TERRIBLE nappy rash

[Liz]

Sounds just like the rash dd2 had when she was just tiny. They were like big sores/patches that would bleed and they felt weird, kind of leathery. We tried everything and the thing that cleared it up very quickly was a combination of pawpaw ointment with sudocream on top. I think putting the barrier cream over the top of something soothing did the trick.

Oh.. And not using wipes! I tried organic wipes but they were bad too. Flannels were too rough, so I just used wet tissues. Mind you, we're talking a newborn here who was oozing poo all the time hence the rash :/ There was lots of applications of creams I can tell you!

[Now we're 3]

My DS get really horrific nappy rash when he is teething too. And its so distressing for him and us when changing his nappy when he has it. We've tried a couple of things that have worked but might need to come back on tomorrow with some of the exact names as their in the change table drawers in his room and he's asleep.

When it gone on for a few days I've treated it like there is a fungal infection there (pharmacist put me onto this). Will check spelling for you but its called Daktozin. Use this plus barrier cream and it will clear up. When its really bad like this I use Burts Bees barrier cream rather than just normal one. Other thing I do when its very bad as he crys and screams when you are trying to clean it is use a soap replacement cream (one I use is called Acueous made by Kenkay but there are probably generic brands also) and I use these wipes call Pure Wipes to remove the cream. These little wipes are so good. They are completely pure nothing added to them. They come in little tablet form - like the size of a lozenge and you just run water over them and they expand into a wipe. You simply put the aqueous over the bottom (uncleaned so poo and all) and then use the wipe to remove it. There is no stinging or anything in the cleaning process which makes is to much easier got everyone.

Google Pure Wipes and you should find their website which details they stockists - I've never seen them in normal chemists or supermarkets. PM me for link if you can't find it.

HTH and hope it all gets better soon.

[CeCe]

DS gets really bad nappy rash too when he's teething. The worst was his bottom was breaking down and started bleeding. I swapped from Sudocrem to Curash nappy cream and stopped using wipes to using a wet flannel and it cleared up. There are plenty of suggestions here for you to try and as every baby is different it may take trying a few things to find what works best for your DS.