https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 04 May 2026 10:41:25 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-903104 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:20:58 +0000 bunnylove08 903104@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>which wipes are you using? It could be a reaction to the wipes. Try only using water and pat dry. When you're on the go you can get the disposable wash cloths (like the ones you get at the hospital) online. we slather aquaphor on her with every diaper change. Usually that helps with our DD. </p> <p>I also know a lot of people who swear by triple paste. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-903058 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 09:06:22 +0000 BabyBoecksMom 903058@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: DD had diarrhea and really bad diaper rash for almost 2 weeks. We tried everything to get it to clear up. But, it wasn't bumpy like yeast, it was just red all over like your picture. The pediatrician had us give her probiotics and put her on the BRAT diet for a few days to settle her stomach. They also gave us a cream that has aquafor and some other drying agent in it. It wasn't covered by insurance, so it was $40, but it cleared EVERYTHING in just a little over a day. I can't remember the name of it (I'm at work), but maybe @Mrs. Jacks knows off the top of her head? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-903038 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:59:58 +0000 hilary 903038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>When my LO had a yeast diaper rash, we used Lotrimin (as in for athlete's foot). Every day for 2 weeks. Doc said it was like an antibiotic where you have to use for the entire prescriptive time even if skin clears to completely get rid of the yeast issue. It did wonders and we had been fighting a diaper rash for at least a month. During that time, I used nothing else so I would know nothing else was causing complications. </p> <p>I hope you find something that works. Painful bums make me sad. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-903034 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:59:12 +0000 Mrsbells 903034@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: if your pediatrician is on board with it, it is available on Amazon. It is nearly 30 bucks for a tiny tube but it is worth every penny </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-903017 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:52:25 +0000 jmarionsmith 903017@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@T.H.O.U.: i have no idea? i think part of the reason it's better overnight is because it's not being irritated, either by us changing &amp; wiping him or by him scratching at it. if it is a heat issue, would the only cure be going diaper-free?</p> <p>@Mrsbells: i definitely will, thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902983 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:44:42 +0000 Mrsbells 902983@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: please ask your pediatrician about TRIPLE PASTE AF, it is not the same as the regular triple paste diaper rash cream. My daughter had a bad rash that just would not go away despite us trying EVERYTHING. Until we tried triple paste af, it worked like magic and now she is rash free </p> [attach=1326/13/mpd53r.187x269.images.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902961 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:40:37 +0000 T.H.O.U. 902961@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: Thats kinda interesting that it seems to get worse during the day and better overnight. Could it maybe have to do with overheating? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902930 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:32:17 +0000 jmarionsmith 902930@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@AprilFool: we go back and forth between the cloth wipes and disposables. but we have always used the target sensitive, i don't know that all of a sudden they would become an issue?</p> <p>@Espion: that's a good point! i'll definitely bring that up to the doctor.</p> <p>@T.H.O.U.: @Aimed: thank you both for those suggestions, i'm willing to try anything at this point! after i take him back to the doctor and make sure there's not a yeast/bacteria issue i will look into those products!</p> <p>@aprk: it is awful! and so frustrating! especially because one day it will seem so much better but by bedtime is will be so vicious looking and i'll decide ok, we definitely are going back to the dr tomorrow. but by the a.m. it's gone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902894 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:19:18 +0000 Aimed 902894@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry you're going through this. I'm not sure if it will help but we use this cream and any diaper rashes literally disappear in a few hours. It's not available in stores here - i only know about it as it is the go to diaper cream in the UK and Ireland where I grew up. It might be worth a try!!<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Sudocrem-253948-Antiseptic-Cream-125g/dp/B000ZLQJHC" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Sudocrem-253948-Antiseptic-Cream-125g/dp/B000ZLQJHC</a></p> <p>ETA: It's so good I actually get my family to bring over tubs of it any time they visit and I fill my case with it any time I go home! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902856 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 08:02:00 +0000 aprk 902856@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh that sounds awful!!! Hope you find a solution soon. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902715 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:25:11 +0000 T.H.O.U. 902715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That is what my LO's diaper rashes would look like. I know you don't want to track down another million products, but this is what we use (at the recommendation of all my IL's and MIL who was a home health nurse). </p> <p>Aloe Vesta 3<br /> <a href="http://amzn.com/B0002DM8PK" rel="nofollow">http://amzn.com/B0002DM8PK</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902712 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 06:24:39 +0000 Espion 902712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I also wonder if he is reinfecting himself with the scratching... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902687 Wed, 03 Jul 2013 05:54:34 +0000 AprilFool 902687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are you still using cloth wipes? My LO is sensitive to certain brands of wipes. We can't use Huggies or J&amp;J because they cause a rash. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902339 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:06:10 +0000 jmarionsmith 902339@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@fancyfunction: I'm definitely heading back to the doctor and will talk about an antibiotic. Thank you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902333 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 20:01:10 +0000 fancyfunction 902333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry you're going through this! We had a month stretch of a pretty nasty yeast rash. At first like you said, the Nystatin helped but then it came back. Then the dr. added hydrocortisone and that didn't do much. Finally she added an antibiotic cream with the Nystatin and that did the trick. It cleared in less than a week and has been gone for about a month now. I hope you find the right combo soon! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902329 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:59:23 +0000 Cupcake 902329@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@jmarionsmith: :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902279 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:34:43 +0000 jmarionsmith 902279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cupcake: I just realized that is a Pampers Baby Dry, haha! I randomly remembered that we had one left tonight. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902274 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:31:56 +0000 jmarionsmith 902274@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrsmate: I agree that is a lot of junk we put on him. But none of these things never had bothered him before with his temporary, less severe rashes. We would use something for 2 days, give a little break and try something else.</p> <p>We used pocket diapers, but honestly the rash has only gotten consistently worse since switching to disposables so I'm pretty sure it's not the cloth diapers.</p> <p>Thank you for your advice! :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902269 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:27:48 +0000 jmarionsmith 902269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Jacks: I was so hoping you'd see this! :) No, I haven't requested that but I will if you think that's the next best option. I didn't want the Ped to think I was being dramatic by asking for that, but it has been six weeks and really no serious, consistent improvement. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902266 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:25:48 +0000 mrsmate 902266@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm so sorry, this sounds awful! Your poor LO.</p> <p>One thing that jumped out at me was all the different remedies you tried in a two week period. My skin's not that sensitive, but if I tried a ton of different products in such a short period I don't think my skin would like it.</p> <p>With DD we did cloth at home during the day and disposables when we were out, for naps and overnight. What kind of cloth diapers did you use? When we used cotton prefolds DD was much more prone to rashes bc she didn't really mind sitting in a wet diaper. When we started using pockets (FuzziBunz and BG, which have fleece lining) she did better.</p> <p>When we saw a rash coming on, we would fan her bottom completely dry (we usually used one of her board books) before we diapered her again. If she was uncomfortable we used lanolin.</p> <p>If I were you I'd try to go completely diaper free for 3-5 days. Then I think you'd know for sure if it's a diaper issue or a food issue. Good luck! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902260 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:23:48 +0000 jmarionsmith 902260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@autumnlove: we've used the Nystatin for over a week! we haven't tried triple paste but I will definitely give it a go! thanks :)</p> <p>@Cupcake: they are pampers cruisers but we have used the baby dry and it didn't seem to effect the rash. thanks for the suggestion though! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902259 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:22:52 +0000 Mrs. Jacks 902259@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Have you had your ped swab her for bacteria? It's the only thing you haven't done yet. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902246 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:17:41 +0000 Cupcake 902246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Are those pampers baby dry? We have issues with those... I know it wasn't the cause, but perhaps it's irritating it more? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902241 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:14:51 +0000 autumnlove 902241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Oh no! My LO had a yeast infection that looked like that and a week of disposables, Nystatin and Triple Paste cleared it up.</p> <p>I hope he feels better soon! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/diaper-rash-is-driving-me-crazy-please-help#post-902233 Tue, 02 Jul 2013 19:07:28 +0000 jmarionsmith 902233@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I seriously need help with figuring out what to do for my LO and his horrible diaper rash (if that's even what it is.) Warning: this will be long because we have been dealing with this for almost 2 months now.</p> <p>First let me say LO has super sensitive skin. Initially, I thought that was our problem because we were cloth diapering and I chalked the frequent rash up to the cloth diapers just not keeping his tush dry enough. So we, sadly, switched to paper dipes, Target brand to be specific. Honestly, at first that seemed to help, for like a second. But a couple of days later I ended up calling the nurse line at our pediatrician's office because the skin became broken and was bleeding in some spots. She suggested using cloth wipes unteal it healed and Aquafor. The Aquafor did help with the broken skin spots but the rash continued to come and go with varying severity.</p> <p>Two weeks after calling the nurse line we had our 9 month well visit and I mentioned that we had been dealing with a nasty diaper rash so she took a look and said it was yeast and prescribed Nystatin. She also suggested switching to Pampers because, in her experience, they tended to cause the least amount of reactions. So we switched diaper brands and used the Nystatin. Again, it seemed to work for a day or so but then we would have another horrible flare up.</p> <p>For two more weeks we tried all the typical cures. Desitin, Buttpaste, Aquafor, Vaseline, eczema cream, using nothing at all, nakey time... After a particularly bad flare up I took him in to be seen. The doctor said he still had an underlying yeast issue but from the pictures (the rash would come and go so quickly that by the time I got him in the office his tush would look *almost* normal) that it looked like hives. Now, he had been scratching the area really intensely and I had noticed that almost always the rash would look horrible after a poop diaper. Because of all this the doctor thought it might be an allergy and suggested cutting out eggs since it was the last new major food allergen we had introduced, at around 7 months.</p> <p>So, we continued with the Nystatin and cut out eggs. With these adjustments the flare ups did seem to appear less frequently and way less severely. Also, while his poop still definitely irritated his skin it wasn't nearly as angry looking.</p> <p>That doctor appointment was two weeks ago and we are dealing with another nasty flare up. It was definitely not caused by poop this time and he hasn't had eggs since our doctor visit. But he has been scratching it like crazy, to the point where the skin is almost broken again.</p> <p>We had followed the doctor's instructions to the tee with the Nystatin: 4 times a day for a week. We haven't used the Nystatin for a few days now so I'm worried that he has some super resistant yeast issue that keeps reoccurring. Is that even possible?</p> <p>Or could it be a gluten allergy? Dairy? (He's formula fed, so I don't think it would be dairy since formula has cow's milk, but honestly, I have no idea.)</p> <p>Here is what it looked like right before we laid him down this evening (just imagine the redness in the picture all over his tush, penis, pubic area, and the other inner thigh.) It doesn't look as bad when it's confined in just this area, but I didn't think posting a picture of all his bits would be appropriate. Just trust me, it's ugly. Super red, raised, really dry.</p> <p>I realize this is probably way too much information and that I've rambled, I'm just so frustrated and desperate. Help! </p> [attach=2453/13/mpc32z.449x600.IMG_6311.jpg]