https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 21 May 2026 01:33:48 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1084014 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 20:43:37 +0000 regberadaisy 1084014@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: have you considered bringing her to a dermatologist?</p> <p>@wheres_c: I have been thinking allergy too. A drool rash doesn't seem like it will be this stubborn and never go away. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1065687 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:49:22 +0000 wheres_c 1065687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>what about having her allergy tested? We found out about Bs allergy through a simple blood test </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1065627 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:17:37 +0000 MamaG 1065627@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Like @LuckyPenny - my thought as I was ready through this was yeast as well. I also wasn't sure how likely it would be to get a yeast rash around her mouth.</p> <p>The other thing that I would recommend (which we finally discovered) is CeraVe. It's a moisturizer that is helping us with some dryness/irritation on our toddlers face. I've also being using it on some of my stubborn skin and seen improvement in a week's time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1065596 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 17:04:52 +0000 luckypenny 1065596@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our doc gave us some for a rash on DDs bum. She said if it got worse it could be yeast. Could it be a yeast rash on her face? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1065581 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 16:57:31 +0000 butterbean 1065581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>just curious...what kind of OTC HC do you use? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064842 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:28:12 +0000 Boheme 1064842@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Has she been eating anything acidic? Fruit, yogurt, tomato-based foods, etc? When I was a baby if I got any acidic foods on the skin around my mouth I got redness like that. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064799 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 12:14:44 +0000 PrincessBaby 1064799@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Well crapballs...Nurse said that it may sometimes get more red before it gets better, and to definitely give it a couple of more days. Gah! Go the F away rash!!!<br /> @mrs. wagon: Nurse also said this is the strongest thing they Rx for this and if it doesn't help then they might refer us to a Derm. Great! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064411 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:26:05 +0000 mrs. wagon 1064411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I just showed you a pic in IG! It's called mometasone furoate 0.1% </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064394 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:22:15 +0000 PrincessBaby 1064394@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrs. wagon: What was the super strong ointment? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064361 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 10:08:58 +0000 mrs. wagon 1064361@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: I know your pain. Wj had a red, raw rash under his chin for almost a year. Our ped is funny.. Every time we came back he'd say that rashes are a pain in the butt because they're so hard to diagnose, treatment is kind of like a crap shoot. We went through 2-4 weeks of four different ointments before we graduated to a very strong steroid which wiped it out overnight. </p> <p>People would see his chin and be like, Omg, what happened?? :( I was so happy we got rid of it. It did come back once but that same ointment got rid of it in a day again, and we haven't seen it since. Your peds will prob do the same thing.. Try ointments for fungal, bacterial, etc. Before they prescribe something super strong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064322 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:56:21 +0000 twinmama 1064322@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Tell your ped it's worse. DS had a persistent spot on his leg that we asked about. Our ped said to apply hydrocortisone 2x day and if it improves it's just the contact dermatitis, but if it flares it would have likely been fungal and would have needed a different cream. Not necessarily the case for H, but the flare might indicate that it's something needing more attention. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064315 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:55:36 +0000 JoJoGirl 1064315@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Worked right away for some funky situation DS had behind her ear last week. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064304 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:50:54 +0000 HLK208 1064304@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>E has had a rash near her mouth for awhile and her ped said it's just from teething so it should be gone when her other tooth comes in. This post makes me think it's something more, haha.</p> <p>Hydrocortisone has always worked right away with DS though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064279 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:44:54 +0000 hilsy85 1064279@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PrincessBaby: that's exactly what we had from cinnamon...but it went away within a few hours. Have you used a new lotion or soap or anything? Or detergent on your own clothes? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064268 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:41:22 +0000 PrincessBaby 1064268@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Navy_Mommy: I think the original Dx was that it was bacterial, hence the bactroban, and then yesterday he said that it's def not bacterial- it's from contact with something, like a food or material. I'm racking my brain trying to figure out what it could possibly be. It's driving me nuts because everyone's like, "What is wrong with her face?"</p> <p>@mrsjyw: @Adira: @hilsy85: Crap! I don't know why this is sooooo stubborn! I cant figure it out! She had that earth's best wafer and the only thing it had in it that she's never had is soy. And it said "may contain soy." Like how do they not know??? And how has it caused her to have it for THIS long? Driving me nuts! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064249 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:32:32 +0000 Adira 1064249@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We've also used OTC HC ointment (1%) and it never causes more redness - it usually makes it less red! Other ointments/creams that has caused more redness, I've stopped using, because I always assumed that Xander was allergic to them (though I don't REALLY know). Def call the ped! Poor H!!! &lt;3 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064247 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:32:20 +0000 Navy_Mommy 1064247@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No. It's a steroid, it should help right away not make it worse.</p> <p>And BTW contact dermatitis is just a fancy word for rash. It's a diagnosis they use when they don't know what's wrong. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064246 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:32:03 +0000 hilsy85 1064246@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I"ve never had hc cream cause additional redness--I've used it on eczema and it always makes it get better quickly. Do you think it could be red from you rubbing it in? If not, I would call the pedi and just ask. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064236 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:28:39 +0000 mrsjyw 1064236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We use OTC HC cream (1%?) and we've never had it cause more redness for any of A's rashes, including face/contact rashes. I'd def call the pedi!! The redness going away is the first sign for me that the HC cream is working. Poor baby H!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/hydrocortisone-question#post-1064232 Wed, 04 Sep 2013 09:26:56 +0000 PrincessBaby 1064232@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm sorry that I'm flying in to ask a quick question...We are in a world of madness trying to get set up in our new house! I'm hoping to be "back" soon!</p> <p>H has had a rash around her mouth (no bumps, just red skin) for a little over a week. At first, we were Rxed Bactroban ointment and used that, very little improvement. So we went back to the ped yesterday, saw a different Dr, and he said it's contact dermatitis, and Rxed Hydrocortisone 2.5%, so prescription strength. I put it on her last night right before bed so I didn't see her too much after putting her down. This morning, I put it on her and her face is more red in some of the areas I applied it. Is it normal for hydrocortisone to make it a little more red at first?</p> <p>I'm so sick of this rash! I called the nurse but still waiting on a call back...So I figured I'd post a quick question to the experts here:). </p>