Treatments for dribble rash?

[dusty]

DS has a growing rash/rough skin on his neck and upper chest. My sister thinks its caused by excess dribble. It's dry to the touch and doesn't seem to bother him but is spreading.
Any suggestions on what to use or do? I've been using Moo Goo milk cream with no noticeable change.

[danita]

Maybe paw paw ointment?

[ladybirdflies]

Weleda have a great cream called Calendula Weather Protection cream. You can use it for dribble rash and it's great on cold windy days to protect bubbas cheeks from getting wind burn!

[Arcadia]

Yep try a calendula cream.

[NicNac]

Subbing. We have the same problem under chin. I knew it was you who posted this even before I opened it Dusty!!

[~clover~]

I used to use sudocreme. But I might look into the Calendula cream. DS has wind burn almost constantly through winter,

[dusty]

Thanks for that, I will search out some calendula. Danita I haven't had much luck with paw paw ointment and my kids' skin, but I love it for myself.

Nicnac that made me laugh. Our F & A are like mirror images

[Rivlas]

I found that having a bib on all the time during the day and changing it often and keeping the clothing dry helped

DD2 had it so bad it was on her chin, under the chin & on the top of her chest.

I sometimes used Vaseline cream, a eczema cream and virtually anything that was waterproof.

From memory, this is 20+ years ago, once the teeth started coming through it got a bit better

[AnyDream]

Yep, i 2nd the bibs, changing frequently.

If you don't get a response with the other measures, you might need to treat it similarly to a nappy rash, ie use an antifungal with something to soothe it. My eldest DD had a dribble rash that hung around and using hydrozole was what fixed it in the end.

[ladybirdflies]

the product is on weleda dot com dot au I use all their baby products. Organic and free from nasties!!

[veus]

I think I've got similar problem. Have been using Virgin coconut oil as a bit of a barrier. Seems to work ok. But gets rubbed off easily.

[luna moth]

Rubbing safflower oil on after the bath.

Also, I swear that putting an amber necklace on cuts down on dribble. I'm usually a pretty big skeptic, but I swear, I Swear! That it virtually dried up DD2's dribble.

[Ladylove]

The only thing that worked for DD was pure hospital grade lanolin- the sort you buy for breastfeeding nipples.

[Saffy]

How did you go Dusty?, what did you end up using? i was just coming in to post this exact thing.

Have just started using sudocream, not sure if it is working as yet.

[dusty]

Nappy goo! I noticed it has lanolin as well as zinc and eucalyptus oil in it so soothes and it a barrier cream.. A little morning and night. Plus dribble bibs.

[Saffy]

Thanks, i do like moogoo stuff, the cradle cap one was good.
I ended up using sudocream, which dried it up, it is still red though,might have been too harsh. Funnily enough she has just started swallowing her dribble ( maybe cos she started solids recently) so I think it will sort itself out, it is still pretty unattractive though.

[dusty]

That's great about the solids! DS isn't interested yet. Nappy Goo is from Melb Children's Hospital not MooGoo though I love their stuff too. I agree unattractive but doesn't seem to bother him, just me.!