Cleaning girls privates

My baby is 3 months old, I noticed she was red in between her lady parts. Which would make sense as to why she didn’t want to be sat and kept straightening up her body ☹️ I cleaned with warm water and sudocream.

Mammas with girls, what’s the best wipes? Or do you just use warm water and a cotton pad? How do I keep her little area red free? Does she need a bigger size nappy also? Any advice welcome!

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I’ve always used water wipes and never had an issue with them at all. It’s cheaper to buy boxes online rather than a few packs in the shops.
I wouldn’t say she needs the bigger size nappy just based on her being red.
Hope this helps and it gets better for you x

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Ive always used mama bear wipes in bulk off Amazon and then bepanthen for both kids. My girl is 10 weeks old and no issues so far

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I also use water wipes or pampers new baby wipes and they’re really gentle. I agree with Jessica I wouldn’t say you needed to go up in size with nappies just for being red. Is the nappy holding well? No consistent leaks etc? Have you used anything different in her baths? I would just keep an eye but sudocream has always been our best friend. My girl used to get 💩 around her front especially if had a poonami and it felt like I had to go digging just to make sure she was clean so could be a mixture of things, hope it’s better for you both soon x

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Make sure you change the nappy often too and not leaving it too long

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It’s possible if she’s having lots of blow outs that the diaper is too tight and a bigger size would help reduce blow outs. I would also echo that airing out the area for a couple minutes, whether by putting baby naked on a towel or a pee pad or just leaving her on the changing mat for an extra minute and singing a song or something to let the fresh air help her, and then adding a barrier cream or something similar, I always liked bordoux butt paste and aquaphor myself, but babies can react differently to different products too. Someone else mentioned breast milk, and I would second that as well because it is like a miracle fluid and is great for babies skin, you can add it to baths or even make your own breast milk soap.

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My little girl was an allergy baby so we lived with horrible poo explosions for months! When she was either really sore or was really messy at the front instead of wiping over and over again and digging around with a wipe to make sure everything is clean we either used a little water spray which then made everything wipe off easier with less need for constantly going over the same area or a quick bottom wash in the sink if we were at home x

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So I use sensitive wipes from pampers for my daughter. Also when she gets red/irritated use A&D cream and Destin and layer it on really thick like icing for both. Clears it right up and keeps her dry. It’s good to make sure her diapers are roomy enough for her as well and not tight.

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I always use water wipes. Get a subscription on amazon. If the weather is warm like it has been the past week or so I use a bit of baby powder to keep it dry longer and regularly check her nappy incase of wetness. Even tho sometimes her nappy isnt soaking if the line is blue I change it. I can always buy more nappies if it means my baby is rash free

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My girl's got really sensitive skin so I just use water and a cotton pad then bepanthem. Whenever her bits are more red than usual I keep her nappy free for an hour or so but cover her in a muslin so she doesn't get chilly and to catch any pees!

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Sensitive or water wipes, there’s a cream called sudosalve, u can only apply it 3 times a day and shouldn’t use it for more than a couple of days at a time, it’s fantastic stuff, my boy reacted to aloe Vera higgies wipes and that worked amazing, there’s also a cream called drapolene (amazon) which is also really good but if it gets quite severe then there’s always canestan, yes it stings them for a few seconds but also clears up redness quite quickly

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