How Can I Prevent Diaper Rash? 27 Oct 2023, 5:09 pm

How to Prevent Diaper Rash

You may find comfort in knowing that diaper rash is very common. Even the most vigilant parents may still face diaper rash no matter how hard they try to prevent it. But, there are a few ways to help prevent diaper rash from cropping up:

1. Keep it dry. Diaper rash comes around when skin gets too much moisture for too long. So, the best defense is a good offense.
2. Change diapers often. And make sure they’re absorbent enough to do a good job.
3. Air it out. When changing your baby’s diaper, take a few extra moments to be sure baby’s skin is clean and dry before putting on a new diaper.
4. Use a treatment like Dr. Smith’s^® Diaper Rash Ointment every day for preventative purposes. Even if you don’t see any signs of diaper rash, applying a barrier like this can help protect baby’s skin and keep moisture out.

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How Can I Treat Diaper Rash? 27 Oct 2023, 5:08 pm

How to Treat Diaper Rash

There are many ways that babies can get diaper rash, but most come down to too much wetness against the skin. Luckily, treating diaper rash is straightforward. Doctors recommend these steps:

1. Keep the diaper area as dry as possible by changing wet or messy diapers as soon as possible. This will help keep the diaper rash from getting worse and give it the best chance to start to heal.
2. Apply a topical ointment with zinc oxide in it, like Dr. Smith’s^® Diaper Rash Ointment.
3. See if you need to use bigger diapers to absorb more wetness. They’re also less likely to chafe and will allow skin to air out a little more.
4. Diaper rash should get better as fast as overnight, and show major improvement within a day or two, with this treatment.

How to Soothe Diaper Rash

While treating diaper rash, you’ll also want some ways to help soothe your baby’s skin as it heals such as:

1. Use safe and effective Dr. Smith’s Diaper Rash Ointment. Dr. Smith’s formula is especially designed with a premium blend of ingredients that helps soothe baby’s irritated skin.
2. Dab instead of rub. Because diaper rash is irritating and painful, try using a gentle dab motion while cleaning and drying your baby.
3. Watch what baby eats. Some foods can irritate baby tummies more than others. Try giving your baby a more bland diet when diaper rash flares up.
4. Avoid chafing diapers. Babies grow fast. When their diapers start to fit a little too snugly, wetness accumulates faster and diapers rub against skin more.
5. Go bare. This might be a scary prospect, but try to let your baby play diaper-free in a safe area (that’s easy to clean up if there’s an accident) for a while. Letting the skin air out can do some good.

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What Causes Diaper Rash? 27 Oct 2023, 5:06 pm

Top Five Triggers for Diaper Rash

When skin in the diaper area is exposed to moisture for too long, it can develop an irritation called diaper rash. In general, the drier a baby’s diaper area is, the more likely you’ll be able to prevent diaper rash. Still, there are certain diaper rash triggers to keep in mind:

1. Getting older. Diaper rash gets more common when babies reach 9-12 months. A few things happen at this age. Babies sit up longer and move more, causing their skin to press harder against diapers, and possibly chafe. Also, babies eat more solid foods around this age, which can also trigger diaper rash.
2. Having diarrhea. Diaper rash is all about extra moisture, which can irritate skin even more.
3. Taking medicine. Some kinds of medication come with diarrhea as a possible side effect. If your baby is taking antibiotics or other kinds of medicine, be on the lookout for possible diaper rash.
4. Chafing diapers. Babies grow fast. When their diapers start to fit a little too snugly, wetness accumulates faster and diapers rub against skin more.
5. No air. Skin needs to breathe. When babies wear diapers all the time, even natural moisture from their warm skin can cause enough wetness to irritate the diaper area.

Diaper Rash and Teething

When babies start teething, they can get pretty slobbery. All of that extra saliva ends up in their tummies and works its way into their stools, making them wetter. Since diaper rash has everything to do with extra wetness against baby’s skin, teething can be a special time to look out for diaper rash. As if teething itself wasn’t painful enough.

Diaper Rash and Solid Foods

Solid foods can really mess with a baby’s digestive system. As babies are introduced to new solid foods, the composition of their output changes. Some foods, like tomatoes or strawberries, have more acid, which can affect baby stools and irritate skin more than other kinds of foods. Every baby is different, and that’s why it’s good to wait a few days between introducing new solid foods. That way, you can find out how your baby’s system, and skin, will react.

Sensitive Skin

Babies have sensitive skin anyway, but some babies are more sensitive than others. Take extra care working around diaper areas of babies with sensitive skin. They’ll be more prone to diaper rash and will need more soothing along the way as they heal.

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What Is Diaper Rash? 27 Oct 2023, 5:05 pm

Diaper Rash Overview

Diaper rash is a skin irritation that happens in the diaper area. Almost all babies get diaper rash at some time or another. Read below for valuable information on how to treat and prevent diaper rash.

How to Identify Diaper Rash

If your baby’s diaper area is irritated, inflamed, pink or red, extra sensitive to touch, swollen or has raised bumps, chances are you’re looking at diaper rash.

When to Call the Doctor

Diaper rash is common, and you can easily treat most cases at home with over-the-counter treatments like Dr. Smith’s_®. But, if you see these things, you’ll want to check with your baby’s doctor:

• Rash isn’t better after 2-3 days of treatment. It could be something else that needs special attention.
• Rash comes with increased pain, warmth or redness or fever. Also, if any fluid is leaking or draining from the rash, or if you see blisters, scabs or open sores in the diaper area, these could all be signs of a secondary infection.
• Rash looks like it has spread to other parts of the body. It might not be diaper rash at all, but rather a different skin condition that needs attention.
• Rash is concentrated mostly in the folds of skin. This might be a yeast infection or other skin condition that needs another form of treatment.

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