The other day I posted about a friend who had dried out her daughter’s swim diaper in the hopes of using it again. Well, today Cameron and I were back at Clermont pool and I re-used one of his diapers. It worked great, and I will definitely do it again!
Cameron had a little Diaper rash situation last week, so me being a paranoid first time mom… I took him in to see his pediatrician. Her suggestion for a quick cure was a few easy steps:
1)Clean the area well with wet Viva paper towells (she said all wipes, even the “sensitive” ones have other chemicals). She recommended Viva because they are the softest, most cloth like.
2)Air time – I use wee wee pads to catch any pee that might come my way.
3)Neosporin – she recommended the ointment kind over the cream kind.
4)Diaper cream – she recommended Triple Paste because it is very thick and stays in place well.
5)Mylanta – yes, Mylanta! She said poop is very acidic and the Mylanta will help cut the acid for those times when he might not get changed immediately (such as nap time, or over night).
In a few days, the rash was all cleared up!
Update: This is a pretty popular post so I wanted to add more info since, unfortunately, I’ve had some more experiences with diaper rash since originally writing this.
For Cameron’s basic diaper care, I don’t usually wipe him when I change him (unless it’s a poop, of course!) I also don’t apply diaper cream unless I think he is prone to poop. He is a regular pooper for the most part, so this works for me – but maybe not for you.
Skipping these two steps keeps him dryer, and allows his skin to breathe. Since doing this, I am generally able to keep his diaper rash at bay – and also keep it from flaring up too badly when it does happen.
This one’s for the mommies with the newborns. You know when you leave the hospital and they tell you to keep track of all your babies pees and poos, and how much the eat… how many minutes, how many ounces? It’s enough to make your head spin! Throw in the lack of sleep you’ll be experiencing over the next few weeks and you’ve got one stressed out mommy (and daddy!) My husband found the iPhone Application Baby Log to help keep track of things.
Baby Log
You just tap buttons on the screen to tell it when you’ve changed diapers (pee, or poo), fed the baby (Left breast or right, or how many oz), put them down to sleep or given them a bath. It then keeps track and gives you statistics like how much they’re eating and how many hours they sleep during a day. You can export all the stats to Excel and other spreadsheet apps. It also has a twins mode!
My husband and I would leave the phone out in the rocker so that when we changed shifts there wasn’t any need to explain what happened – it was all clearly written down. And in those early pediatrician visits where I was asked for details on what Cameron was up to it was easy to supply them on command. Although this app isn’t perfect (it can get a little slow once you’ve been adding data for a few months) it was really helpful in getting through those first few days and weeks. At $4.99, I think it was worth the cost!
