Our second is having problems. We use Sudocrem and the like, but I'm wondering if there's something that can work like barrier cream.
Anyone else had to use unusual measures to solve this problem?
vaseline....works wonders
No problems with our first. Second suffered and nothing worked. Getting better now she's 4!
More frequent changes are the only real way of preventing it completely. Depending on age - letting them go bareback to roll around the garden can be a relief.
Yes, trying desperately to think of the name of it. wasn't cheap, was quite yellow......
google search reveals - Metanium. There's a (yellow) cream to treat it and also looks like they now have a specific barrier cream too
Fresh air is by far the best thing, easier said than done though
One of ours was terrible with it and ended up with the doc prescribing a steroid cream
How old are they? Our little one only really suffered when she got over hot and sweaty. Have you tried a lighter nappy? Stays cooler and dryer with less bulk and more frequent changes.
Metamium is what cleared ours up in a day or so and we left her nappy off as much as we could
Tesco have it ont shelf
Egg white is also quite effective from what the grandmas says and natural
She's 1.
We are using reusable nappies which I thought might make it worse, but she still had the problems with disposables. It's not yet clear if they are making things worse or not, we only switched back recently.
Isn't always down to ammonia. If you're sure you're cleaning & drying well and changing often enough but still having problems, could be fungal or beginnings of allergy/eczema/...
Something in the diet. Our boy had it terrible when we came off a lactose free formula, we went back onto it pretty quick.
Our daughter had some food intolerences, which took a while to be diagnosed so in the mean time she had a very upset tummy, could be 10-20 soiled nappies a day. She had bad nappy rash and we tried all the usual creams (sudocrem, steroid creams, metanium) in the end the best thing was some emulsifying ointment as a barrier. Can be bought cheaply in big unbranded tubs from most chemists. Air time helps too but that was risky in our case with such an upset tummy 😯
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get down to see your GP. Our youngest suffered quite a bit (and still does - she's 22 months)
Best thing we've had is Bepanthen cream -
Egg white is also quite effective from what the grandmas says and natural
As long as they aren't allergic to egg!
Our wee boy came down with a dose of Fungal Bum this summer. Daktacort or something like that sorted it, with a powder on intermediate changes.
Bepanthen is great. Works really well on sore dry hands in the winter too.
Metanium when our little one suffered, seemed to clear it up quick.
+ 1 bepanthen
+100 for metanium (lanolin?) when things get bad.. Just don't get it on your clothes.
My wee boy got it bad when he was teething, that's when it was worst.
Metanium was the panacea here too.
Seems to do a good job of clearing up spots too 😀
Another endorsement for Metanium here. Never had cause to try owt else after we found that stuff.
As long as they aren't allergic to egg!
That's what we thought and risked the pharmacy route!
Our kids eat loads of eggs already 🙂 Staple food around ours.
Metanium when sudacreme couldn't cut it.
As mentioned above - now realise teething was a factor for all our outbreaks.
+1 Bepanthen
+1 Metanium (only use a tiny bit cos it seems to 'expand' as you apply it)
Ours also hit one year old and was teething (back teeth) when she had her worst outbreak, Her indoors put two and two together straight away,I just thought it was coincidence ,these things really should come with a detailed instruction manual.
Teething.. flippin eck.. she grew 8 teeth really slowly then gave up. Nothing for ages except odd bouts of crying. Hurry up ffs.
Can I ask what you are using to wash your baby?
I found that cleaning the child with warm water and cotton wool at changes rather than baby wipes made a huge difference
Metanium rules over sore bums in this house too. My littlest guy has 7 teeth all coming through at the same time and has been getting sore an awful lot , if it's not Metanium at the bum end it's calpol at the other. It just breaks my heart watching him holding his gums and crying 😥 when I can't help.
big_n_daft gets it! That's exactly what I used to do.
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big_n_daft gets it!
the kid got it 😉
it made such a difference that we would only ever do one change with wipes if out and we had no other choice
+ lots for Metanium. Sudocrem can make it worse - I think it's the zinc and the fact that it blocks air getting to the skin. Lots of proper washing and fresh air will help.
Wonders if this is a good time to mention Ashtons & parsons... Hmmm.
Teetha available under minor ailments so free (before free prescriptions up here but Teetha powders aren't too bad either...)
Teetha powders do naff all ime.
Use Pampers sensitive wipes too not cheapy ones
Pampers active fit, they are thin and hold the wee away from the skin better than reusable nappies, Pampers sensitive wipes as water alone doesnt get all the dirt off.
Lots and lots of nappy free time until it starts to clear up.
Ashton and Parsons nearly always sorted our wee fella out.
Only when the back teeth we're coming in did we have to resort to gel type stuff.
Guys please... This is is a cycling site and no one has said minty arse lard yet.
I'm disappointed.
(Though bepanthen is the correct answer it this house)
*following this thread as a soon to be first time dad. Panic!
Another satisfied user of metanium here - also used an anti-fungal cream on prescription with our first.
Another +1 for Metanium, always cleared things up when our little one had problems. Stuff does get everywhere though!
We have used egg white to good effect when caught out camping when sudocreme wasn't working. Bare bums are most effective tho.
Has anyone suggested Metanium yet? 😀
From my humble experience (2 son's & 2 nephews), sudocrem and suchlike might help keep nappy rash at bay, but once the baby actually [i]has[/i] nappy rash Metanium is the only thing that'll clear it up.
Plus, letting them bumble around without a nappy on a bit more seems like a good idea although I've no idea if it really makes much difference.
we used this yellow cream that i can't remember, it worked so well.
oops it was metanium.
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Matanium contains titanium - 'nuff said...!!
On a serious note - we use Metanium on LittleP's booty at night, and if we miss a few days, he does get 'sorer' quite quickly.
However, fungal rashes can mimic nappy rash and be hard to get rid of.
Nappy rash is typically a contact rash, therefore the groin creases can often be spared. If he's sore IN the creases, maybe try some cannestan (clotrimazole 1 - 2%).
DrP
+1 million for Bepanthen, miracle cream! And Ashton and Parsons powder sent our baby on a crack like buzz! We used a different powder called Nelson's and it was the winner
DrP, it looks like both to me, off and on. Some website said spots around the rusty sheriff's badge indicate fungal infection, which she has had reasonably often.
We found Sudocrem was great but appreciate it may not work so well for your little one. As noted more frequent changes and ensure he/she is really dry (which is one of the functions of powder to dry up moisture). We used to let our little ones lie for a few mins on the changing mat/towel (on the floor) - to dry out / get a bit of air !
Or little one is a delicate flower like her father 😉
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worked very well, the reusables caused issues too so changed and used disposables but the 'eco' (as a nappy can be 😳 ) from waitrose, nature something along with regular changes seemed to keep it under control.
Used eco wipes too, nature ones were a bit wet, so another brand which I can't remember.
The amount of chemical crap they put on normal wipes and nappies is truely horrendous.
Loco, I am extremely robust, physically. Just not emotionally 🙂
As for wipes, we're back on the re-usable ones. Tea tree, lemon and chamomile. On the previous kid they really helped with rashes.
Have you tried stripwashing your nappies? They could have a build up of washing powder in them which stops them being as absorbent.
We have always used metanium which seems to clear it up really quickly, but other friends swear by that bottom butter stuff you can get in Waitrose.
Benpanthen - it gets absorbed and actually seems to make rashes better as well as prevent them. Makes a decent stand in chamois cream too 🙂 - I've been trying to raise a bit of interest from brand awareness to sell it to cyclists, triathletes etc.
I do get it cheap(er) from the staff shop though.
Ours always had worse rashes from reusables, despite careful washing etc. They seem to work better when the kids are a bit older and the outputs are more predictable 🙂
Bepanthen seems to work best, but Sudocream does the biz as well.
It's more down to changing them more frequently and really going to town with the wipes and a thorough scrub with a sponge in the bath.
You could also perhaps leave them with the nappy off for a bit if you've got a wipe-clean floor like laminate or wood - probably try to do this after they've had a dirty nappy, though - to ensure you're only wiping clean rather than having to use a trowel......
lots of people above who use wipes recommending creams
as I said above dump the wipes, use cotton wool and warm water, and yes it does get everything off, the very odd day we needed cream during teething we just used a little sudacrem
Bepanthen +1 also if you are of the tattooed persuasion its great for tattoo after care.