DD (almost 5 months) has had a rash/irritation for about a month, on and off. It started, IIRC, as an abrasive looking mark right where her prefold hit her belly (about an inch below her belly button). (She had just about outgrown that size.) I didn't worry too much, tried treating it with a random assortment of things... Mother Love Diaper Rash & Thrush, an occasional smear of Desitin (Mom bought it for me...). At some point, it got a little worse; some spots on her outer labia and inner thighs (not in the creases, not on her butt). I had changed to Charlie's soap a few weeks earlier, so I switched back, and rewashed all my dipes multiple times in hot hot hot water. I also abandoned my wipes solution (was a homemade, like Diaper Lotion Potion), and have just used water. I searched here, and then tried using breastmilk, coconut oil, and finally California Baby diaper cream. I was changing her what seemed like constantly, and leaving her diaper-free as much as possible, but it never seemed to clear fully. Finally, last week, I broke down and brought her to the doctor. Doctor said it doesn't look like yeast, and it does look just like heat/moisture irritation. Recommended the following: one week of Triple Paste, 3 days of hydrocortisone, disposable diapers/diaper free.
The next day, it looked to be clearing, and a few days later, it looked much better; could still see the original rash mark areas, but they were mostly her regular skin color. Over the weekend, we were traveling, and I was behind on laundry, so I brought 7th gen wipes. As we weren't home, she didn't have any real extended diaper-free time. Saturday looked good, Sunday night though, it looked redder again. She had been in a sposie longer than she should have been, maybe was the reason... maybe the wipes, maybe something else...?
So.... back home, I re-started the doctor's regimen without the sposies, unless I was going out, because I don't think they made a difference (it flared up again while wearing them after all). By yesterday, it was looking much better; the areas where she was rashy are still evident, but not red, just looking kind of dry/healing. Last night, as with every night we're at home, she slept diaperless. (I part-time EC, and catch her if she needs to go at night, and first thing in the morning.) This morning, the rash spots were redder/pinker again. The only things I can think of are: (1) I was kind of warm, maybe she was too, and could she be that sensitive? (2) Was it something I ate?
I've done endless reading here, and the only thing I've found that worked for someone else with a similar sounding story was Weleda diaper cream. But could another cream really make a difference? I've also been hoping this isn't related to something in my diet. (I EBF.) I though Sunday's flare-up could have been brought on by my eating a lot of a certain fruit last weekend, so I haven't had any since. Obviously that didn't do it. But would a food-related rash be only in a few spots on her labia, thighs, and belly? It totally looks like it's in spots that are chafed from her movements.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far. I'm exhausted! Any advice is appreciated.
Oh, one other thing, maybe helpful, maybe not... this morning, she was on her tummy diaperless, and peed... picked her up and she was really red all over her labia. So, does this mean she's super sensitive to heat/moisture?
The next day, it looked to be clearing, and a few days later, it looked much better; could still see the original rash mark areas, but they were mostly her regular skin color. Over the weekend, we were traveling, and I was behind on laundry, so I brought 7th gen wipes. As we weren't home, she didn't have any real extended diaper-free time. Saturday looked good, Sunday night though, it looked redder again. She had been in a sposie longer than she should have been, maybe was the reason... maybe the wipes, maybe something else...?
So.... back home, I re-started the doctor's regimen without the sposies, unless I was going out, because I don't think they made a difference (it flared up again while wearing them after all). By yesterday, it was looking much better; the areas where she was rashy are still evident, but not red, just looking kind of dry/healing. Last night, as with every night we're at home, she slept diaperless. (I part-time EC, and catch her if she needs to go at night, and first thing in the morning.) This morning, the rash spots were redder/pinker again. The only things I can think of are: (1) I was kind of warm, maybe she was too, and could she be that sensitive? (2) Was it something I ate?
I've done endless reading here, and the only thing I've found that worked for someone else with a similar sounding story was Weleda diaper cream. But could another cream really make a difference? I've also been hoping this isn't related to something in my diet. (I EBF.) I though Sunday's flare-up could have been brought on by my eating a lot of a certain fruit last weekend, so I haven't had any since. Obviously that didn't do it. But would a food-related rash be only in a few spots on her labia, thighs, and belly? It totally looks like it's in spots that are chafed from her movements.
Thanks for reading if you made it this far. I'm exhausted! Any advice is appreciated.
Oh, one other thing, maybe helpful, maybe not... this morning, she was on her tummy diaperless, and peed... picked her up and she was really red all over her labia. So, does this mean she's super sensitive to heat/moisture?
Rashes are such a PITA.
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