Neck crease looks infected

[Doing my best]

What can I put on DS's neck..

As hard as I have tried, I think I must have left some moisture in the crease of DS's neck, and it smells and is a little red. After cleaning with a cotton bud, and drying, do I need to put anything on it? Suggestions please.

TIA

[~clover~]

Some antiseptic cream might help? I'd just try to keep it as clean & dry as possible. Drool doesn't help, lol.

[ss_storm]

Cornflour- that's what my MCHN suggested to me, DD had a spot similar to that but under her armpit. It was all red and was a bit smelly. The cornflour, or plain flour would probably work, dried it up in a day or so. I also use it when she starts to look like she is getting a bit of nappy rash, rub in a bit of cornflour and it clears it up really quickly.

[Doing my best]

thanks girls.

Cornflour after bath it is.. He has gone back to sleep now.

[Willow]

I had the same problem with DS2, some days it was really awful.

I used the Aroma Baby barrier cream on it. Cleared it up and also smelt nice

[Doing my best]

Willow, is that an organic one? I think I was looking at that range in the chemist a few weeks back when I was low on baby shampoo.

[Willow]

I don't know if it's organic but it's chemical free.

I had to stop using the shampoo on DS2 though, it was really drying his scalp out and he ended up with really dry, flaky cradle cap. I'm now using Moo Goo milk wash on him and it's great

[BekZ]

sudocream worked a treat for all my babies

[Miss E]

Yep I use sudocream too. DS gets a similar thing in his leg/groin creases if they aren't dried really well and it works a treat to keep the moisture off while it heals.

[Doing my best]

Chemical free might be what attracted me to it. Something did, LOL. Thanks for the tip on cradle cap too. DS has it, but not real bad yet so might not use on him if I get it.

I have sudocreme too. Might use that in the day when he is awake a bit more, and I can check he doesn't touch it, then put it in his mouth.

[Miss E]

I have sudocreme too. Might use that in the day when he is awake a bit more, and I can check he doesn't touch it, then put it in his mouth.

Just put it on really thinnly and it shouldn't be a problem. My DS also gets a dribble rash around his mouth. I went to the chemist looking to get something for it and they told me that the zinc cream was the best thing for it. I was worried about him ingesting it, but they told me as long as you spread it really thin it won't be a problem.

[MummyNaomi]

We use sudocream to when DS occasionally gets a rash in his neck folds - its probably not that you aren't drying properly, but more a pool of drool that has gotten stuck there. I only ever have to use one application to fix it so if you are worried, maybe use it when you put your LO to bed

[nicjay]

I used some Gaia Skin Soothing Lotion on my DD recently when she had this and it worked wonderfully and is organic The redness was gone by the next day.

[*Belle*]

Julia got that infected crease a lot from milk going down there as she drank fast, we used paw paw ointment and it worked every time!