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What is Diaper Rash

Mostly baby have develop a diaper rash at some time. Diaper rash might be more common after solid foods are included to your baby's diet, and occur when breast-feeding mothers eat certain foods and your baby is taking antibiotics. Additional issues that can lead to diaper rash comprise incessantly wet or infrequently changed diapers, diarrhea, and using plastic chinos to coat diapers.

Symptoms of diaper rash

  • Symptoms of diaper rash are marked by red, swollen and tender skin in the diaper region like buttocks, thighs and genitals.
  • Diaper rashes can occur intermittently, anytime while your child wears diapers, but they're more common in babies during their first 15 months, especially between 8 and 10 months of age.

Prevent of diaper rash

  • The solution to stop and treat diaper rash you should keep your baby's diaper area clean, cool and dry. Frequently Change your baby's diaper, and give permission him or her go without a diaper when needed. This lets the air dry his or her skin.
  • Try to placing your baby on an open cloth diaper for the duration of naptime. Test the diaper shortly after your baby falls asleep and replace it if it's wet. Babies frequently void (pee) right after lessening asleep.
  • Stop wipes the sore areas. Instead, use a bulb syringe to gently wash baby's diaper area.
  • leasing their infant go without a diaper as much as possible
  • using odorless wipes
  • using warm water and a mild soap in its place of wipes
  • using a spurt bottle to clean without rubbing
  • leasing the diaper area fully dry before putting another diaper on
  • Make your child potty trained, which is the only real 100% way to prevent diaper rashes

Home remedy for diaper rash

  • Mix 2 tablespoons baking soda to the tub of warm water. Use it when your baby's bottom is very raw, try giving a sitz bath for 10 minutes, 3 times per day. It is good home treatment to cure diaper rash.
  • Mix 1 tablespoon dried oatmeal to your baby's bath water. It's soothing and helps protect the skin.
  • To treat diaper rash  adding 1/2 cup white vinegar to the rinse water when you clean  the baby's diapers. Vinegar  helps neutralize the ammonia found in urine, gets rid of any soap buildup, and gets rid of diaper smells. Mix 8 parts water to 1 part vinegar by wiping the baby's bottom with it.
  • One good remedy is cornstarch helps dry up damp areas and reduces friction caused by elastic in diapers. Applying, first shake the cornstarch into your hand far from the baby's face. Do not store-bought talcum powders, as recent studies have shown that talcum is dangerous for babies to inhale.

Tips and diet for diaper rash

  • Let your baby's skin to dry completely before putting on another diaper.
  • Apply products that contain zinc oxide ointments for example Destin Ointment or petroleum, Vaseline to protect your baby's skin from moisture.
  • Do not  using plastic pants or diapers with plastic edges.
  • Later than bathing, pat your baby's bottom dry with a towel before scrubbing it. Rubbing can irritate your baby's sensitive skin.
  • When diaper rash continue, change the type of wipes, diapers or soap you're using.


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