My Little Dumpling's got Horrific Nappy Rash

Elle00

dogrose wrote: »

my goodness I feel like I have said something I shouldnt. didnt mean to offend by saying to get it checked if its really bad. even teething babies can get infections. I speak from experience. sorry I tried to help.

No I was thanking you for your post dogrose. I apologise for my tone, I was very annoyed to read that post suggesting I don't change my son enough or use cheap nappies and didn't mean to take it out on other posters. Thank you for trying to help.

Dumyat

no problem

heather38

Elle83 wrote: »

Thank you to the poster who suggested checking for infection but as DS has signs of teething I doubt this is the case. If the problem persists I will of course have him checked for thrush thanks.

my DD is just getting over a bout of teething nappy rash and the Dr gave us canesten cream, even though the rash was red not white, her's was bleeding as well and the Dr also gave us some flucloxacillin syrup incase of infection.
you could also try soaking a cloth in camomile tea and putting the cloth inside the nappy to soothe the skin.
the dr also told me when cleaning her bum, to make sure that her bum was completly dry before putting another nappy on, as i usually just wipe her bum with cotton wool and water and stick the nappy on without drying:o
poor wee thing hope your dumpling feels better soon.

Ishtar

Sorry to hear that your little one has a sore bottom. I have always found sudocrem to be the thing that works on my DD - my sisters DS has started teething and she has found Weleda cream works very well...she gets it from a healthfood shop. Apparently it's quite gentle, whilst still soothing discomfort.

I have heard that breast milk can help - that is if you are breastfeeding at the moment (not much help if you're not!!). Also, my mum recommended I try whipped up eggwhite applied to the sore areas and allowed to dry - this works as a barrier. I have to say, though, that I never tried this one, so don't know how well it works.

As mentioned above, chamomile tea works wonders. I used it to clean DDs bottom up until she was 18 months old - it does soothe the skin...but you do have to make sure you've dried the skin thoroughly though.

I hope your little one soon feels better
D.

Nicki

I am really nervous about posting this given the response another poster got, but have you changed the brand of nappy, or even just started him on a new pack of your normal brand or if you use re-usables changed any aspect of your washing powder? I only ask because my DD developed terrible nappy rash a while ago which we attributed to other causes at the time, but it turned out to be that she had developed an allergy to the brand of nappy we were using (had switched from Pampers to Huggies as they fitted a bit better). The bleaches they use to make the nappies look white can be very harsh on a babies bum. This isn't intended to suggest you are scrimping on your child or failing to look after him btw.

Otherwise, if there is no allergy, I've always found that plenty of fresh air, using only tepid water and cotton wool for changing bottoms and nothing in the bath helps. Sudocrem has always been the best for me, but I've never tried the other one you use. Fair enough if you don't want to try sudocrem but as this other one doesn't seem to be doing the job this time, perhaps you should get on to your GP in the morning and get a script for something else.

CharlieandAlice

At nappy changes do you use baby wipes? My 1st and 2nd child were always getting nappy rash, i only used pampers and changed them regular but they still got really sore. Then with my 3rd child i stopped using baby wipes of any brand and started using water with a bit of johnsons baby bath in and cotton wool balls. He never got nappy rash and neither did my 4th when i carried on with this method. could never decide if something in the baby wipes was irritating them or whether they didn't get them as clean as washing them everytime.

aurora_borealis_2

Egg white does work - within hours. I used it on my now grown up babies.

I think that the current advice is not to use it due to risk of salmonella.

... forgot to say, ignore barnaby - he's a troll.

Nicki

Pants and flannel do sound like a good idea, and where you can, leave him comletely au naturel (eg when he is in the kitchen having his tea if you have an easy clean floor there)

I'd also keep going with the plain water to clean him with. Keep it tepid, rather than too hot or stone cold. Cotton wool would probably be softer than loo roll though and unlikely to flake off in little bits. (Just thinking back to post birth when wiping my sore bits with loo roll (even damp loo roll) was painful). Speaking of which the other thing which really helped me at that time was a witch hazel compress. That might be worth a try if you are keen on all things natural? It is very soothing.

I've never heard of saliva smelling like vinegar during teething to be honest. If it does, maybe the stress of teething is causing his secretions to be acidic (urine as well as saliva) and this may be making things worse. Avoiding foods which exacerbate this may also help (I would suggest that he doesn't have any of the things which make conditions such as cystitis worse for a few days)

Glad you weren't offended by my first post. Didn't want to make you feel worse rather than better by posting. Still recall when my DD was suffering. It went on for literally months at a low to moderate level, then one day when I put the nappy on her bottom literally went bright red and swollen like a baboon's within 5 mins and the penny dropped! In the intervening period, I'd changed all my soap and washing powders and examined her diet carefully, and felt such a banana when I realised what the problem was!

sooz

Your poor baby.

My youngest is suffering terribly at the moment too - he's busy trying to grow his first teeth (Finally! He can almost walk, and still no teeth)

I had no idea that Sudocrem was stinging him - we've been slapping it on thick, but it's awful to look at him shaking with pain when we gently wipe him with cotton wool and water. I thought he just didn't like it being touched..same as with the water, so we've kept going with the Sudocrem.

I feel awful now. He's sleeping (Calpol )...but when he wakes up I'll try the egg white.

We can't leave his nappy off, as he's also got the runs!

His big brother has been on sniffing duty, so we've been changing his nappies regularly, and also at the slightest whiff of poo..........accompanied by shrieks of ''I can smell pooooooooooooooooo''

I really hope that a tooth comes soon, and he's back to his usual self.

Jennie_2

When my two were little they both got horrible nappy rash when they were teething. I remember one time changing my daughter and the next time I changed her (only about an hour later) her bottom was raw. It looked like I had left her in a nappy all day. Their wee seemed really smelly too.

I used Kamillosan - it is absolutely fantastic. It's the camomile that does the trick and of course it is natural. I wouldn't leave home without it. You can get it in Boots and independent chemists.

Also make sure your little one is hydrated too.

Good luck!!!