Thanks everyone.

Ausgirl, we have a warm bath every night, I might have to go back to stewed apples I think. They usualy do the trick. I stopped the anticeptic cream (I used the bepanthen one which is what most of my friends recommended-we normally use the zinc and castor oil one). Today I mixed vaseline with a bit of cornflour, so far so good.

Liz, OMG that sounds so awful! Your poor DD2! I'm glad it cleared up in the end. I did find the paw paw ointnent fairly good (there is the cream and the ointment, we used the ointment as it says it's for nappy rash, burns etc)

I'll ask about the Daktozin Taurean at the docs today. I really hope it clears up soon, it's a little bit better today but not much, but he will let me put the cream on which is a big bunus as yesterday he was kicking and screaming like a banshee.