I have been looking online but I am confused. So after each diaper change am I supposed to wipe all the cream off, air dry and apply it all again, each time? That seems like it would make it worse since I am wiping the lotion off with a washcloth. Or do I just take of the diaper, pat her dry, air her out and re-apply, without actually wiping any of the remaining cream off?
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Re: Question about caring for diaper rash
This sounds totally strange, but our Pediatrician recommended drying our LO with a hair dryer, low setting on warm. It is amazing. I have told friends and it has helped to clear up diaper rash amazingly fast!
I don't wipe any residue of the creams off because she is so irritated it would just make her cry. I usually try to blot when she pees and very quickly and carefully wipe when she poos.
Here is a concoction my pedi recommended for severe diaper rash:
Equal parts A&D Ointment, Lotrimin, 1% hydrocortisone cream.
I have used it (but sometimes replace A&D with Desitin) and it helped clear Savannah's up. Her's was so bad it was bleeding and oozing.
Hope she gets better soon!
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