Diaper rash with teething?

Lelo2006 · May 2014

James has his first diaper rash. It's terrible. I think it might be because he poops 5 times a day. He has been drooling a ton and has had a runny nose for almost 2 weeks. He also keeps shoving his fingers into his mouth. And the whining... Oh the whining.

So I don't see any teeth remotely close to coming in... I'm kind of worried it's thrush. I see white in his mouth but it could just be milk....

Blah! Not sure what's going on. Someone help. Maybe someone's had both thrush and teething and knows the difference? (And I'm sorry you went through both horrid things, teething is enough!)

Oh, I don't have symptoms.

thegoodpotato · May 2014

Yes, definitely teething causes diaper rashes and lots and lots of squooshy poop. They swallow a lot of saliva because they're drooling so much, so their stools get really soft and gross.

And apparently the poops are extra irritating because the diaper rashes are awful. Like raw sores awful.

Babies are fun.

Lelo2006 · May 2014

Thanks, @thegoodpotato. It's so confusing because all these sites say that all these symptoms aren't caused by teething... But I swear they have to be!

gutsymama · May 2014

Hugs! If the skin is getting raw, don't use wipes. Even the sensitive ones can sting. When Luke's skin is bad we use mineral oil on cotton pads instead of wipes.

If you think frequent poop is causing it or making it worse, we also pat/wipe some regular Mylanta on his skin after we wipe him. It counteracts the acid in the poo. Mixing it into the diaper cream made the cream too runny to make a good barrier, so we do them separately - Mylanta, let it dry, then extra-strength Desitin.

thegoodpotato · May 2014

I'm with @lizabethann06‌. They say these things don't go together, but they totally do.

Unless it is complete coincidence that we just so happen to have diarrhea and diaper rash every time either of my kids has gotten teeth.

PrimRoseMama · May 2014

thegoodpotato said:
Yes, definitely teething causes diaper rashes and lots and lots of squooshy poop. They swallow a lot of saliva because they're drooling so much, so their stools get really soft and gross.

And apparently the poops are extra irritating because the diaper rashes are awful. Like raw sores awful.

Babies are fun.

Agree. I put Vaseline on the skin after pat (don't rub!) dry. That can help. It's not uncommon to have diaper rash accompany teething drools. Much misery for all.

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Stina2012 · May 2014

NKaeding said:
We get diaper rash and snot with teeth.

My fave diaper rash treatment is a soak in warm water and baking soda. Our ped recommended it and it works well.

2-3 times a day for 20 minutes.

I did this after @nkaeding gave the suggestion and it has helped so much. We also used Bueadroxs (who the hell can spell that!) Max Strength Paste. Helped a ton!

thegoodpotato · May 2014

Oh also, I have a friend that keeps a hair dryer on her changing table. At each change she blows their bums dry on the cool setting. Gets things nice and dry at each change.

lrichmond86 · May 2014

Dd never had diaper rash with teething until this last batch came in. It was awful. Everything you described to a t, plus a virus to boot. Hope he's feeling better soon!

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