Oliver has eczema and all of the supermarket stuff is unsuitable, I have a huge basket of stuff I was given which he can't use. J&J Bedtime stuff is the worst, made his eczema flare up badly (plus I dislike the smell).
This is what we use:
a) the bathroom for baby
QV oil in the bath most nights. A little J&J Baby Wash (the traditional yellow one) on his hair once a week. We follow with an eczema cream and this stuff called emulsifying ointment which is a thick, greasy goo - I'd go with something from the QV range for a general moisturiser. Sorbolene made Oliver dryer and isn't recommended by his dermatologist.
b) the medicine cabinet for baby
Baby panadol (get the squirter not the dropper dosage device), and baby neurofen. Neurofen is better IMO but panadol can be used earlier. We rarely use either but they are good to have on hand just in case, and the expiry is long. Bonjela we have, though we haven't needed to use it yet (trying to avoid it as it has alcohol in it). We used Brauer's Colic Relief when Oliver was small to help him move wind and currently use the Brauer's Teething Relief. I like these as they are nice and gentle (and no alcohol).
A small syringe is useful to have on hand too (no needle) - Oliver had to have this disgusting pink antibiotic once which came with no way of getting it into him and I was so thankful we had a clean syringe here so I could squirt it into his mouth.
c) the nappy bag for baby
I use sudecream or bepanthan, depending on what for. Bepanthan is soothing, sudocream is protecting. If Oliver's bottom is really red or raw I'll layer both. He sometimes gets a little red on the base of his penis, I use bepanthan for that.
I've never bought sudocream - I got two sample pots in the Bounty bag and they are both still half full. If you are going to buy it you will only need one pot and it will probably last you forever. I did buy Bepanthan but we are still on the first tube. Oliver's not that rashy though, I don't use it every change or even every day.
Just a warning - for the first few months any fever in your baby should be checked and no medication given without medical consultation. They are often considered *safe* but the reason for needing them should be checked to make sure nothing sinister is happening underneath. Panadol / nurofen is great for the older infant though.
We also had skin irritation from J&J products and the sorbelene for baby by them was the worst. Aromababy barrier balm is fabulous.
We use the Aromababy barrier balm here too. It's great for lots of things. Both my bubs used to dry skin on their cheeks and a little Aromababy Barrier Balm rubbed in at bed time worked really well. The Brauers Calm and Teething tonics are great too.
I didnt use anything in DS bath until he was a few months old, despite my mother insisting I needed to.
When I did start putting things in to his bath it was QV bath oil.
I was good for me too becuase all the hand washing you do with a newborn left me with dermatitis galore.
I also found I couldnt wear the perfume and normal skincare products that I used to as they upset DS when he was very little.
SaraJane - it depends on a few things, theres barrier balms and then there are nappy rash creams. Depending if you are using cloth or disposable will affect what you use as well. I only teneded to use something when DS had nappy rash, which was noramlly pawpaw ointment, or sudocream on the occasion it was bad.
if you have a girl i'd be hesitant to use pawpaw ointment. when i was working in child care i heard that the sugar in it can cause thrush?? not sure if thats true or not though
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