BABY RASHES

It hurts to see your baby crying out loud because of that reddish thing that you see on her diaper lining. These are diaper rash or diaper dermatitis; it is caused by diaper staying wet on the skin, rubbing of diaper on the skin and some chemicals that blend with the diaper that is found in urine and stool.

Common causes are:

• ·         If the wet diaper stays long on babies, especially if they sleep for long hours and we are unable to change it.

• ·         If the baby is already eating solid foods. The chemical content on their stool and urine might change causing the rashes.

• ·         Constant rubbing of skin. 

Baby diaper rashes can be treated at home not unless it is already bleeding and need urgent attention. These are the thing you can do:

• ·         Always change the diaper from time to time.

• ·         Wash the genital area with warm water, don’t use soap if there are no soils.

• ·         In washing the genitals use soft cloth, and let it air dry, (don’t blow dry) before wearing the diaper.

• ·         Don’t use wet wipes, especially the scented.

You may use these products to treat diaper rashes Desitin, Diaparene, or zinc oxide. I tried desitin and it worked perfectly fine on my baby. Use it with caution; don’t apply it to broken skin since it might slow the healing process of the skin.


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This article is not intended to substitute your professional care, this was an advise from the pediatrician. Consult your doctor first.