My DD had this severe rash a few weeks ago. She had all these little open sores between her cheeks. Sometimes, they would even bleed. The pedi gave a burn cream (sylvidine?) and told me to rub that in, then apply vaseline over it to keep it in place. After a day or two, the rash went away but I have no idea what it's from.
I found it again today. This time, it's going the entire way up her crack to her back. I've been applying the cream for almost 3 days now but and it's not getting better. I called the pedi and they just said to keep using the cream. Anyone have any experience with this?
I don't know what to do.
Re: Open sore diaper rash?
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Have you tried just sitting her in warm water? I do this for DS1. I also go back and forth between Nystatin, Triple Paste and Caldesene (it's a powder in a pink bottle in the diaper cream aisle). I also let him snooze diaper-less (I put a towel under him). I think all of this stuff combined with time is what gets rid of it. Good luck!
P.S. I said it before, but want to say again that my DS is 2, so your LO may be too young for some of the ideas I suggested.
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My DD had a similar rash. I used cornstarch powder for a few days and it cleared right up.
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DD had a horrible diaper rash that bled, from the day she was born (they used Pampers in the hospital) until the day I switched to Huggies. I tried every cream (RX and OTC) under the sun and nothing cleared it up. Finally one day it clicked in my brain...Hmmm, maybe it's the diapers? I had some Huggies on hand. After 2 diaper changes using the Huggies, her rash was almost completely gone. Her little bum has been nice and clear ever since!!
We use huggies. I didn't want to use pampers because of the previous bad reports on them so I started with huggies and never changed her. I was beginning to wonder if it was the diapers. Maybe I should try pampers and see if that clears her up. I have a call into the pedi. I'm waiting to hear back from them now.
I also do let her sit diaperless and make sure she's completely dry before putting cream or a diaper on her. She loves to be naked so I let her play like that for a while to let things air out.
Once I figure it out, I'll be sure to update in case any other mommies run into this problem.
This will sound odd but it works! My LO had a really bad rash it would bleed from how raw he was. I could not wipe him at all. Every poop I had to wash him. Nothing would work, desitin, balmex, butt paste, neosporin. I finally called my pediatrician worried thinking it may be yeast and the nurse told me to try this for a few days and if it didnt work to come in and she warned me it sounds odd but will work I promise:
She told me to pour a capful of maalox on his rash every pooped diaper then apply the diaper rash ointment on top. The reason the rash doesnt heal fast enough is because the acid in the poop keeps irritating the rash. Maalox keeps the acid away from the babies skin which then allows the diaper rash ointment to do its job. With every poop diaper i did the maalox the diaper rash ointment mixed with a bit of neosporin and I saw a major diferrence as early as 12 hours later. It was completely healed 48 hours later.