Diaper Rash...

firegirlkorb1

Marissa has her 1st diaper rash from a new brand of diapers that we tried, and it doesn't seem like Desitin is taking it away  

 How long do these last?

What do you use for diaper rash?

Is there a certain amount of days that this should last before going to a Pedi & do they have a prescription cream to take it away?

~~Thanks in advance 

Missbollinger

5 days max then I would contact your Dr.  Try not using wipes and using a peri bottle to clean her and pat and air dry.  Give her as much no diaper time as possible then use the barrier creambefore putting a diaper on.

HTH 

kyfirewife

The only OTC cream that we've found to work better than Desitin is Calmoseptine. It's non-prescription, but you have to get them behind the pharmacy counter (at Kroger, at least).

Like PP mentioned, give her as much naked-butt time as possible. Wash with water only, or water & baby shampoo / wash if necessary. Pat dry.

If it's especially red / painful, I would only give it another day or so, especially if the creams aren't working. Depending on the cause, they can prescribe another cream to help.
For example, DD's last bad rash ended up being a fungal infection, and we needed a prescription. It was almost completely gone within the first 2 applications of the Rx cream.

GL!

kyfirewife

Oh, also try to think if she's had any new foods the past few days. Sometimes their skin will react to certain foods after they poop / pee, even if their digestive system tolerates them fine.

Or with it being warmer, do you know if she got especially hot before the rash showed up? Some babies are more sensitive to heat rashes, or rashes exacerbated by heat.

Those types of things will help you to know what you can do / not do in the future to help prevent future rashes.

mrs.george2be04

When Logan had a really bad diaper rash, the pedi told us to put 1% hydrocortisone cream on it, then Desitin over that, then a capful of Maalox (or other liquid antacid) twice a day, and just the Desitin/Maalox combo after every diaper change.  We started seeing improvement quickly, but it took a few days for it to completely clear up.  Good luck!

CintiCoupons

If nakedness, and warm water doesn't clear it up/dry it out in 3 days and it's still bright red you can try Lotrimin cream when you change her. I've used it on my DD and works WAY better than Desitin.