Nappy cream

Does anyone have any recommendations for a good nappy cream that I can get today?

My girl is incredibly sore on just her vagina and I usually use sudocreme for any soreness/redness but this just isn’t cutting it as she’s never been this sore before! She is crying so much at each nappy change too. I have also tried bepanthen and metanium.

Would appreciate any good recommendations.

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The expert midwife bum balm is really good. I bought it in Asda. Just make sure she's had her nappy off for a bit and is fully dry.

If it’s really bad, you might need to get some fungal cream from the GP (the pharmacy might give you some)

Weleda

As a general cream to prevent nappy rash that i swear by is mustela liniment. You can get on amazon, some reason not in the shops with other mustela products.

Could also try hypoallergenic nappies? I use kit & kin, bit more expensive but brillant !

Weleda is amazing

Welda & Bepanthon are my top 2 x

I use bepanthen, but if the redness keeps spreading or not going away I'd suggest going to the doctors to make sure its nothing serious

I've tried almost all of the nappy creams in the market from the most expensive to the cheapest and none helped my baby girl! Until a friend of mine recommended the magic salve from kin & kit! It is amazing !!! I am using only this one not just as nappy cream but also on her face. Also, we use it when we have a burn or a cut or cracked lips etc. absolutely recommend it! You can find it at Boots as well!!

Zinc and castor oil cream! The old fashioned one. About £2 from Morrisons or can get from Amazon. Works better than all of the name brand ones I’ve used. X

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