I also had a sick baby boy and as soon as he started getting better, my husband and I started to come down with the same thing. I live in a house of germs right now, so stay away! Lil' Squirt is starting to feel better but he still has a nasty diaper rash. It's been coming and going for almost two months now. We would do a good job of getting it knocked out quickly but as soon as we put him in cloth diapers again, his rash would come back. We changed detergents but when that didn't work, started using disposable diapers exclusively but nothing ever seems to help. We've tried it all: Desitin, A&D Ointment, Butt Paste, fresh air (we've learned to block off the kitchen so he'll stay on the linoleum making it an easy clean-up), numerous changes throughout the day, and not using wipes.
Quick change of subject. Right now my husband is out working on the car but it has this obnoxious car alarm that we can't figure out and apparently it won't let him do his thing. The battery is dying on the car so the alarm dwindles down to nothing rather pathetically. It was entertaining at first but now it won't quit and it's 9:30 at night! Poor neighbors!
Anyway, now the rash has gotten worse and we need to do something different! It has raised bumps everywhere and it has not improved in the last couple of days. I think I'm going to try the natural route. I heard from a friend that grape fruit seed extract worked wonders on her daughter's terrible rash so maybe I'll try it. I went to the local health food store and found it for a whopping $14 for a tiny little bottle (although you don't need to use very much at a time) and walked right back out thinking that was a little too far out of our price range. I think I have passed the desperate stage now and will do anything to help soothe my poor baby's bottom! If THAT doesn't work, it's back to the doctor!
The alarm on the car keeps "chirping" every now and then. Dumb car.
Irene, years ago my mother tried burned flour on a severe diaper rash. I don't remember how it well it worked, but I guess that remedy is an old wives' tale.
ReplyDeleteI bought a bottle for about $11 three years ago and I still have it! It will last you FOREVER! That said, I picked you up a sample for $2 at Annie Kay's and forgot to bring it to church...I'm going to see Shannon around 4pm- do you want me to give it to her and you can go pick it up? Happy to do it...just let me know. It will most likely work, because it kills fungus and bacteria.
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