update to drool rash and question

amd1982

hi ladies, just an update - the drool rash got much better yesterday, and then poor DS woke up this morning and it seems even worse than it was Monday. I reallllllly did not want to have to call the pedi, only because they seem to A) not really know what it is and i didn't want them to put him on any type of prescription. however do you think it's necessary at this point? i am just so confused. it does seem to get a bit better when he's given a bath. however i am just at my wits end. i've tried everything, and even the petroleum jelly just doesn't seemt to be working. WWYD?

Dragonfly1226

I would call.

Mr. & Mrs. Woodtick

Ducky719:

I would call for sure.  At some point, the rash is going to get uncomfortable for him.

This, I would call too.

TJ1979

I would call. And let the pedi know you aren't tying to get a rx, you would like to try other measures first if there is something you haven't tried yet. However a rx may be your best bet. GL.

OceanBreeze1

We were never dx'd with eczema, but dd has bad red patches around her mouth. I switched her baby wash from johnsons to aveeno. When it was bad we used triple paste or a diaper cream, per pedi, to clear it up, now we use a babyganics eczema lotion.

Pedi also suggested maybe she had a reaction to dyes in food and meds. Spaghetti sauce made it bad and fruit and their acid and juices exacerbated it, but not sure you're feeding lo yet. I switched to a sauce without high fructose corn syrup...that helped, though not sure why?