Sore Bottom Causing Trouble and Concern

definitely ask if ANYONE has touched her- you may not think it can happen to you but it CAN. then,if its not the, take her to the doctor to find out what is wrong.

My 2 year old son is doing the same thing! He's potty training right now, so I wondered if that might have something to do with it. I'll be anxious to hear the responses this gets.

K. M

Try to pin point with her the best she can on where. I know it might seem like a waste of money if you can see that something is wrong but trust your little one she's trying to tell you something. It could be anything from it hurts to pee to it hurt when she poops or the worse someone is touching her that shouldn't or think have you changed wipes diapers, detergent??
I'd take her just the same.

So many things to worry about. You need to just ask her if something has been pushed up there. If she says no and asks why just tell her sometime medicine has to go there when you're sick so she doesn't get freaked out. My kids have eczema and it's a pain. Putting lotion on them almost everyday is what has kept it away. I'm a big fan of lansinoh brand wipes and the pure lanolin. My daughter would have all kinds of issues down below with other wipes but the wipes with the lanolin kept her clean and breakout free. I put lanolin on everything!!! Its the stuff they have nursing moms put on their nipples when they get cracked. I put it on rashes down below... when we've had bad poops, I will put it right on the hole (sorry so graphic) and it makes things come out easier. When the kids fall, i will clean the boo-boos with the wipes and put lanolin on the bigger stuff because it does prevent scarring. I put the lanolin on my dry cracked heels and it's nicer in one day so it is great for the skin when dealing with eczema. The other thing you might have to think about is... pin worms. Kids can get it from playing at playgrounds and other places and it causes itchiness and if they mess with it, they can cause pain. And not trying to scare you even more but I had a friend who had a friend that just went into the hospital because she had an abscess inside. So that visit to the doctor may not be a bad idea.

i'd get her to a dr..... my 3 yr old daughter has periodically complained about pain in her 'body' and back. i explained it away as a cold, then she spiked a fever w/ pain inthe back as well as her body, and i explained it to myself as the fever and achy-ness of the flu.

turns out she had a severe bladder infection (causing pain in the kidneys, thus the pain in the back)due mostly to the fact that i kept thinking it was something else and self treating it.

again, it started as pain in her body. i started first treating her for diaper rash/yeast, then thought it was a number of other things before taking her in.. causing the infection to become mroe severe than it needed to. so... i'd get her in! ;) just to be safe

My daughter (4) has had pain and irritation with both her hiney and girly parts in the past. It tends to be when she is away from me and she is either wiping herself or someone else assists her. I immediately put vaseline on her part(s) before bed and it seems to be fine when she wakes. The urine might trickle down into her hiney when she goes peepee since the girly parts are all that are being wiped. Best of luck!

I am a mom of 3 children - 2 girls that have said in the past that their girl area hurts so we have started to use balmex and to remind them after going to the bathroom that they need to dry (wipe) well. I would try some balmex or hydrocortizone and see if that helps any. Moisture can be a cause of discomfort in both areas.

Try to ask her exactly where the pain is.Ask her to point to where it hurts.I don't want to concern you but if she is having pain in the bottom area and her being out of your care during daycare I would make sure she is not being toached in a inn. way.My son also has eczema. also and usually if there is pain there is a breakout.So I don't see why she might be complaining.But I say take her to the doctor.Maybe it hurts her when she goes to the bathroom and just doesn't know how to explain it.

when my daughter was two and told me her bottom hurt and I couldn't see anything, i found out she had a yeast infection. there was some redness deep into the folds of her little hiney and girl parts that i had just not gone prying for, but of course the doctor did. so i encourage you to go to the dr.

You may want to check her stool to see if there are worms. It's gross but kids do get them and it will make their bottom itch. It could just be that she needs to wipe better when she goes to the potty. Maybe she could use some wet wipes and see if that helps. You may want to use some cream and see if that helps but if it continues I would go to the Dr.

Please do not hesitate to take ur child in to the drs. When your child has complained over and over again and u want to worry about a bill. There is no balance here. I realize u r young mother but dont be in dark about your daughter and her health and well being. I pray it is nothing to concerning but i also pray u wont have any regrets in not reacting sooner to your 2 yr old. So what if u call the doctor alot and so what if u have to spend the monies on her going to the doctor.do not continue to elude yourself that everything is ok.

Hurts inside or out? I just went through a crazy thing -- my four-year-old had three polyps removed from her rectum. Who would have expected that one?! She had some discomfort -- but not a lot. It's a thought.

Also, "hurts" and "itches" are different. When they're two, it's hard to get a really good idea of what they're feeling since they have limited vocabulary and experience... I think more asking and touching "here? here? here?"

Good luck!

I would ask her if she fell on something or I hate to say it but touched in a bad way. You never know these days & if it were my child I'd be @ the doc asap.

You definitely need to find out where it is hurting her. Is it the skin on the "cheeks?" Is it the muscle? Is it her vaginal area? Does it hurt where she urinates? Does it hurt when she urinates and/or has bowel movements? Is it an itch or a pain? How often does it bother her? See if you can get more specifics and keep us posted.

I would take her to the doctor since it has been three months. $64 is annoying to pain if they say nothing is wrong, but on the other hand it will be well spent if you can fix the problem. Either way you get some answer and you can stop worrying and thinking about it. Blessings to you!

V., I agree with the other mommies that you need to find out what is wrong. And going to the doctor sounds like a good plan. But if she is saying that other body parts hurt and then wants them scratched, you do have reason to believe that this "hurting" on her bottom is just itching. Our family doctor told us when my daughter was first diagnosed with excema that excema is the "itch that rashes", so it itches a long time before that rash shows up. You should definitely treat excema before you can see it. There are the usual excema tricks, like only bathing once or twice a week. Also keeping her skin very moisturized with lotion once to three times a day. But I would suggest treating her bottom with hydrocortisone or whatever you use for her excema and see if that doesn't help. If she has a fever then it is very likely something else, but if not then it is worth a shot.

My daughter was having issues in the genitle area. I took her a couple times to the doctor, they could never find anyting (I still would recommend taking her to the doc though!). I would go to your local health food store and ask them what they think. I would also try a week or two of Probiotics. They are the natural flora that is found in the gut. If the balance is off, I am thinking that she could have an itchy, irritated bottm. The probiotics helped my daughter. My pediatrician in Fl said that anytime my daughter gets any kind of illness, to put her on probiotics. I have been reading alot about them lately and take them myself now.

I do not recommend anything like vasoline... petroleum products have all the nasty waste products that diesel fuel have... not good. We used Bodrauex" Butt Paste (Sp?).

One other thing. Many girls have issues with anything in the water when they are taking a bath. No bubble bath and the soap should only be used right before they get out!

You can also get a Ph test strip to see if her little body is excessively acidic. That can be irritating as well.

Best of luck!
C.
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Hi,I just joined the group but I have to say that 64 dollars would be worth it to make sure that there really is nothing going on down there,somethings stay hidden and then all of a sudden,there is trouble or something serious that could have been prevented,maybe she took a hard drop on the floor.pavement,seesaw at the playground,be safe now than sorry later,take her to the doctor,she will pay you with 64 kisses and hugs(smile)Dee

You should probably take her to the doctor. If you've got insurance problems you should probably look into Peachcare for kids (www.peachcare.org)