Very helpful article. I might have to try some soft towel time for my baby.

I found the application of beaten egg whites to my babies nappy rash helped considerably, combined with everything else on you list, my babies only ever had cloth nappies

make sure they get nappy free time to air it all out

Love the avoid chemicals for prevention tip

Good suggestion to seek extra help if the condition persists.

thankyou, thankyou , thankyou

It’s do hard to to nappy free time with boys. Any ideas?

Thanks for sharing this helpful information. Lots of ‘free’ time seems to help too!

prevention is better than cure…every time!

I also think that nappy rash clears up when you avoid using any baby wipes – just pay a damp cotton pad to clean the area (no harsh wiping or rubbing).

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  • • june11 replied
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  My Grandma used pieces of old cotton sheeting which she damped a little before. If her daughter-in-law took her granddaughter there to be basbysat she usually had her in disposables if she had a rash. Grandma couldn’t wait for her to leave! She would take off the disposal and wash her gently is she had been perspiring ot not cleaned properly, give her some free time, then put her in a towelling nappy. If necessary she would apply some natural nappy cream. Within 2 days the nappy rash was either completely gone or almost. The Mum had about 3 dozen towelling nappies and Grandma had some she had been given by her sister whose granddaughter no longer needed nappies.

I found vasaline worked a treat with my daughter! created a barrier so it didn’t bother her anymore

that is what I used to do when mine where babies

I found Sudocream worked a treat, would not use anything else. Fresh air time without nappies is also great.

Thanks for the info. For those that use sudeocrem, it only contains about 15% zinc oxide. I recently used Desitin which has 40% to help my toddlers sore bottom.

I use codliver oil, it works 100% of the time.

I have been told by a health professional that Mylanta Liquid is good too. Apparently it is used in some hospitals. It isn’t sticky like creams or lotions are. Sudocreme is the only one that works on one baby I know. If I put it really thickly on the quite red patches a couple of times the rash clears up quite quickly, sometimes in less than a day. Our gandparents used to use talcum powder but it has been discovered that most of them have aluminium in them, even the baby powder. Some of the generic brands were aluminium free.

it can be so painful for the poor little babies.

While disposable nappies seem simple, they have more materials and parts than you might think. Nappy companies aren\’t required to list the ingredients of their products, but modern disposables – Pampers, Huggies, and everything else – all follow the same basic model:
The outer lining is made of polyethylene film, essentially the same stuff that\’s in plastic wrap. The inner lining that touches your baby\’s skin is usually made of polypropylene, a common material that\’s also found in thermal underwear, among other things. Both materials are considered completely safe for young skin but don\’t allow the bottom to breathe as do the material in cloth nappies.

Thanks very much for sharing. Photo on Canvas

Switch to cloth nappies? I haven’t heard that and I’m not against them as I used a few every now and then. I just find it surprising, as cloth nappies I would have thought would maintain the moisture level against the skin and irritate the skin further, particularly with the acidity of urine and I guess also with moisture comes the potential to turn fungal, as nappie rashes can. Nappy free time I have always thought is great and there are some great tips here. Thank you.