Bum Cream

[bednobs]

what nappy rash creams do people recommend?
littlest 'nobs has horrible excoriated skin on her bum where she's having so much poo, and our normal fallback, sudocreme isn't working

[erin-x]

Metanium is what most of the babies at work have. Brilliant texture and it seems to do an excellent job.

Personally, I don't like bepanthen. I just think it's too think and is quite hard to apply to the skin.

[bednobs]

thanks for all your help. i was tempted to try the eggwhite today till i realised i'd never be able to brush my pastry again :) Is metanium precription only?

[mazie]

Well the egg white worked for mine every time bednobs. Hope you get it sorted x

[Sparkles62]

Bepanthan is good.
The yellow one mentioned by DTC could be Kamillosan, I think thats how you spell it, its thick, yellow and made with camomile.
Personally i would go with the egg white, old midwife recomended it to me many years ago , and it worked wonders on mine.
Whip up an egg white til its stiff, dont worry about your pastry brush ( pmsl with that ) just dab it on with some cotton wool, let it dry before you put nappy back on, it forms a skin like coating and stops the wee or the other hurting already sore skin.
Hope little nobs is better soon, its rotten when they are poorly. X

[rsvp]

maybe the diet/nursing/whatever needs to be looked into - nappy rash is a result of a problem.

[bednobs]

yes, i kniw what the problem is - she has (presumed) norovirus

[Sparkles62]

I know what you are going through bednobs, youngest grandson (14 months) had it a few weeks ago was just pouring out of him poor little love, just as he got better , he got an ear infection and had a bad reaction to the antibiotics which gave him chronic diarrhoea and sickness, ended up in hospital for three days on a drip. x
All better now but very very clingy.

[PringlesQueen]

Metanium is not prescription only. It is available on the shelf in most supermarkets, and readily available in chemists

[society]

Vaseline is cheap and easily accessible and a coating or a smear always keep the areas dry. I've used this on child from day one until they stopped using diaper. Never once the child had a rash, red bum or anything unusual.

[boxtops]

bednobs, are you sure it's norovirus? - so sorry to hear she's not well - have you been to the doc?

[rsvp]

Apologies Bednobs - sorry if I appeared to assume anything, I had no idea from the postings what the problem was. When I was a Mum and we had any problems in that area we used Fullers Earth - very old fashioned but very effective . Hope the situation improves soon.

[lcg]

anything with zinc in which helps to dry out the soreness and promote skin healing. you will be able to find or buy something at your local chemist. i would not consider using anything else x

[momac]

Bednobs,use Robins Starch and watch it disappear..a tip off my Mam from years ago.

[bednobs]

thanks for all your help EVERYONE. If i can't get out today i'm going to try egg white

[anneasquith]

poor wee soul. i think it has been mentioned before, but the best thing is to keep her nappy off ( when possible ). the pharmacist will give advice im sure.

[bednobs]

pharmacist recommended metanium, so we're going to give that a go. She HATES having her bottom half uncovered (and long may THAT continue! - perhaps till she's 35?)