Help with a diaper rash that won't go away?

k8elee03 · May 2010

My poor baby is miserable. A&D has never failed me before.

auburnbride2be · May 2010

I swear by Triple Paste anytime there is redness or it gets raw. I also apply Maalox to the area a couple time per day if the skin is raw. Those both clear it up fast for us.

k8elee03 · May 2010

Maalox? Really? What does that do?

jorae · May 2010

Boudreaux's Butt Paste always works for us. And I let her run around without without a diaper to air it out.

I have also heard about using Mylanta, but make sure it is not mint. My cousin's hubby put that on her baby's rash not thinking and poor little guy went bonkers because it stung.

superherostocker · May 2010

I have always used desitin but I heard that Butt Paste works better

jorae · May 2010

k8elee03:
Maalox? Really? What does that do?

Heard it helps to cool the skin and neutralize the acid.

auburnbride2be · May 2010

I'm not sure what the Maalox/Mylanta does, but I apply it with a cottonball heavily and allow the area to dry. I normally put Triple Paste or A&D on top of it. I believe it helps most if the rawness is due to acidic poop which is normally what causes DD to become raw. It may be worth a try.

k8elee03 · May 2010

auburnbride2be:
I'm not sure what the Maalox/Mylanta does, but I apply it with a cottonball heavily and allow the area to dry. I normally put Triple Paste or A&D on top of it. I believe it helps most if the rawness is due to acidic poop which is normally what causes DD to become raw. It may be worth a try.

Definitely worth a try, especially if it helps with the rawness. My poor baby couldn't sleep last night and she just kept crying "owie mommy owie." I can't take that again.

Thanks so much for your suggestions, and good tip on avoiding the mint. I would like to think I would've thought of that, but I'm a sleep-deprived zombie today.

el25 · May 2010

Triple Paste is the BEST!!!! Works every time.

jgilesslp · May 2010

A&D always works for me too but when it didn't one time I did that AND Desitin at the recommendation of a nurse and it worked.

auburnbride2be · May 2010

I also like the Aveeno Oatmeal bath packets you put in the bath water. Walmart has a generic version of them too.

Tracey0329 · May 2010

Burt's Bees Baby diaper creme, smells great and usually clears it up in a day or two, won't use anything else!

NicoleWI · May 2010

We use Triple Paste. If it's a really bad YEAST diaper rash (raised, red--Google it for images) you can use Lotrimin AF twice a day or so and it works wonders.

spunkielexis196 · May 2010

We took DS to the dr for a horrible diaper rash two weeks ago and the dr. told us to use either Desitin (purple tube) and maalox. She said the Desitin has the highest zinc oxide 40% and just to keep a continuous layer on his skin. We started and within 2 days the rash was no longer open an oozing. The blisters had completely vanished, he still has two little red marks, but he is 1000% better.

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