Burn?

HeartsOnABand

After thinking DS had a small yeast rash I took him to the dr and I was told it looked like a burn. He had it for 5 days before I took him in and it was originally rasied and raw. I used liners with Desitin and butt paste and that dried it out really bad. I started to think it was something else. Pedi says it looks like a friction burn or that he scratches it.

1. DS doesnt even know it exists. His hands dont go down there and it doesnt cause him pain.

2. IDK how I feel about being told its a friction burn. I guess it could be because he is newly mobile and learning to crawl. Only thing is his diapers are OS and are all on the biggest rise and leg settings (hes a big boy). I just wouldnt know what to do about that.

He told me I could use neosporin to clear it up but that it wasnt a rash. Then he decided to fill me a presciption for Mupirocin to fight infection because it looked infected.

The cream has been helping with clearing it up and Ive stripped all diapers just in case. Anyone have experience or advice to give on this situation. It would be greatly appreciated! TIA!

jbooth9

Before starting solids my son would poop at night and not wake up. The poop was more acidic and left a burn on his bum if he wasn't changed quickly. I don't know if that would have anything to do with it but we used cortisone cream a couple times a day