Treat Babies' Diaper Rashes With These Remedies

Do you breastfeed your baby and think that the rashes will never go away? Also, with fall here and cold weather just around the corner, we all know that when we start bundling up our babies for this weather, rashes happen.

Try not to worry, parents; you are not alone. I have had plenty of personal experience with this as I breastfed both of my children. The oldest child had the worst diaper rashes, though in saying that, I have to admit that my second did not have the rashes as bad. His poor little bum would get so raw it would bleed. I took him to the doctor numerous times and was given prescription creams and ointments which never really worked that well.

Breastfed babies have very loose stool. When they use the bathroom, it reminds you of mustard seeds. Because of this, breastfed babies are more prone to many painful diaper rashes. These will drive you crazy...afraid to wipe them properly, listening to their poor screams and cries from the painful rawness, it makes you want to cry yourself.

When you think you have reached the end of your rope and ready to pull your hair out, try not to worry because here are a few helpful suggestions to try when the prescription cremes don't work. Hopefully one of these will put an end to your little baby's rash, or at least help, because let's be honest...when you are looking at a rash that is spotted with little bleeding dots and raw skin, anything that will help at all will bring you a world's worth of relief.

One thing to remember with a rash is that it's best not to use store bought baby wipes to clean your baby's rash with. These will irritate it even more. Us a washcloth with warm water and instead of wiping, gently dab and pat the area clean. You may use mild baby soap as well as long as this does not irritate your baby.

Here is the recipe for the concoction that first helped my oldest child's diaper rash when he was a baby:

-Mix half and half of Desitin diaper rash cream and Hydrocortisone cream. Apply this mixture to your baby's rash and then sprinkle alot cornstarch over that.
This sounds pretty simple, but it actually worked.