As I'm writing this I'm remembering all of the rashes I've had over the years and how painful they were and how I would never wish them on even my biggest foe. But my little angel has one of the WORST diaper rashes that i have ever seen, and it drives me crazy and to tears to think of how much pain she is in. and there is nothing that i can do about it. She is on 2 antibiotics (one for an ear infection and another for a bacterial infection - mrsa - in her diaper area) so she could possibly be the cause of this, but there is also the fact that we've been using cloth diapers and the detergent could be causing it. there's also the possibility that its just a normal part of being a baby. so what do we do?
the doctor gave us nyastatin for the bacterial infection, but that doesnt seem to be helping. she gets some relief when we give her a bath in the Aveeno Baby bath treatment, but that only lasts until she's dried off. i let her take bare bottom naps today and let her play bare bottom as well... but I don't know what else to do. I'm afraid to call the doctor because i don't want to be one of those worry wart moms, but at the same time I don't want to NOT call the doctor and it be an allergic reaction to one of her antibiotics. I guess my only option is to keep an eye on it, but how do you sit here and watch your precious little angel suffer? it's so disheartening to not be able to help her when she's in pain.
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I'm so sorry that is no fun and I know cause I've been there many times. I would be in tears right along with my child while changing their diapers because I hated that something that was necessary was hurting them.
ReplyDeleteFirst of all if the Doctor gave you nyastatin then there is a fungal or yeast element to the diaper rash. Probably yeast because that is a common issue when on antibiotics. One thing I found was that nyastatin didn't do much for my kids unless the only issue was yeast and most of the time there is a regular diaper rash along with the yeast. What finally worked to heal up the rashes was a prescription called Magic butt cream. You can get a prescription for it from your doctor but after finding out that it worked my kids our pediatrician told me how to make it at home.
The pharmacies mix it up using common ingredients. Here is how you make it. A 4 oz tube of creamy Desitin ( you can use the generic brand to save money), a tube of Monistat anti fungal cream (yes the kind you use for yeast infections) and again the generic is fine I buy the generic package of the 7 day yeast infection treatment because the tube of cream is the perfect size, and a tablespoon of Maalox or Mylanta (the heartburn stuff) it helps neutralize the acid in urine. Put all three in a container and mix well. Use at every diaper change until the rash has healed.
I hope that her rash clears up quickly!