What's the best thing you've tried to clear up diaper rash? DS is teething and has a rash (maybe TMI) from under his scrotum to his anus and it's red and almost breaking open. I've been putting Desitin on it and vitamin E but it's not getting better. I've tried diaper-less bum time exposed to the air but he's on the move and piddles everywhere like a puppy and its short-lived.
Any suggestions?
TIA
Re: Moms of Boys with diaper rash
DS got really bad diaper rash one time... very randomly. We used Boudros Butt Paste and the next morning it was completely gone. I use MD Moms Baby Silk every night as a precautionary cream. His day care also uses Butt Paste when they see redness as more of a precautionary.
Poor little guy!
We've had success with using lots of A&D, but I'm sure that Aquaphor or Vaseline will be the same type of thing. We've also tried Triple Paste and that seems to work too. (We tried Desitin and Butt Paste and they didn't seem to help for us.)
Wash and dry with a cool hair dryer after every poop, and/or every AM and PM. Then use Triple Paste cream. We started with the smaller tube because it is $$$. When we moved to the big tub, it lasted me 4 months of daily use. So worth it!?
EDIT: We also use cloth wipes (thin washcloths) with water to cut down on the irritation.?
If what you're doing isn't working I would try something different. We use California Baby diaper rash cream. We also let him crawl around naked when he starts to get a rash. Yes, he pees everywhere, but we just clean it up and let him air out for an hour or so.?
What you describe sounds really bad and painful. I would see the doc just to make sure it is diaper rash and that it hasn't gotten infected.?
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When DS had a diaper rash that wouldn't clear up, our pedi said to use athlete's foot cream on it. It worked.
We now use California Baby diaper cream- it has the least amount of crap in it and I like the smell.