What would you do? Maybe TMI for some

[bubbaloush]

I am wanting to know what you would do.....

DS had a ear infection really bad and needed antiB's which then caused thrush and a yucky nappy rash, this rash although it seemed to be under control with canasten cream. Sunday flared up much worse and looked very bad solid hard type blister/bump/welt looking things all over his sack and today he's gotten one or two on the end of his willy so when i had DS at the doctors today for his 12m jabs i got my doctor to have a look at it and she said he has some sort of staph infection (and mentioned another that i have forgotten the name)

Now DS is on antiB's yet again much stronger and different ones to treat this before it gets worse and i have some cream to put on his bottom the cream is really thick barrier type cream, i asked my doctor about the nappies and she said huggies is always the best, i dont think she is a fan of cloth nappies or knows much about mcn but she is a great doctor btw.

I also bought some of the canasten laundry rinse to treat all the nappies as i cant hot wash them as there is no hot tap in the laundry and i will line dry them so they get a good sunning which they will as its heading towards 41 this week in SA

So would you use Huggies until it cleared up?

Or stick to cloth?

I dont know whether to stick to the cloth or bite my tongue from saying i wouldnt put a sposie on DS bum and use them for a few days till this clears up

[Theresa]

Its a tough one..... I've tried both methods at various times!

If I have used cloth though, I've been sure to use a liner so the thick cream doesn't come in contact with my precious nappies.

For Emma I found it didn't matter what type of nappy I used if she had a rash, but for Georgie I ended up needing about 4-5 months in disposables to clear her up completely.

This wasn't something I wanted to do, but to ease my conscience a bit I did (and still do when needed) use the Bambo Eco Disposables.

I can't really give any advice though as like I said - my own two kids have been different!

[KristyMum]

don't yell at me if I've totally forgotten but what age can babies have yoghurt?
If your little one is too little don't worry, but for you (if you're still b/f) and little ones - in our house antibiotics = automatic yoghurt to keep any thrush at bay (DS1 had particularly bad ear infections often so I learnt this the hard way). Anyway so just that bit of advice from me

and PLENTY of nappy-off time

[Bec259]

We have dealt with many, many bad nappy / staf rashes & imfections here (to the extent of bleeding).
When this happens I do change back to disposibles until it heals.
It's really a very personal decision - but I make it for the sake of his comfort.
Alex has many skin allergies & you do what you think is best at the time.
What ever decision you make, you have to be comfortable with it.
Hope it clears up soon!

[Theresa]

oh yes - good point Kristy!

If yoghurt isn't an option Probiotics of any type should also help the body out a bit.

[Emma]

obviously do what you feel most comfortable with, but we've not used single use nappies with any form of rash here - thrush or otherwise - because i don't believe that single use nappies are any better for that than cloth. i agree with kristy though - plenty of nappy free time is best, especially if it's going to be HOT. i know i'd rather be wearing no pants or cloth pants rather than plastic pants on a 41 degree day.

[KristyMum]

Theresa what type of probiotics can you get other than yog - ie tablet or?

as to the nappies well I'd stay with cloth but that's just me.
more than nappy choice I'd go nappy free.

I would also consider what type of nappies you have ie fleece lined/hemp/bamboo etc as any of those may help ie a different fabric to do what you need it to do while this bug is about - also different liners?

I wonder too, if it's the overly-drying effect of the disposables that helps people, whether microfibre would have the same effect - just wondering out loud, not tried it etc

[mum2lucas]

Originally Posted by KristyMumTo4

I wonder too, if it's the overly-drying effect of the disposables that helps people, whether microfibre would have the same effect - just wondering out loud, not tried it etc

I have often wondered about this too Kristy, not that I have tried it. I guess you wouldn't want to experiment on the already sensitive skin area huh

[Vicky]

good idea with the yogurt

we had a rash prob when jj was younger and i found it made no difference

also on these lovely summer days i would leave the nappt off as much as possible

do you live near the beach at all
salt water is wonderful for that kind of thing!!

good luck - hope it clears up soon

[Theresa]

Kristy you can get Inner Health from most pharmacies and they even have a kids version now (not sure what the youngest age is though) and I saw a few other brands in the fridge at the pharmacy lately too so I'm guessing more and more companies are coming out with versions.

I would tend to think if you can eat dairy, that yoghurt would be the easiest though! I am hopeless with remembering to take stuff!