Nappy Rash

Hey ladies.

Phoenix has his first ever nappy rash, and it is awful. A week ago we went to doctors and he was given Zink and Castor Oil cream for his baby butt. It still hasn't cleared.

Have tried airing his bottom after changes.
Regular washing of the rash after changes.
Zinc and Castor Oil cream.
Stopped using baby wipes and using warm wet flannels.
Even gone to cloth nappies.

Anything else I can do? I feel so sorry for him.

Lucas paw paw cream is great for nappy rash and its natural you can get it from any heath shop

I found the zinc and castor oil made Michaela's rash worse.  I'd stop using that, first off.

This is what worked for us:

• I would make up a solution of warm water and baking soda and dips your flannels in this to clean the nappy area.  I'd also sprinkle baking soda into the bath tonight (baking soda has natural antibacterial properties).
• Lot's of nappy free time.
• Try bepanthan and curash (I found the combination was good).
• Spread manuka honey straight onto the rash (it sounds weird and it stings initially but it really really works.  The higher UMF the better).
• Go back to the doctor and ask for Micreme H  - this never failed to clear up Michaela's nappy rash.

Unfortunately no, I should look into getting something. We have carpet throughout our lil unit.

I think lots of of no nappy time is going to do the trick.

Bepanthen & Sudocream are awesome products...

Keziah had a wicked bum rash not too long ago and it turned into welts and would bleed We gave her heaps of nappy off time and alternated on what we used at each bum change... (bepanthen OR Sudocream) and within a few days (a week I believe) her bottom was 100% rash free

Go and have a look at www.livingnature.co.nz they have a range that has just been brought out for mum and bubs and there seems to be alot of good feed back about their senstive bits balm ( ithink thats right) its all natural too.

We are the same as Charly, smearing Z&C cream all over at almost every nappy change to prevent a rash. But when it comes to clearing up, I use bepanthan liberally and then cover over the top of that with Z&C cream. And lots of air on her bum, but that can be hard for us in the winter.

we use bepanthen at every nappy change and bare bum time on his change mat with a towel under his bum and up over his boy bits before bath time

I recommend Sudocrem too, Jack had welts all over his bum from a bad episode of diarrhoea from teething and basically I gave him airing time all day but when he had a nappy on I lathered on the Sudocrem.

Also, change his nappy pretty much twice as much as you usually do, sometimes their pee is so acidic (esp boys) that it keeps inflamming the area.

Serenity - my nurse told me never to use Vasoline on a baby - seeing as its petroleum jelly. She told me off for using it for nappy rash/barrier cream as apparently it can actually make rashes/infections worse

We love love love karicare baby cream ointment - the red lid. I find it works wonders for both girls