Post by gibbinator on May 15, 2014 18:21:58 GMT -5
I did until he stopped pooping several times a day. So I guess around 7 months, and certainly since he hit a year. I really only use cream now for the bedtime diaper or if he has a rash. I've had the same tub of cream since last June I think, and it's still 2/3 full. Eta: I'm including coconut oil under the cream umbrella since we mostly CD
Nope. Only when they were starting to look a little red or they sat in a diaper too long.
I used plain water washcloths as wipes and it worked very well for both my kids. We've had very little diaper rash. DS at almost 3 months has only been barely red, DD at close to 3 caught yeast from being sick and one other rash from a too soaked over night diaper.
Nope. I don't use anything for every change. If he gets a little red, I use an herbal salve DH makes (calendula, plantain and beeswax). If it gets really bad I bust out the Desitin.
We do. Nicu doctor sat us down before we left and that was on his list. We loved him, so we breathed in everything he said and follow it. Don't know if it's necessary, though!
Post by rootbeerfloat on May 15, 2014 19:42:26 GMT -5
We used it every diaper change until they stopped pooping all the time. They were perpetually rashy newborns. Then it was just at bedtime and as needed.
Post by winemaker06 on May 15, 2014 19:48:23 GMT -5
We did religiously for the first 6 weeks of life, and tried several brands of zinc oxide along with Rx and non-Rx antifungals to get rid of normal rash along with a pesty yeast rash. Then stopped all creams and wipes altogether and the rashes cleared up in 2 days. Whoops! But my kid apparently has insanely sensitive skin and is the exception.
We did religiously for the first 6 weeks of life, and tried several brands of zinc oxide along with Rx and non-Rx antifungals to get rid of normal rash along with a pesty yeast rash. Then stopped all creams and wipes altogether and the rashes cleared up in 2 days. Whoops! But my kid apparently has insanely sensitive skin and is the exception.
We have never wiped for pee. I swear my kids get much more irritated by wiping than anything else.