Diaper rash!

My toddler has a bad diaper rash. He’s even crying when I change diapers. He has a mark on each cheek that’s really red looks like it hurts bad. What should I use the equator diaper cream or the desitin max strength! Please help!

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I use breastmilk on my sons. If that doesn't work then I use some aquaphor or desitin diaper cream

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You’d have to order it but I like earth mama diaper balm or mother love they are organic and you can get them on Amazon and they have helped a ton for my kids

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I use aquaphor, and us a great amount and change the diaper often rash gone next day

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While you try all the things other mamas have recommended,try to wash with soap and water with your hand after poops .
As much as you can because wiping makes it worse and it hurts them ,but you also want them to be completely clean of BO as it will continuously burn the area.
Then let them air out for a bit before aquaphor and diaper .
Water feels so much better on their skin compared to wipes .
You may resume wipes afterwards.

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A mix of Oxyplastin and Bephanten fatty cream worked best for us when my son had such a bad rush, to the blood (the pple at the daycare did not change him for hours with poop). Clean him up using water and pat dry the area before applying anything. As others said, leave him butt naked as much as you can.

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Take flour put it in a pan and brown it until it’s like golden brown caramel color. Let it cool down fill his diaper with it and let him sit in it and make sure it’s on the affected area. This is my go to every time my kids get a rash it really really works.

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My son recently had a rash that we used creams for that didn’t work and ended up using nystatin cream cause it turned out he had a yeast rash and it sounds like maybe it could be that but I’d try that after other creams

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The only thing that worked for my baby was switching him to water wipes! I switched to those and mostly just patted him, don’t use too many wipes or wipe it over and over. Just clean and pat. Then I’d use the new clean diaper and help pat it dry from the wipe, and I used A+D prevent & heal cream the oatmeal one. Drs prescribed me ointments but it wasn’t until I changed him to water wipes that I saw a vast improvement. I’ve since ran out of those wipes once, tried going back to like pampers wipes or whatever I had and the rash started coming back. Those wipes have some chemicals or something but the water wipes are less chemically I guess

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Mustela diaper rash spray. The best!

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i use A+D ointment and blue baby powder pure cornstarch its good for absorbing moisture on baby's skin and it helps my little one with rashes

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maybe also try changing wipes to hypoallergenic wipes it really helps alot

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I use Destin and put a lot on it. My newborn has no rash! Hope that helps :)

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Thank you for all the helpful comments! I just bought the equator fast relief cause that’s all cvs had and caldasene baby powder. Hopefully this helps because he’s screaming his head off during diaper changes rn

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Try Aquaphor. Been using it since NICU days. I even line the diaper with it before putting it on him and since I'm home mainly. I use water , cloth , and baby soap. Best of luck Mama hope the baby feels better soon

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