How To Get Rid Of Diaper Rash

A baby that has diaper rash is not a very happy baby to say the least. Nearly 50 percent of all diaper rashes go away by themselves within one day. Other diaper rashes can last up to ten days or more. When you baby has a problem it becomes your problem. What can be done to avoid or reduce the changes of this happening to your baby?

Most breastfed babies have less diaper rash than bottle-fed babies. Research has shown that this resistance continues long after a baby has been weaned.

My mom told me this years ago when I was having my children, "make sure you give that baby's bottom some air." Take the diaper off and lay your baby on its' chest, with his face turned to one side, on towels under laid with a waterproof sheet. Let the baby lay that way for about 30 to 60 minutes daily, make sure you are there to keep an eye on him or her.

Try blow-drying your baby's bottom. Make sure you keep the diaper area clean. Drying the baby's bottom with a towel can irritate sensitive skin. Dry the diaper area with a hair dryer set on "LOW", which avoids abrasion to wet skin. When the area is dry, zinc oxide ointments may be applied. Once you've washed and blown-dried you baby's bottom, apply some cornstarch; this is a technique that's' been use for many years with wonderful results. Use the cornstarch for 3 to 4 days always making sure you clean the baby's bottom thoroughly when changing his or her diaper.

Add vinegar to the rise if you're using cloth diapers. Add l ounce of vinegar to 1 gallon of water during the final rinse. Rinsing your diaper twice will also be very helpful. Adding vinegar to the final rinse will help bring the pH of cloth diapers into line with (that of) the baby's skin. Cloth diapers are most active with a high-pH after washing. Diaper rash enzymes are most active in a high-pH environment.

Super absorbent diapers seem to be a good idea to prevent diaper rash. Diapers containing absorbent gelling material have been shown to significantly reduce skin wetness and leave skin closer to its normal pH than either conventional disposable diapers or cloth diapers.
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