I have four children and two stepchildren. I've been down the road of painful diaper rashes many times. Sometimes it is raw and open and sometimes it is red, like a burn.
A couple of months ago, my youngest had a diaper rash that I could not get rid of. I tried over-the-counter creams. I tried a prescription cream from the doctor. It did no good and I had a child crying all the time, in pain. When I took her back to her pediatrician, he told me of a great alternative that is used at the children's hospitals.
He said to buy Aquaphor and Maalox, mix some together and use that. You're probably wondering, "Huh? Maalox?" He said it would neutralize any acid causing that burn on her skin.
So I tried it and was very surprised to see the painful rash disappear on my daughter's skin. How wonderful!
Well, this last week after a bout of a stomach bug, that bright red, painful rash was back and it was itchy on top of it. I thought I'd substitute Vaseline for Aquaphor (they seemed similar and it was less expensive). It didn't work. After a couple days of sleepless nights and frequent baths to rinse off, I went and bought the Aquaphor. Because everything seemed to burn her very sensitive skin this time around, I thought I'd leave the Maalox out at first to see how just the Aquaphor would do. After one application (laid a towel on the couch, applied it and left her bottom clothes-free and diaper-free to watch her favorite show while it did its work), my daughter was moving around and able to go to the bathroom pain-free. After two applications, you could barely see any redness at all.
What a huge difference. She actually slept through the night last night. After the last three nights of middle of the night crying and middle of the night baths to rinse off, it was a relief (for both of us).
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