What do you use for diaper rash?

Aside from having a runny nose and slight fever, my little guy has diaper rash! I've tried butt paste, a&d, desitin, corn starch, warm bath, warm washcloth and I'm at my wit's end!

Any suggestions?

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Try mixing aquaphor and maalox together. Its a little messy but the maalox will blend in the aquaphor. You can mix a batch.

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I always used balmex.

Kevin came home from the hospital with a bad rash and my dr gave me this suggest - using a hair dryer on a low setting or airing it out - meaning no diaper.

I did the no diaper, tushie up but that was easy since he was only a week old at the time...may not work for your baby. I did that combined with the Balmex as thick as possible - dr said like I was frosting a cake! It really dried it up fast. I never resorted to the hair dryer. (this is all per Dr Peter)

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Have you tried Triple Paste? they sell it in CVS, and might be behind the RX counter (but it is not a RX) and I've heard its really good. I hope he feels better soon

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for a little redness, balmex or whatevger aI have around - if it's really bad, always triple paste.

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Boudreaux's Butt Paste always works for us. The butt has to be dry first though, and just a thin layer of paste.

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I use balmex unless it looks bad, then I use butt paste. She never really had it bad though, just a little red a few times.

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Between months 1-2 Emily got a lot of bad diaper rashes and it turns out that the only thing that would clear them up was Nystatin cream. You might want to have the doctor look at it and make sure it isn't something that needs a prescription and is just regular old diaper rash.

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We use Triple paste. It is on the expensive side but it will last you forever...

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use zinc oxide. just plain zinc oxide. it works like a charm.

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I use TRIPLE PASTE for rashes. I swear by it! within one application, the rash goes away. I actually found out about this while working in daycare for 5 years. Its like miracle paste! Desitin is good for preventing rashes but if the rash is actually there, get the triple paste. I live on long island, and i only know of CVS pharmacy selling it...its hard to find. Its also on the expensive side but well worth every cent! good luck!

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Huggies has a Diaper Rash Cream out - farely new product. It has aloe and vit E in it and it works great. I would also suggest, maybe getting a few cloth diapers and use them and keep them on lose or even open kind of. Some times that is what it takes to get it healing.

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Usually Balmex does the trick. There was a time once when Christopher's rash wouldn't go away and the doctor had to give a prescription ointment.

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Thanks for your responses, ladies. We tried Balmex last night and that seems to be working. I think I'm going to pick up some Triple Paste the next time I'm at CVS just to have in the house!

Thanks again!

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Posted by My2Boys

Thanks for your responses, ladies. We tried Balmex last night and that seems to be working. I think I'm going to pick up some Triple Paste the next time I'm at CVS just to have in the house!

Thanks again!