cream, it works wonders!
try aveeno oatmeal rash cream, my daughter couldn't use Desitin but aveeno works great for her
I know some people have suggested baby powder with cornstarch, but sometimes that can have things to scent it that might irritate her bottom more...when my son was a few months old he got a diaper rash that just wouldnt go away...I used plain old cornstarch when I would diaper him and a couple times a day I would let him play on a towel and blanket on the floor without a diaper on so that his little bottom could dry out and spend some time out of a diaper! I hope some of this helps. Oh, and I've also used butt paste for him and I agree, it is wonderful!
You should try A & D Ointment it's great for diaper rashes and doesn't dry out the skin like Desitin can. My son had sensitive skin and this ointment worked a lot better for us. Good Luck!
This is a time consuming solution but it worked for me and has worked for generations before me. Everytime you change your daughters diapers, instead of using baby wipes that can further irritate your daughters delicate skin, wash her bottom with warm soap and water. Then instead of drying her off, let her skin air dry. When dry apply vaseline, just plain old vaseline, nothing else. If you don't already, and can, use cloth diapers, no plastic panites. The purpose is so that everytime she even just urinates, you can clean her up, her urine and feces are irritating her skin.
I know it is time consuming, as my 22 year old twins would get a rash like this everytime they teethed.
Good Luck
Ask your doctor, it could be a yeast infection in which case she would need a prescription cream. They have a new one out now called vusion, I believe. My daughter is very prone to them. I put a post up like this some time ago about her diaper rash and I got A LOT of GREAT ideas but nothing worked or lasted long. Once she saw the doctor and we got the prescription cream that worked right away and I use that whenever she starts getting red down there. Good luck!
It may not be diaper rash it could actually be a yeast infection. You may want to take her to her doctor because daiper rash creams won't work if it is. Good luck.
The best thing I have ever used on my kids diaper rashes was just a teaspoon or so of plain old grocery store corn starch with every changing. It works miracles! It's also the main ingredient in most baby powers but you cut out all the annoying perfumes. :)
I've found with my own daughter that different rashes sometimes need different creams. We would go between the desitin overnight and the bourdeux butt cream. If it persists, I would call the doctor just to be sure.
Jamie
Mandy- 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 rash. You can also try getting bag balm (it is sold in the pharmacy of most places, just ask and they usually know what you are talking about, it comes in a green can) this seems to work as well. Also make sure that you are changing her diaper often (something I'm sure you already do, just thought I'd mention it). If it seems you have tried everything and nothing is working, be sure to see the doctor to make sure it isn't a yeast infection of some sort.
Try A&D Ointment, it's the only thing that works on my 18 month old. Destin is what we used on my 5 year old and it worked after only 1 time.
My baby is also allergic to diapers. When we use certain ones, his little butt gets so red and raw and when you wipe it you can see a bit of blood on the baby wipe. We've tried everything and the Huggies Sumpreme worked for a while, but now we're using the White Cloud because the Huggies started to make him raw too.
Just something to consider, I've found it's more common than I thought.
When he was 2 weeks old I had the dr look at the rash, and in order to get the raw-ness away they had to give me some cream, it worked after a few times.
Hope your little one gets better!
Hi Mandy
My kids used to get diaper rash quite frequently. Lotrimin (yes over the counter jock itch med) is what my doctor used to say to use a couple times a day and it worked. Sometimes depending on the rash the best thing was to give up wipes and use a washcloth or just put them in the bath when they go the yucky. The other thing is sometimes just good old fashioned vaseline. I swear different rashes respond to different things and I rarely got much help from Destin and those types of medicines. Call your doctor if it isn't getting better.
Try changing diapers. If you're not nursing, it's very possible all immunity she had at birth from you has worn off by now and she's starting to evidence an allergy to something in the diapers - remember that disposables are bleached and treated with other harsh chemicals. I would definitely suggest discontinue using rash cream at every change until she evidences a need for it. Yet more chemicals....and you don't want her to develop any kind of immunity to it or anything. Also, remember that she didn't start defecating until she was born. She's been doing that for six weeks now. It will change the color of her rectal region, though strawberry red is cause for concern.
I would start with switching diaper brands though. I know some people who swear by Walmart brand. Though we're allergic to those, we found the Kroger brand to be the best el cheapo diaper that worked well for disposables.....we're now using cloth tho (go bumgenius one-size 2.0)! No longer are cloth diapers DSQ prefolds, safety pins, and rubber pants. We found the new AIO's and pocket diapers are just as easy as disposables and instead of spending $100/mo, we just laid down $300 and voila! no more diaper costs ever.