Must think of a way to talk him into one!

I don’t know if it will work for your baby, but Nina had a really bad problem like that as well… I let her run around with panties on for a few weeks (yes it was gross) but it really cleared up the rash. Good luck on finding the right foods for her! Thankfully Katrina outgrew all of her allergies (well for the most part).

Take good care and I hope you find a cure for your little ones diaper rash. Love that you have so many animals. I am a huge animal lover.

OK, this may sound weird but…how about dabbing plain yogurt on the rash itself between changes and allowing it to air out? Also, you may want to get her an Acidophilus supplement in addition to her eating the yogurt.

It sounds like your daughter may be sensitive to chemicals in some of the products. Desitin, Bodreaux’s, even Aveeno baby products have parabens in them. The ointments are better, but are made with petrolatum, which can irritate sensitive skin. Alba makes a product called UN-Petroleum Jelly, which is unscented and made with vegetable ingredients only. I mentioned California Baby, which my sensitive son and I love, because they do not use harsh chemicals and only use essential oils in their scented products.

Check out http://www.californiababy.com They aren’t cheap, but they’re so worth it.

I hope you and your sweet girl find some relief soon!

Here’s a list of what we’ve tried (if they have a star next to them they worked best):

Aveeno Oatmeal Bath *
Aveeno Diaper Rash Cream *
A&D Ointment *
Neosporin
Beaudrux’s Butt Paste (sp?)
Magic Cream (compounded at the pharmacy – prescription)
Monistat
Nystatin
Another prescription anti-fungal I can’t remember the name of but it was basically Clotrimazole
Desitin
Iodine to keep it from getting infected
That udder cream stuff I can’t remember the name of
Baking Soda baths
Epsom Salt baths
Cornstarch

So far the best results come when we soak her for 20 minutes in either Aveeno Oatmeal baths or Baking Soda baths and then us A&D Ointment with a cream on top. The doctor keeps telling us to keep up a “good barrier”. Neosporin works as well as the A&D so it’s just the ointment with the cream over top I guess. But nothing completely heals it.

Her butt literally blisters and bleeds. Right now she has a sore that looks like someone took a knife and sliced her. It was so bad while I was gone Joe was afraid it was some kind of flesh eating bacteria. (Not kidding here) They’ve done cultures but nothin grows out including yeast.

I swear we could literally catch her poop in a bucket and it would still bliste her butt. The doctors think it’s just her skin is super sensitive. Thus our next step is a dermatologist followed by a wound care specialist.

It gets worse when she cuts a tooth as teeth cutting seems to trigger diarrhea in her and it’s somewhat better since we went to Soy Milk. Oddly she can eat cheese and things like that without a problem but she CAN NOT tolerate a glass of any kind of milk and she can’t handle any kind of acidic fruit or juice. She can tolerate a non-acidic juice diluted with water. We also use purified water only.

I am working on potty training her as I think that’s the only thing going to help, but so far she just sits there and plays toys.

So, hopefully that gives a bit more information.

It’s really horrible when you say the word diaper and your 17-month-old screams bloody murder. Makes you feel like a monster.

One of my aunts suggested feeding her yogurt which I stupidly hadn’t thought of so I bought some and thankfully she loves it. We’ll see if it helps.

Seriously. I have a friend whose daughter got diaper rash so bad it bled. This worked. Good luck!