Preventing diaper rash
At some time or another every baby gets a bit of diaper rash. It can range from a mild irritation to severe sores in the diaper-covered area. The rash is a result of wetness being held against the skin for prolonged periods of time. Other factors include baby’s degree of sensitivity to the wetness and the skin’s ability to ward off the rash.
Noah went a few weeks before he had any diaper related issues and I was anxious to use my stockpile of diaper creams, lotions, and potions. Finally he got some redness on his lower cheeks and some irritation from being wiped so much. Babies tend to poop constantly in their first few weeks, (I hear this is more common and even more frequent with breastfed babies, but I don’t have a formula-fed baby for reference) and the frequent wiping can make the skin a little chapped too. Back then I treated his diaper area issues retroactively. I cleaned him and applied some diaper cream, anything with zinc oxide, the thick skin protecting agent.
With Noah sleeping for long periods of time at night, sometimes as much as ten or eleven hours at a time without a diaper change I was worried he would get a rash. I am proud to say he has been totally rash free now for over a month. I treat him PROACTIVELY every night with Boudreaux’s Butt Paste. After his bath I dry him thoroughly and apply a thin coating of Butt Paste to his entire hind end area and the sensitive nooks and crannies of his upper diaper-covered regions and the areas that get frequent wiping. I close up the diaper and put him to bed.
Boudreaux’s is not as thick as Desitin Original. It also has a very pleasant odor, similar I think to that of cookie dough.
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