my dd has had horrible diaper rash the past couple of weeks. it doesn't seem to bother her when we wipe but its SO red. we have tried several different diaper creams, we change her diaper every half hour/hour and nothing is working. i know every baby is different but i wanted to see what you ladies use to help your LOs with diaper rash. we also think it may be the diapers we are using (walmart brand). but we've used them since she was born and never had this problem. we hate pampers, huggies were ok but not great and luvs leaked like crazy. so here are my questions:
1. what diaper rash cream/medicine do you use?
2. what brand of diapers do you use?
just to give me ideas of what to try next.
1) DESITIN--you can also do a sitzy bath with warm water and baking soda. Also before a nap, put Vaseline down there and it creates a waterproof barrier thus protecting her skin from the urine and prevents a rash. You can also make a paste using Maalox and cornstarch. I also just let her go naked for a bit.
2) Target Up brands is good if you dont like the lther major brands. I hate Luvs too because they always leaked for me too.
**Make sure it isnt in fact a yeast infection. Over the counter, Lotrimin AF (athletes foot cream) was prescribed by my pediatrician and cleared it up after a few days.
Switch to something that you know she has no allergy to. I was using the target brand on my dd and she had the same thing until I switched her back to huggies.
I am using a&d right now but he is wearing the walmart brand diapers. I prefer pampers cruisers because they have been a godsend with my son. It sound like if it is really red and the cream is not working that you may have to take her to the doctor. It could be a yeast infection though it does not sound like it. do you let her air out any?
We use pampers cruisers.



- ZoeysMom11
on Oct. 1, 2012 at 10:03 PM