I’m a NICU nurse and if our babies get diaper rash we keep their bottoms open to air until it heals. If you feel uncomfortable doing that for a full day or so, try Bordeaux’s **** cream…it works great to create a barrier from the irritating stool & urine. Just remember if it doesn’t start looking better in several days, you should contact your pediatrician…they can prescribe a nystatin cream that would kill yeast(usually looks like lots of small red dots very close together making the skin appear red, it also smells “yeasty”). Also, try unscented and alcohol free wipes, they can irritate the skin further even to the point of bleeding. Hope this helps.

cornstarch ..did it for both for my kids and no diaper rash!

great home remedy –

chop up a bunch of garlic and put it in some olive oil. garlic works against yeast and some bacteria, we’ve used this anytime my baby boy had persistent redness or rash and it worked every time!

also check out what he’s eating – it might be a sign of an allergy.

good luck!

My son had VERY BAD diaper rash for a while after birth. I was always paranoid about this, so I always used Desitin with every diaper change. It never worked!

What DID work was removing his diaper completely & just letting him “air dry” for like 30 minutes or so. I did this a few times during the day. I avoided all creams, pastes, etc…as they can continue to trap moisture, which prolongs the problem. I changed him frequently (once an hour or so). When I did this, my son’s diaper rash was gone by the next morning. I no longer use pastes, creams, etc..and he has never had a recurrence.

I understand that you cannot afford the doctors. But you might have to go especially since you have tried so much. My 20 month old is the same way. I had to take her to the doctor on Saturday due to a severe diaper rash. I tried everything (lotrimin, cornstarch, soaking in the tub, no wipes, ***** time). She actually had to be on an oral antibiotic cause she was starting to run a fever. I would consult a doctor. If you truly cannot afford a doctor due to lack of income in the household have you thought of applying for Medicaid? I know a lot of people don’t want to take charity, etc but you do what you have to do for your baby. But consult a doctor.

the best thing to use is a mild athlets food cream. it is antifungle and it will work. i put that all over every time i change a diaper and it got better each time i changed her. Good luck it *****!

Most importantly and I can not stress this enough… stop using wipes. Seriously. My son had a really bad diaper rash right around his **** hole when he was first born. It almost got to be like a yeast, because he was breastfed so he was crapping like 10 times a day so the skin got terribly irritated. My doctor told me (I know you don’t have money to go, but here is what I was told) to stop using wipes, use a damp soft cloth even paper towel, wet with a few drops of baby soap. Then he gave me a prescription for a cream, which I know you can’t get right now, but please stop using the wipes. Try some A&D ointment (instead of diaper rash cream) to help the present rash heal. Use it thinly. Also, make sure his onesies are not too small, keeping the diaper squashed up against him tightly… you do want air to get at it when possible. I don’t use the prescription cream anymore, but when I do see signs of redness on my son, I just dab a little A&D, stop using the wipes for a few days and it usually clears up immediately. Good luck, all my best to your son and his sore tush.

Ok if this is not going away it is probably yeast. Look at it closely…is it little red blisters rather than just red skin? If so then it’s yeast. Now, monistat will clear it up HOWEVER since he is a boy I would not use it on him. I have two boys still in diapers and their doctor said to put on Lotramin for jock itch. Try this and see if it helps…Worked wonders for us!

My daughter had this as well. My Doc told me to let her air dry and try sit baths with warm water and baking soda in it. get one of those Rubbermaid containers put some warm water in it with baking soda and let him sit in it for 5 – 10 minutes. He also told me to cut out wipes and use washcloth with water … something about the ingredients in the wipes may aggravate it. good luck for you and him … hope you get it under control if not go see the doc … it may be something that needs a medicated ointment

Small bath with a cup of baking soda to dry it out. Sounds like maybe it could be a yeast infection. Try feeding him yogurt and outing lotramin Athletes foot cream on it. These should help!