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Posted: 25 January 2006 at 10:44pm | IP Logged

I just bathed Leah and I noticed she had a bit of a sore bum. I loooked a little harder and notice near her girly bits she is very very red (blood red but shes not bleeding).

Could it just be nappy rash or thrush?

Kaz

Posted: 25 January 2006 at 11:11pm | IP Logged

Hi hun sounds like nappy rash 2 me.

Try a bit of nappy cream or if u r still worried take a visit 2 the hv or dr.

Trudi.

Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:05am | IP Logged

I always use zinc and castor oil.

lol Any idea how to get the stuff out of my towels. I tried every thing including bleach.

Kaz

Posted: 26 January 2006 at 7:58am | IP Logged

Kaz, Ella has had a run of nappy rash and thrush recently. When it was thrush, it was bright red - almost raw looking. If its like that, its worth taking her to the docs. In the mean time, the following will help:

• Only use cotton wool and water when cleaning her at a nappy change
• change her nappy more regularly
• don't use any product in her bath, just water
• use a barrier cream every nappy change
• try and let her have a few sessions without a nappy each day. I used to lay a towel on the floor or some pampers change mats and let her roll around

Hope this helps xxxx

Posted: 26 January 2006 at 8:42am | IP Logged

i would take her to the docs to get some cream to clear it up, but for the mean time just make sure she's not in a wet a nappy to long and use some barrier cream.

hope she's a better girly soon

xxx

Posted: 26 January 2006 at 12:09pm | IP Logged

if you try oetanium it is very good as the doc gave some to me to use on kim and it wirks like a trat i swair by it now

emma and kim