Baby Skin Concern

I didn't have quite the same problem but my girls both have terrible skin too. We have used every cream, lotion and wash under the sun too. What has worked for us is California Baby wash- can get at Target and a lotion called Cerave - Walgreen's. The difference w/ this lotion is that it contains no lanolin, and while lanolin is great for a lot of people, some do much better without. I am able to keep them 90% blister free if I put it on everyday after bath and when i find a rough dry patch. Hope that helps and good luck!

Both of my daughters have terrible skin. I have tried everything even prescriptions. What I have found that works the best is the big tub of equate dry skin cream. That helps tremendously with the daily rough skin.. On the stuff where he is cracking and bleeding other than keeping it clean and dry I really don't know other than ask the dr. .. I hope this helps

Without looking at his skin it is hard to determine exactly what it is. It could be yeast (thrush is yeast in the mouth). My son is four weeks old and had yeast in the folds of his legs and his groin area after we took him home from the hospital. Most likely from the guaze from his healing circ. Kept him warm and moist instead of wicking away his urine. His pediatrician recommended clotrimazole 1% basically lotromin la antifungal. He is too young for baby powder. It should never be used in children as they can inhale the particles. It could be ecemza but again without looking at it you really can't say. Yeast happens in moist dark areas which don't get air which is why I suggested it as it sounds like it is in all the folds of his skin. I would ask his pediatrician to look to make sure. Hope that helps. Good luck

I used butt paste on my daughter and it would clear up the redness within a day.

My daughter had that too several times as a baby. Same funky smell and sometimes a little white film. Try to keep the ares really dry, I had to use the hair dryer (on the cool setting) after the bath and during diaper changes on the affected areas. Also I used some baby powder (be careful around the face so they don't breath it in). My ped recommended Lotrimin (sp?) too - which cleared it up. Call your ped - mine didn't even require a visit, the nurse just recommended it over the phone.

When your baby is old enough - you might want to talk to your doctor about probiotics - baby yogurt. They seem to help with dry skin too.

Good luck,
H.

It's possible he has some thrush there, which would account for the smell. My son had a little thrush in the creases of his thigh (red, little shiny, and a slight smell) and our ped recommended putting some Lotrimin on it which cleared it right up after a few days. I put it on once a day. My son is 6 months old though - I wouldn't try anything like that without consulting your pediatrician first. Your baby is very young and even at an older age, this is something you should call your ped about rather than just going with other moms' advice. :)

If it isn't thrush, then you might also try some Vaseline jelly after cleaning and drying, as that will be nice and soothing for his skin.

Then in general, between baths (we bath our son once or twice a week) every day I gently wipe all his little body creases, including underarms, with a baby wipe (sensitive), and behind his ears and in his neck with a warmed wet cotton wool puff. That takes care of any milk dribble/drool from the day. This too was recommended by our ped right from the start.

Good luck!

Sounds like eczema. Go see your Pediatrician and they will send you to a recommended dermatologist. Good luck!

go to cosmeticsdatabase.com and look at the ingredients/rating of what you are putting on his skin. try to find soemthing less irritating

My daughter had the same issue. I used lanolin cream on hers and it worked well. I also switched to using Cetaphil CREAM, because lotions tend to dry and irritate the skin more. You're doing the right thing by keeping it clean and dry, but I would try the lanolin. I would apply it a few times a day, and within a few days, the spots were gone. Unfortunately, it's not a cure, but until her little body started moving around enough to where those spots didn't flare up, this was a good treatment.

For dry and rough skin, I usually use Cetaphil Moisturizing cream for the body. It's gentle and recommended by doctors. The area that's irritated, try to clean and dry as much as you can. If you are using Aquaphor this should help with the healing of crack skin. Good luck!

Since you want to keep those areas dry to prevent irritation, try rubbing a little baby powder in the creases after you clean them. That will absorb any extra moisture and should help. Good luck!