Best remedy for a diaper rash?

DD never really had a diaper rash in the first 18 months of her life but now it suddenly seems like she is getting a doozey.
Her butt and genital area is super red and irritated looking and she screams so bad when I change her.

So what's best?

I use aquafor at every diaper change regardless and today after noticing the redness I started using Butt Paste with the Aquafor over it.

Anything else that works better?

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DS had bad diaper rash when he was a few weeks old. Turns out he was having a reaction to the sensitive wipes and when I switched to regular wipes it went away instantly. He also gets bad rashes if he has anything with dairy in it. It could also be a yeast infection, DS had one and I had no clue until we went to the dr because it looked just like a diaper rash. The dr gave us a prescription.

Did she have tomato sauce at all? Sometimes people make their sauce sort of acidic and that gives diaper rashes too.

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What I've found to work the absolute best on bad rashes is actually the Target brand diaper cream. It has a much higher zinc oxide percentage than the other brands. We always keep that on hand for the really bad ones!

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The purple desitin has the highest amount of zinc oxide. I have the CVS version. Also give her as much air time as possible. Even if you put something to protect the surface and have her nap or playtime diaper free. They say to prevent a rash to give them 5 minutes a day free and to treat one 10 minutes an hour. I don't exactly know how that is possible so just as much time as you can I guess.

Good luck!

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Triple paste. Works like a dream!

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definitely triple paste

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Triple paste was a waste of $ for us. Didn't do anything

Put the ointment on first then put the cream over it I have also been putting baby powder with cornstarch at night for her diapers. It keeps the wetness away overnight. Seems to be working.

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DD just got her first real diaper rash. She slept in a dirty diaper (never woke up) all night and we had no idea! I used the maximum strength desitin (purple) and it cleared up within a couple of days.

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aquaphor with triple paste...

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a & d ointment

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at the pediactric dept I work in we make a mixture of A&D creamy with zinc oxide and Malloxx the malloxx helps dry the rash and takes out the sting I have even put straight malloxx on her butt and by the morning what a difference

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triple paste.......

its like a white thick texture.

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DD just had one (it was bad one, she's barely even 2 months yet!) We used target brand diaper cream and it worked AWESOME!

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Greer's Goo is a lifesaver, especially for girls. It's a prescription formulation of Nystatin (for yeast) and some other things as well. Does the trick.

For the REALLY bad ones where there's open skin, you HAVE to get Calmoseptine. This is over-the-counter, you just have to ask for it at the pharmacy, sometimes they have it behind the desk and sometimes it's out on the floor.

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DS didn't start getting diaper rashes until about that age also. I find arbonne diaper rash ointment works the best for us.

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Put a few tablespoons of baking soda in a bath. Works better than any diaper cream for myDD.

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My DD is 16mo & I'm finding her skin is super sensitive when she poops now.

When it starts getting extra red I use butt paste. And with any diaper change crisco (yes the cooking stuff)! I live in NC, but my pediatrician swears by it & it's edible, so I feel better with less product use on a daily.

2 DD and never a really blown out rash!

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When DS would get a bad diaper rash I would make this mixture of Triple Paste, the purple Desitin and A & D ointment and it worked fast every time.

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Our pediatric dermatologist told us not to use baby wipes at all unless they have a soiled diaper. Baby wipes (according to him) no matter how good, can lead to a diaper rash (if they don't have one) or even a worst diaper rash. He also told me that if they already have a diaper rash, don't use a baby wipe for the last swipe (if a soiled diaper), but use a cotton ball with mineral oil in it.
One of our boys had a mean diaper rash from a bad reaction to oatmeal cereal ( got diarrhea 4 to five times a day....poor baby ) and we took him to my daughter's pediatric dermatologist who we love! He gave us a compound ointment, that I kid you not....worked in a day. Amazing!! I did not want our boy to suffer, so I went right ahead with seeing the dermatologist, even though their pediatrician recommended other remedies. I wanted it gone ASAP! I had tried Desitin (purple), triple paste, A & D, and other stuff and nothing worked...ahhhh!

By the way.....I a now saving tons of money on baby wipes....YAY!

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im glad you posted this because DD woke up yesterday with a BAD case of it, her first real "diaper rash." i guess now that we are eating a bunch of different solids she has been pooping almost every diaper. today and yesterday it is very red and irritated and she screams when i wipe her i use A&D every time. i dont have anything else on hand right now but i might have to run out and get something with zinc..poor !!

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My had a bad case a couple of weeks after he were born. The best thing for us was alternating between Targets brand of Desitin ( the one in the pink tube with the higher concentration zinc oxide ) and Bodreaux Buttpaste....some thing like this...not sure of the spelling....these have worked like a charm for us and we continue to use this method even without a rash. We also throw some A & D as well. Hope your lil one feels better

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My coworker was a nurse for a pediatrician's office for years. This is the "protocol" she gave me to heal a wicked diaper rash and it's helped every time.

Soaking in baking soda is helpful.
Wash with gentle soap after every bowel movement. For just pee, wipe down with plain water and paper towel..
Dry COMPLETELY- this is very important.

Thick layer of Aquafor. It moisturizes and heals raw skin.

Then a layer of barrier cream like Desitin. I use Calmoseptine and SWEAR by it. It's found at Walgreens in the convelescance aisle and behind the counter at some pharmacies.

Organic/chlorine free diapers. Regular disposables are irritating to rashy tushies.

This has always worked for us- and I've got three healthy happy hineys to prove it.

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Our pediatrician told us to use cotton and water to clean, dry completley, and then put baking soda on for two days. Worked like a charm.

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