Baby Sore Bottom Red

Apply an over the counter antifungal ointment like lotrimin with your pediatrician s ok to.

Baby sore bottom red.

If your baby s bottom becomes red and inflamed your priority will be keeping the nappy area as dry as possible. You will also need a thick barrier cream to soothe and protect the skin from moisture. If your baby has nappy rash you ll know it. Zinc based creams are good anne says.

They show up as patches or plaques inside the diaper area in the folds and creases of the thighs and even outside the. Cream or ointment with zinc oxide or petrolatum petroleum jelly. Diaper rash treatments these products aim to soothe a baby s sore skin or create a protective barrier or both. Soak your baby s bottom in a combination of warm water and 2 tablespoons of baking soda 3 times a day.

But diaper rash is pretty much part of the baby package most of the diaper clad contingent develop it at some point and some seem to sport one just about all the time. What does nappy rash look like. Candida more commonly referred to as yeast rashes have a deep red color. The first time you discover a scattering of tiny red bumps on your baby s sweet bottom you re bound to be a little freaked.

The skin around her nappy area will be red and inflamed cks 2013a and may also be spotty nhs 2015.