teething poops and diaper rash

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Giving your baby a warm water bath is the first step in easing their discomfort. Adding some oatmeal to the water is a great tip. Just pour a cupful into the running water and let your baby bathe as usual.

Next dry the bottom very carefully; a harsh towel will just cause more pain and irritation. A blow-dryer on the lowest/cool setting works wonders. Keep the dryer moving constantly until the area is completely dry.

Giving the bottom some air is the next step. Let your baby lay without his/her diaper on, preferably on a towel on your chest, or for older infants let them sit on a waterproof play mat. A good 30 minutes of this each day goes far in helping the rash clear.

Next, use one of these tried and tested home remedies:

Ingredients: Oliver Oil & Water
Instructions: Whisk a tablespoon of olive oil with 5 drops of water until it forms a smooth creamy texture. Apply to affected area.

Ingredients: Corn Starch, Desitin & Vasaline
Instructions: Sprinkle babies bottom with the corn starch, just a light sprinkle to cover the area. Next cover with the Desitin and lastly layer with the Vasaline.

Ingredients: Milk of Magnesia
Instructions: Pour the milk of magnesia all over the affected area, and repeat until rash has gone.

Ingredients: Cod Liver Oil Capsules
Instructions: Open the capsules and pour the oil over the affected area.

Ingredients: Flour & Frying Pan
Instructions: Put enough flour into the frying pan for a couple of
applications. Then on medium heat, keep stirring the flour until it turns a light golden brown. Apply a light dusting at each diaper change.

Avoid using commercial baby-wipes & soap. These both contain harsh amounts of alcohol which will irritate the skin even more. Change the diaper often and follow the above steps for a happy, healthy rash-free baby!

Posted in Baby and Toddler

 Our daycare lady said it looked like a yeast rash to her, so I'm doing the lotrimin/zinc/aquaphor layers and just using a damp cloth to clean him instead of wipes. We had some air drying time this morning and evening as well. If I stand him up in from of the drawers in the bathroom and put a towel under him, he empties the drawers and pees on the towel 

 Oh and yogurt. I feed Bella YoBaby yogurt everyday it helps keep the yeast away. The Dr. told me that too! She LOVES yogurt :)
Jessica

Yeah, Rowan has yogurt every morning as well! He loves the yo baby yogurt, I just wi**** wasn't so runny.

Dev,
If nothing else helps call the ped. and ask for a prescription for Vusion.   That's the only thing that will clear up Hannah's diaper rash.   She got it really bad when we switched from formula to whole milk.  I tried to gradually get her on whole milk, but it still bothered her.   She got it again a few weeks later.  She'd had a stomach virus and didn't get milk for a few days.  When she did drink it again, the same diaper rash came back.  She would scream when she would pee.  It was terrible!   Anyway, Vusion is wonderful!   It's expensive, but if you have good insurance you should be ok.  
Amy

 So far he seems to be seeing some improvement with air drying plus layers of lotrimin, diaper cream and aquaphor after changes. It's crusting up and drying out, but I'll keep that in mind. We just made the full switch to milk as well. So far, after waking up at around 5:15-5:30am every day this week, this morning he is STILL ASLEEP! I'm up before he is!!

Both of my girls got diarrhea with teething and what worked best for me was soap/water after each diaper change...I put a towel under them and did like a sponge bath type wa**** got the acids/enzymes off better than wipes.  That and lots and lots of Desitin.  My poor girls would get sooo chafed that they would bleed. 

I hope he feels better soon!