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Home Remedy Topic: Diaper Rash60 home remedy submissions for Diaper Rash
| Submitted at 2009-07-13 10:10:02 from 70.164.67.153 |
I can't believe no one has mentioned my all time favorite diaper rash cure...BREAST MILK!!! It's free, has natural antibodies, and works like a charm.
My first child (I have 4 now) had a horrific diaper rash that would not go away. I tried letting her go diaperless, about 10 over the counter medicines, Maalox, browned flour, cornstarch, and even a couple of prescriptions and nothing worked. One or two may have relieved the symptoms momentarily but the rash always came back.
A friend suggested putting breast milk on it. I did right before bed and the next morning it was a whole new butt back there. It is my go to cure now. It works with pumped, frozen/defrosted and 'fresh out the faucet' milk (although hubby says it's weird to watch me squirt it directly on their butts). Whatever it works! Just pour or squirt it on, let air dry for a minute and put on diaper. Can't hurt to try it.
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| Submitted at 2004-12-11 14:32:18 from 64.136.26.225 |
Make a paste out of petroleum jelly and cornstarch, coat baby's bottom....
it works way better than store bought cremes.
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| Submitted by Kara at 2008-05-24 08:47:33 from 24.111.193.148 |
My son began getting diarrhea (pediatrician said it was teething) and very soon after his butt started getting red. At the first site of redness I started putting Boudreaux's Butt Paste and Aveeno Diaper Cream (worked great on my daughter) on him. But the diaper rash kept getting worse. Within days he had open sores on his bottom and was bleeding. We cut out wipes, used only warm washcloths and I tried every named brand diaper cream on the market; nothing worked. I visited every website I could find with home remedies and tried them; nothing worked. The pediatrician gave us Nystatin cream for what we thought was a yeast. It made it worse. They told me to mix Desitin, Nystatin and Maalox together, that didn't work either. I let him air his butt out everyday and once all night. Mild improvement, but not cured. 2 weeks into this, my poor son would scream with every diaper change. It broke my heart! Then a friend suggested Bag Balm. I had no idea what this was, but it is what farmers put on their cow's udders when they are chapped. You should be able to find it anywhere they have supplies for animals. Within 12 hours I noticed a vast improvement and within 24 hours his butt was only mildly pink. What a huge difference! Now he will be getting this on his butt even if he doesn't have a rash. If you are like me and feel like you have tried every remedy out there and nothing has worked, try Bag Balm!
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| Submitted at 2006-08-01 00:49:52 from 207.69.137.34 |
I know it sounds crazy but it really works. I was actually told this by my dughters pediatrician. For severe diaper rash after you clean their bottom with a warm washrag (No Wipes they contain alcohol) put some Malox (the liquid kind) all over the sores. It will coat their bottom and it is for reducing acid in your stomach and diaper rash is usually caused by acid in their stools. Also be sure to change the baby often (even more than you think they need it) to help clear it up!! Good Luck!
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| Submitted by Holly at 2005-01-26 21:26:29 from 24.1.205.118 |
brown flour in a pan on the stove..then apply to babys bottom.. it will clear it within a day or so... I have used it with all three of my kids and it has worked wonders.
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| Submitted by Susan at 2006-07-25 11:44:16 from 128.163.110.72 |
In regard to using cornstarch for baby powder: yes, that does work, but the caution is that it should not be used when there is already a rash present. If the rash is caused by an organism, such as a fungus, the cornstarch provides an ideal culture, and cause the organism to multiply. Some commercial baby powders have cornstarch in them, so read the labels.
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| Submitted at 2007-08-28 22:51:14 from 71.80.120.214 |
Badger Baby Balm
When my son gets a diaper rash (its usually from some type of food he's digested/poopy diaper). We use Badger Baby Balm.
I stay on top of the dirty diapers as he has sensitive skin and some food allergies that show up in his diaper. The 'normal' routine is Creamy Desitin after a clean and dried bottom and then the diaper.
With a rash anything containing Zinc? seems to burn as he screems until we take it off. I found this product called Badgers Baby Balm (100% natural) and the first ingredient on the list is Olive Oil. It goes on supper easy and works great! I haven't been able to find anything else that doesn't burn when we put it on.
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| Submitted by Renee at 2005-11-27 02:51:29 from 205.188.116.9 |
This may sound odd but my son (now 10) was severely allergic to his own bowel movements to the point he would bleed and the area was just so raw. I cried everytime I saw it on his little bottom and everytime he urinated, it stung him like opening crusted sores and pouring alcohol over the area, or so I would imagine). Stupid me kept on using commercial baby wipes (no matter how 'gentle' they said they were, and that poor baby & I both suffered while he screamed murder in store bathrooms, at home, anywhere he had a bowel movement. I could not get the diaper off him fast enough as soon as I saw or smelled the movement, no matter where we were and I'm sure all you mothers know from which I speak). Anyway, I began carrying my own softest washcloths soaked in hot water in ziploc bags (don't worry, by the time the baby has a movement, the towel will have cooled. Do not add anything else to the water. Miracle of miracles after trying literally EVERYTHING on the market I could find, a co-worker of my husband's told me about a ointment/cream that so far I had only seen @ May's Drugstore made by Mentholatum, which of course made me cringe to put this on his bottom. But, trust me please, it is an ointment based calamine-like product that is sold in small jars (white with blue lettering) usually on the top shelf. [Editor's Note: This ointment is called RESINOL] Oh God, it saved his painful bottom and my sanity. Tip: It is also very relieving for adults who have had a particularly bad case of diarrhea where their anal area is very sore. It relieves the pain and stays put!!
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| Submitted by Sam at 2005-01-20 22:34:29 from 216.221.111.68 |
For Diaper Rash, wash babies bottom with cool water, let dry. Then with a clean cotton ball drenched in whole milk apply onto baby's bottom and let air dry. Repeat process 2 to 3 times before putting a diaper back on. Rash should disapear overnight, or the next. Works great for teething diapers too. Also, add a little cornstarch to milk dried bottom before putting on the diaper this will help protect skin from urine and bowel movements.
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| Submitted at 2005-03-07 00:18:53 from 69.149.32.149 |
To get rid of diaper rash, gently wash the bottom with plain water and then blow dry the bottom with a hair dryer set on LOW every single time the diaper is changed. This usually clears it in a day or two - even the really bad rash that bleeds.
This ALWAYS worked for my 4 kids and the ones I babysat. Just make SURE that you don't get too close with the hair dryer! Keep it on LOW and constantly moving and just long enough to dry the skin, which should only take about 30 seconds.
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