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diaper rash :(

meliss33meliss33
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My poor little guy has 2 real red places in the inner part of his butt cheeks. When I was changing him today it even bled a little. I have been using desitin but wonder if there is more I could be doing. He has a pedi appt on Friday so this and his horrible gas will be addressed. I feel so bad for him and my heart is breaking.
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  • rosesandpeoniesrosesandpeonies member
    desitin isn't always the answer.  Try triple paste.  You can find it in the same place as the desitin.  It seems to work better when my daughters have bad rashes.
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  • aubreyaliseaubreyalise member

    we had the same problem, including the bleeding. it's so traumatic for everyone!

    here's what we did:

    no wipes, we would run his butt under the faucet to rinse it off

    we then used kleenex towels (super soft) to pat his butt dry (don't rub/wipe)

    someone here suggested triple paste and it's been AWESOME. we tried desitin, butt paste, aquafor... nothing worked like triple paste.

    it took a few days since he was so raw, but it finally cleared up.

    we also did some naked tummy time (with a cloth diaper underneath him because he's a little poop machine).

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  • monlyn9monlyn9 member
    Best diaper rash cream ever (recipe from a friend's pedi): Mix Eucerin Aquafor with original Mylanta. Clears it up very quickly.
      
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  • blossom_0826blossom_0826
    Once you get the rash cleared up use Vaseline with every diaper change to prevent rashes.  A friend of mine reccomended it and her LO is 1 1/2 and has never had a diaper rash.  My LO is 5 weeks and no rashes so far.
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  • meliss33meliss33
    Thank you guys so much for the advice!! I'm going to try all of it.
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  • ArtsykArtsyk
    Also try vaseline and then cornstarch over the top.  It has helped my oldest daughter with terrible rashes!
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  • Anniee1963Anniee1963
    We started using cloth diapers when DS was 2 weeks old, and he started getting diaper rash during the transition time. At every changing time, we started letting him air out for at least 5-10 minutes before putting a new diaper on him- basically as long as he would lay there for. We also use a product called CJ's BUTTer at every change and haven't had any redness since.
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