Nappy rash

lab-lover

If you have tried everything and nothing has worked the next stop would be the gp. Best to get it looked at to put your mind at rest, plus the prescription will be free!! xxxx

snowmaid

Clive_Woody wrote: »

Cheers,

Our little lady is 9 months old. The nappy rash started when she started teething, that's was prompted us to start looking for her tooth.

There don't appear to be any new teeth coming through at the moment, we had a good look around, and it has never really improved since her first tooth came through. She did get thrush in her mouth early on with the breast feeding, my other half got it in her breasts (very very painful but she stuck with the breast feeding), might be worth seeing if that is back to haunt us.

We do use disposable nappies (nature nappies) it might be worth trying a different brand in case she has developed an allergy. We have tried, Sudocrem, Kamilosan, olive oil, one begining with C (but can't remember full name). I am sure I have some corn flower in the kitchen.

We are off to the GPs this afternoon so we see what she has to say.

Thanks to everybody for the advice, once again I am glad to be a member of this community and so will our little girl if we can get rid of her baboon bum.

All the best Clive

If you have tried all the creams, you have nothing to lose in trying cornflour. When I was nursing the standard application to a child's bum in the gastro wards was zinc and castor oil mixture and corn starch. Works like a bomb! Of course I learnt about the cornflour long before then with my mom having used it on us.

bumpybecky

Poppy9 wrote: »

Also the post inferring that you don't change nappy often enough, ignore. I know well meant but a relief HV said that to me when DD was very young and it really upset me as I kept her spotless and frequently changed her nappy.

if that was my post you are referring to, can I explain please?

from experience with other parents during the time my three dd's have been in nappies I've noticed a huge variation in changing frequency (I'm sad like that!). Some parents change babies nappies very frequently (checking several times and hour and replacing with a new nappy at the first sign of wee or poo) others only when the disposable nappy is literally bursting :eek:

having nappy rash does not necessarily mean you're not changing often enough, in fact frequent changes using lots of perfumed lotions might even make it worse

however, keeping a nappy until it is bulging and splitting is asking for trouble!

from the information given in the first post, we've no idea how often this child is having her nappies changed. You can't say to ignore the point without knowing further information.

Sorry if I caused any offence.

madhouseof4

I hope that you get on alright at the gp's. I do agree that it sounds like it could be thrush. My ds went through a terrible time with nappy rash at about 14/15 months and we thought it could be due to teething. He had open sores on his bottom and thr dr gave antifungal and antibiotic creams to try which worked until the second we stopped using them. In his case it turned out he has allergies, which make him pass more stools which are highly acidic (you can just tell by the smell...sorry!) This never even occured to us at the time, so if you find it is not clearing after a length of time, it could be a possiblility.

For "normal" nappy rash, we are firm believers in fresh air, cotton wool & water as well as metanium! DS is going to be 3 in June, but still shows no signs of potty training, so we still battle with the odd nappy rash (most recent was 2 weeks ago and it is just clearing up now...but left a lovely eczema patch behind, lol!)

r.mac_2

Poppy9 wrote: »

Also the post inferring that you don't change nappy often enough, ignore. I know well meant but a relief HV said that to me when DD was very young and it really upset me as I kept her spotless and frequently changed her nappy.

oh gosh - i really didn't mean to suggest that her nappy wasn't being changed enough! I realise it may have sounded like that - rather I meant that it might help to catch things asap so it didn't have time to sit on sore and stingy skin/rash. This would be only until things started to settle down

really sorry if i offended.

Lillibet_2

Spud sufers with nappy rash, to the point of open blood-oozing sores:eek: metanium was good but costing us the earth (my HV refused to prescribe it as a preventitive only as a cure so had to wait until the poor mite was in screamign agony to get it or shell out for 2 tubes a week at £8!:rolleyes:) but we have found one sure-fire cure : Vaseline!:D Cheap & easily found, we now put on a good coating after his bath for the long-haul overnight nappy then a thin coating at his 1st change of the day & this seems to be keeping the rash well & truly at bay!

HTH;)

mioliere

Clive_Woody wrote: »

Looking for help as our little lady currently has a very sore bum that is showing no signs of improving. We have tried a variety of potions and lotions, so I thought I would turn to the collective wisdom of these boards for advice.

We have tried airing her for ever increasing periods of time but with little improvement. She isn't upset about it, but being first time parents we are getting concerned that it isn't getting any better and come seeking help.

All ideas and advice will be considered....

It sounds like thrush - both my DSs had nappy rash when they were babies - the best thing I ever used - on the advice of someone who had loads of children - was natural yoghurt. It is really effective, dead cheap and easily available. Just apply it as you would any cream. I wouldn't use anything else. Good luck!

Pink_butterfly_3

r.mac wrote: »

oh gosh - i really didn't mean to suggest that her nappy wasn't being changed enough! I realise it may have sounded like that - rather I meant that it might help to catch things asap so it didn't have time to sit on sore and stingy skin/rash. This would be only until things started to settle down

really sorry if i offended.

I didn't think you meant that, and I would agree that chaging as often as possible is a good thing. Poppy is obviously a bit sensitive on this subject. I wouldn't listen to those HV's though, half the time they don't know what they are talking about!! I also got yelled at when I had my DD about changing her nappy when I was in hospital after i'd had her. Apparently I was supposed to wake her up every hour or so to change her. :eek:

My eldest DD suffers from AWFUL nappy rash. She gets so red and sore, her skin blisters and weeps. She screams hysterically and starts shaking, its really awful!! We have to keep changing her nappy constantly so that its almost always dry which can be a bit of a nightmare!!!!! METANIUM is a wonder cream and I would recommend it to anyone. Also, I would agree with trying to use just cotton wool and water instead of wipes.

When DD's nappy rash gets really bad and when shes done a nasty poo, we end up putting her straight in the bath and cleaning her that way. Luckily (fingers crossed!) she hasn't had it for some time and my DS doesn't seem to suffer from it at all, but I really sympathise with you!!

Poppy9

r.mac wrote: »

oh gosh - i really didn't mean to suggest that her nappy wasn't being changed enough! I realise it may have sounded like that - rather I meant that it might help to catch things asap so it didn't have time to sit on sore and stingy skin/rash. This would be only until things started to settle down

really sorry if i offended.

No offence taken I'm sure. That's why I put in my post "Also the post inferring that you don't change nappy often enough, ignore. I know well meant" but when parents are tired and anxious when dealing with a poorly child it's the worse thing to imply that they are not looking after them properly.

Wouldn't bother me now as DD is 12 and I now get plenty of sleep and I don't have to wipe her dirty bum anymore:p

Poppy9

Pink_butterfly wrote: »

IMy eldest DD suffers from AWFUL nappy rash. She gets so red and sore, her skin blisters and weeps. She screams hysterically and starts shaking, its really awful!! We have to keep changing her nappy constantly so that its almost always dry which can be a bit of a nightmare!!!!! METANIUM is a wonder cream and I would recommend it to anyone. Also, I would agree with trying to use just cotton wool and water instead of wipes.

When DD's nappy rash gets really bad and when shes done a nasty poo, we end up putting her straight in the bath and cleaning her that way. Luckily (fingers crossed!) she hasn't had it for some time and my DS doesn't seem to suffer from it at all, but I really sympathise with you!!

If it's breaking the skin my GP told me the only thing to cure it is a mild steriod cream which will calm the inflamation and pain quickly. I remember the shaking and screaming well and I couldn't even put my DD in a bath or go near her with water when it was at it's worse. Nothing worse than having to physically hold the child still while you clean them and they are hysterical.