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November 2011 Moms
Will you use baby powder?
This may be a dumb question, but I really don't know what baby powder is used for or how exactly to use it. I also read something a while back about it possibly being dangerous to the baby (the powder getting into lungs or something?) Do you plan to use baby powder on LO? If so, how often do you use it?
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Re: Will you use baby powder?
If you are careful not to shake it all over the place then it's fine. But with two kids so far I've not had very many reasons to use it. We got a big bottle at my baby shower with my first, it's still mostly full. We use it occasionally if their bum is looking a bit red so it doesn't turn into diaper rash, but that ends up with us using it like 4 times total in the two years the kids are in diapers.
It does help get sand off though so we mostly use it for that (beach, sandbox, etc).
We used cornstarch with DD. In the beginning, she would get a rash in her little neck rolls that powder helped.
When she started on solids and got some mean diaper rashes we would use a combo of butt paste, monistat cream, bacitracin and powder to get rid of it. She only had a raw, bleeding bottom once or twice, so that combo really worked for us.
In 2.5 years we haven't made it though a container though, so we don't use it often.
i will not be using any baby powder. for 1- i know being an asthma patient myself, powder TOTALLY coats your lungs and feels like it's suffocating you. i will not be putting my LO through that.
As for diapering issues, i will use diaper rash cream (whatever works best for LO) and when she does not have any rash, i was told to use a little vasaline to help prevent rashes.
I use it in my shoes and when I put fresh sheets on the bed I sprinkle some at the foot of the bed. But wasn't planning on using it with LO.
I picked up some Susan Brown's Baby Lotion to Powder (online at BRU). I haven't had to use it yet obviously, so I can't say if it's worth it or not, but the item description says, "Provides talc-free natural comfort with pure cornstarch and a strong barrier against wetness. This luxurious blend is applied in lotion form and slowly turns into a protective talc-free powder for the ultimate in coverage and safe baby skin care. No Parabens, No Animal Ingredients and No Animal Testing."
I knew I didn't want to use regular powder, but honestly didn't know how necessary something like it would be, so I figured I'd give this stuff a try.
11.10.10 from my belly to my heart at 11wks 5days