Newborn pooping everytime she passes gas = diaper rash and tons of diapers HELP! - Page 2

[gemasita]

Originally Posted by mom2beAB 

How old is your son? I'm hoping this stops and works itself out soon - she cries most times that she does it too, usually until she actually has a real poop :(

He's 5 months old.  He did it even more in the beginning...now it's not EVERY time we change him.  But it was before.  Maybe she's either fussy because she hasn't gotten the "real" poop out or because the poop is irritating her bum.   I know that does help you though.  Maybe the foremilk/hindmilk imbalance is something to look into more.

[Marissamom]

both of mine had skid marks with every fart as newborns, they stopped as their poo got less watery (gradually between 4-8 weeks?).

[azhie]

My 3 week old poops a little everytime she passes gas as well. I change diapers almost every hour or two in the daytime (she doesn't poop at night). I use cloth, and couldn't avoid her getting a diaper rash. She got a rash when she was a week old already. It comes and goes. The ped said to use Sudocream, and while I am hesitant about using chemicals on her bum, I don't know what else to do. It's an angry-looking rash. Does coconut oil really work? I read that some babies might be allergic so I wasn't sure to try or not... 

[corysmilk]

Originally Posted by azhie 

My 3 week old poops a little everytime she passes gas as well. I change diapers almost every hour or two in the daytime (she doesn't poop at night). I use cloth, and couldn't avoid her getting a diaper rash. She got a rash when she was a week old already. It comes and goes. The ped said to use Sudocream, and while I am hesitant about using chemicals on her bum, I don't know what else to do. It's an angry-looking rash. Does coconut oil really work? I read that some babies might be allergic so I wasn't sure to try or not... 

my dd had a nasty yeast infection rash. it was red, and actually bled in some spots. It woudl not go away with just diaper cream. I had to get some nystain from the drugstore and it helped almost right away.

[somegirl99]

Mine had "skidmarks" the first few months.  I had oversupply/overactive letdown, not sure if that was related.

What helped was to do EC (elimination communication), using cloth diapers as backup.  It helped him learn how to get the poop out more thoroughly on the potty. 

With prefolds or flats, you can refold the diaper a few times so that the little bit of poop is not touching baby, and you don't go through nearly as many diapers.

We used CJ's Butter to help with the rash, worked great.

Good luck!

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Also, try getting some really good infant prefolds.  Try a "bikini" twist, it will also give her more air time without making a huge mess of everything she's sitting on.  Cloth diapers are tough though, because if you buy them new, they need to be washed a LOT before they are ready to use, and you have to order them online, so that doesn't solve her immediate problem.  If you know anybody near you that has some, maybe they would let you have a few to use for a couple of days?

[lismcc]

my 6 week old is having tiny squirts/skidmarks of watery poop all the time too.  we are going through tons of cloth diapers, though i do the same thing someone previously mentioned about folding the prefolds different ways so the poop isnt constantly touching his skin.  he has a red ring around his anus and ive read this could signal a dairy allergy ... anyone know how accurate that is?  i have eliminated almost all dairy, just use a tiny bit of butter in baking, but nothing else.  i find he has much worse gas that appears painful when i eat dairy.  even with what ive eliminated, he still has the red ring and it is actually worse than before.  

we parttime EC too, but his signals/timing is changing, plus we've been out of the house the last 2 days so hes spent more time in a diaper, and now he has a rash with the red ring.  it is hard to keep him dry because of the frequent poop squirts, but we spend a lot of time with a naked butt.  though i always have to have a cloth diaper on my lap because of the poop squirts and get poop dribbled on me often.  but i believe that a naked butt will heal faster so i let him hang out that way everyday for atleast an hour. 

they are seriously like little drops of poop seemingly all the time.  i feel like it is normal, but it is certainly annoying.  i dont understand it.  i am going to talk to my midwife about it this week and show her his bottom.  she saw it a couple weeks ago and said it was totally normal for him to poop like this, but i wanna make sure again.  it is reassuring to hear that this is/has gone on for other people.  

i am using a homeade salve of plantain and comfrey and olive oil on his bum.  

[mom2beAB]

Originally Posted by lismcc 

my 6 week old is having tiny squirts/skidmarks of watery poop all the time too.  we are going through tons of cloth diapers, though i do the same thing someone previously mentioned about folding the prefolds different ways so the poop isnt constantly touching his skin.  he has a red ring around his anus and ive read this could signal a dairy allergy ... anyone know how accurate that is?  i have eliminated almost all dairy, just use a tiny bit of butter in baking, but nothing else.  i find he has much worse gas that appears painful when i eat dairy.  even with what ive eliminated, he still has the red ring and it is actually worse than before.  

we parttime EC too, but his signals/timing is changing, plus we've been out of the house the last 2 days so hes spent more time in a diaper, and now he has a rash with the red ring.  it is hard to keep him dry because of the frequent poop squirts, but we spend a lot of time with a naked butt.  though i always have to have a cloth diaper on my lap because of the poop squirts and get poop dribbled on me often.  but i believe that a naked butt will heal faster so i let him hang out that way everyday for atleast an hour. 

they are seriously like little drops of poop seemingly all the time.  i feel like it is normal, but it is certainly annoying.  i dont understand it.  i am going to talk to my midwife about it this week and show her his bottom.  she saw it a couple weeks ago and said it was totally normal for him to poop like this, but i wanna make sure again.  it is reassuring to hear that this is/has gone on for other people.  

i am using a homeade salve of plantain and comfrey and olive oil on his bum.  

This is exactly what my daughter has been doing, but I'm happy to report that things are getting better!!

The only thing that cleared up the diaper rash was the original desitin paste... yucky but at least her bum has healed. Now I just use that at night and the california baby stuff during the day (I love it http://www.californiababy.com/calming-diaper-rash-cream-2-9-oz.html ). I'm still not using my cloth because of the creams, and I'd never keep up w/ the laundry, but we're getting better I think.

As far as allergies, do you know of a good holistic doctor or chiropractor? They might be able to help you determine what foods might be affecting him. I took her to see my chiropractor who has helped us with all kinds of things in the past and (she does muscle testing and could test her through me), was able to determine that the prenatal mineral that I was taking wasn't agreeing with her and put us both on probiotics (so far I only have been taking it and she gets it through my milk and it's already helping). She also said there is a valve (can't remember the name) in the intestines that can get stuck open that can lead to the "leaking." We haven't eliminated the problem, but things are much, much better (I still don't have any dairy as it makes her SO gassy, she's a totally different baby if I have even a little), but she has been having more "real" poops and has been much less gassy, and now she actually passes gas without the little leaks all of the time.

[GiJohnsGirl]

I am glad things are getting better! It is def normal though. I often take dd legs up to her belly (sometimes massaging her stomach if it is very hard) to help get out more at time. It helps to squeeze it out if they are having a hard time with pooping and tummy time can help as well. I also use an all natural butt cream for prevention (I know, I know) but prevention is better than a rash!

[lismcc]

glad things are getting better for you too!  the rash on babys bum has cleared for me too, but we've still got bumps on other parts of his body, plus the red ring on his anus.  im going to the midwife today and we will discuss all these things.  i also have an apt with my acupuncturist soon who is very good at "tracking" issues, even if unseen.  i am also on probiotics.  its hard to know if he has allergies or if it is heat rash because it is so hot!  and otherwise he is not very irritable.

[JTA Mom]

I skimmed through the replies and your update.

Leaking poop at this age is really normal. They do grow out of it in a few weeks.

I wouldn't put much stock into the allergy thing until your baby's poops start becoming more regular and/or there are other signs (increased fussiness, etc). Poop is very hard on skin, and at that age their skin is so incredibly delicate.

For that and when my boys developed a particularly icky rash (like with the stomach flu), I'd put on the original desitin, and then top it with petroleum jelly. The petroleum jelly made a great buffer between the super sticky desitin and the scratchy diaper. It would also prevent the poop from getting stuck to his bum. I can remember trying to scrub off the desitin coated poop from a sore bottom, and it isn't fun! It also meant that the desitin stayed on the important parts rather than rubbed off.

A,o

[Calliope84]

We had a red "ring" and rash when my daughter was that age because she was allergic to dairy and I was eating it constantly... We don't have rashes now and we use cloth.