Bums a bit red

[MorgsinPerth]

Logan is still in terry flats and I change him every hour to hour and a half and I line the nappy with fleece liners. His bum is always a bit red and he started getting little red blisters on his bum and I bought some Benpanthen (sp?) from the chemist and it has worked well.

Is there anything I can do to combat the redness? He is constantly doing the nb runny breastfed poohs so his bum doesn't get a break. Should I give him nappy off time at 3 weeks or not a good idea?

Any different liners I can try? I can't afford to buy anything different to try except for the flushable/throw away liners atm. I can buy some diff liners next Mon, (baby bonus hehe).

Anything would be helpful!

[monicat]

I always used to give Charlotte nappy free time, I'd just put her on a towel and keep an eye on her so if she did poo, she didn't end up covered in it! I haven't used terries so I don't know about the rash with them, but if Charlotte gets a rash now I just make sure I use nappy cream and a microfleece liner - exactly as you're doing.

Also if you soaked the terries in Napisan, make sure that is thoroughly washed out, as Charlotte used to get a bit rashy from wearing clothes I had soaked in Napisan, so I'd imagine nappies would be the same.

[*Tracee*]

Try the terries without the fleece. He may be reacting to the synthetic fibres of fleece.

And go for it with nappy free time, just somewhere nice and warm on a nice thick mat. If you could get a bit of sun on the area that would help heal his skin too, not too much of course, but this winter sun is lovely

[littlesox]

Henry's had a bit of a rashy bottom too, but it's coincided with the rash that newborns get on his face so I just figure it's the same thing. I grabbed some of the Gaia baby moisturiser from the chemist and that seems to be helping. Ditto Tracee - have you tried the terry without the liners?

[Kristie 1983]

I have to say that desitin cream (available at chemists) clears up a rash in a few hours literally.....I used terry flats and found that it wasn't too hard to strip off the nappy either!

[Clarielle]

I too would suggest giving the liners a miss until it clears up. My DD didn't like synthetics too much (every second/third nappy was ok). Smoosh on the bepanthen cream too.

[MorgsinPerth]

What about using Simmons paw paw cream? I use that sometimes? I will stop using the liners too.

[sharonb]

I swear by cornflour every nappy change to totally dry out the area. It has helped reduce the redness my little one got a lot.

[Bek]

like others have said, I would try nappy free time, change ASAP when wet, and try without the liners in case the microfleece is contributing to the problem.

[MorgsinPerth]

Logan's bum is a bit better today. The bepanthen helped alot and I slather it on every change. I have stopped using the liners too.