DS is a rashy baby in general. He's got eczema in several areas, his face breaks out in a red rash all the time, and his belly and legs in the diaper area are constantly looking irritated and rashy (hardly ever his butt, go figure!). The only thing that helps with the diaper area is Boudreaux's Butt Paste slathered on with every change. I can't use that with cloth, and I certainly can't use it on him every day for the rest of his diapered life. Any suggestions? CJ's worked for DD, but doesn't seem to protect him enough.
Re: If you have a rashy baby, I need your advice
I second this.
We use olive oil as a preventative. LO started out really rashy but has since gotten better. We also use the Grovia Magic Stick, which is safe for CDs and light but seems to take care of any rashes that pop up.
DD had a rash for a long time that I swore was yeast. After a month of nystatin and lotrimin it still wasnt gone so I just stopped treating it. I started back in cloth and used california baby diaper cream at every.single.change. I also sprinkled baby powder over it to make sure it stuck for a little bit (i know, baby powder is controversial) It cleared up within 3-4 days. She stays rash free for a few months and then all of a sudden will break out again and I just have to do this allllll over again. Most recently was a patch of excema maybe on her hip/upper leg where the diapers snap. It finally started getting better after I started putting coconut oil on at EVERY.SINGLE.CHANGE. Every one. Its still not 100% gone and if i skip putting the oil on for a few changes it gets all red again.
We used Earth Mama Angel Baby Bottom cream. It's expensive for a tiny jar but goes on chapstick thin so it lasts a long time. https://www.amazon.com/Earth-Mama-Angel-Baby-2-Ounce/dp/B0021HR94K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1367380436&sr=8-1&keywords=angel+baby+bottom+balm
Also, DD was so rashy, sometimes on her tummy and back and even some of the "sensitive" baby washes bothered her skin. We've had good luck with Aveeno and putting vaseline on those (non diaper) areas at bed time. GL!