Diaper Rash

When you have a new baby the nurses probably put on the first diaper and maybe even change a diaper or two before you are given the opportunity to go at it on your own. Many first time parents sit in the hospital room with their new baby and just look at each other when it is time to change their baby’s diaper for the first time. A lot of times the mother is sure she can do it, while the father sits there looking dumbfounded, not having a clue.

Common Rashes on Your Baby

Cradle Cap:

Cradle cap will look like a very bad case of dandruff on your baby’s head, or even reddish patches on the scalp. It can also appear on the face and around the nappy area and occurs both in newborns and older babies. This condition will disappear after about a month and to help your baby you should rub mild baby oil into the baby’s scalp, and sponge off the flakes. Use a hypoallergenic baby shampoo on your baby and leave it on the head for an extended time such as ten to twenty minutes, and use a soft brush to massage the baby’s scalp.

Milia:

This rash usually occurs about two weeks after the birth of your new baby. It will look like small white spots across the nose, chin and sometimes shoulders, and feel almost flat and smooth. This condition will seem worst when the baby is about three weeks old and will clear after about 4 to 6 weeks. Milia spots are harmless, and it is usual for a newborn baby to have spots, blemishes or these white spots when they are still very young.

Diaper rash: Causes and treatments

Irritation: This is usually caused from a combination of the moisture from the skin, urine and stool.

Yeast: If the irritation gets bad enough (and any parent will tell you that it doesn't take much), the skin will become contaminated, usually with a yeast called candida. This is the same yeast that causes thrush.

Bacterial infection. Look for yellowish, fluid-filled bumps ("pustules") and honey-colored, crusty areas, which are symptomatic of a bacterial infection (like staph or strep) and require antibiotic treatment.

Seborrhea (cradle cap). Sometimes a diaper rash is part of a more generalized rash, such as one due to cradle cap, where there are red scaly, waxy patches on other parts of baby's body and scalp.

How Can You Prevent It

You may not be able to always prevent diaper rashes. In the case of it being related to a food your baby eats or drinks, like orange juice when he is a toddler, all you can do to avoid it is eliminate that food from your baby’s diet. In order to prevent diaper rash in general though try to check and change your baby’s diaper frequently, not leaving him in an overly wet or poopy diaper any longer than necessary.

Treatments Of diaper Rash

Healthy Baby Skin Care

A parent would be wise to use baby skin care products free of artificial colors, synthetic fragrances and petrochemicals, which are themselves irritants. Look for pure baby skin care products that are pH balanced with natural healing herbal extracts and essential oils such as Calendula,

Evening Primrose Oil, Sunflower Oil: These cold-pressed oils provide the essential fatty acids omega-3 (linolenic acid) and omega-6 (linoleic acid) as well as GLA (gamma-linolenic acid), important modulators of the inflammatory response. Help regulate epidermal proliferation and desquamation of the skin.

Try different kinds of diapers to see if another brand will fit better and rub less on your baby’s skin. Some brands of disposable diapers are also more absorbent than others, and may reduce the amount of moisture against the skin.

One last thing about diaper rash: it can’t possibly be comfortable. Many of the diaper rash products named here will soothe as well as heal the skin, but in the case of a severe rash, you may wish to use 1% Hydrocortisone cream to treat the symptoms. guessed it—under a doctor’s supervision.

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