Due to always having diaper rashes, we have been putting the Butt paste on my 3 yr old with each diaper change (she is not interested in potty training yet). However, her daycare says she doesn't need it with each diaper change "unless it's red." They say by not putting cream on, it allows her skin in that area to form its own barrier.
Is this true? I was always under the impression they should have some type of Barrier cream when wearing a diaper even if they no longer are babies or infants.
Please clarify.
My ped told me to use it 3 x a day (A&D w/ Zinc) when my DD was more suseptible to them (summer/heat). Other than that, I don't really use it unless I see one coming on. I sometimes sprinkle a little powder on her bottom for her night diaper.
I always use barrier cream (Triple Paste) on every nighttime diaper, since they are in that diaper for at least 11 hours. And when I see the very slightest sign of a potential diaper rash, I use it for a day or more.
I've never heard anything to the sort about withholding barrier cream so that the area can form its own barrier. (Do adult butts have a barrier??) This doesn't make sense to me, since the acid in urine can be caustic/an irritant. I can't help but wonder if your daycare center simply doesn't want to go to the trouble of using it. If they are changing her diaper every 2 hours or so, maybe they don't feel it's needed.
I only use butt paste when they are early signs of diaper rash coming on. Otherwise I don't see the point in adding it.
I only use a cream if I redness of any kind. If not, I don't use it. I would guess if you use it a lot it may loose it's effectiveness. I also think it is good to let the skin breathe on it's own if there is no sign of a rash. I guess it's kind of like giving your child tylenol every day in anticipation of a fever when they don't have any signs of even having one. Yes, tylenol is a drug, but rash creams have harsh stuff in them as well that should only be used if necessary. But, it's up to you as you are the parent and you should be able to tell the daycare what they should do and not do to your child.
I only use it if diaper rash is starting.
Hi, I have 3 children, run a home day care and have worked in a day care center. I always from day one put vaseline on my children as a barrier. I use it with every daiper change, not a lot, but just to "coat" the area. My children never gor rashes and vaseline seems to work well for me. When I would change my babies at the hospital, the nurses said ti was good to put the vaseline on as a protectant. Hope this helps.
