[rachel_anne]

Holden has THE worst diaper rash ever He's taking augmentin for a staph infection and the stupid stuff is causing horrible diarrhea and an even worse diaper rash. I can't even use a wipe to clean him up. I have to take him to the sink cause the wipes hurt him. I'm tempted to stop giving him the medicine (the infection has almost completely cleared up) but I want to get his Dr's opinion before I do that, and of course...they're closed for the day.
I've been using extra strength desitin and the I have beadreaux's butt paste for the babysitter to use, but neither seem to be working. Ughh its sop frustrating to see it and know its hurting him.

[TeresaSuperMama]

Probiotics and lotrimin are my best advice. They both work quick for rashes caused from antibiotics.

[rachel_anne]

Where would I find probiotics?...yogurt?

[krsnow]

I have had better luck with A & D ointment instead of Desitin. A few friends told me that A&D was better so I finally tried it and it works. Just make sure to get the zinc oxide version with the blue logo. the original formula with the brown logo smells horrible.

[stephie1012]

its probably a yeast infection from the antibiotics. try the lotramin, or have the dr call in a script for nystatin.
i have bough probiotics at GNC.

[TeresaSuperMama]

Originally Posted by rachel_anne

Where would I find probiotics?...yogurt?

I think you can get yogurt with live cultures too, but I usually get probiotics at the health food store. Natalie got a nasty rash like that when they had her on this heavy duty antibiotic for that resistant eye infection she had and the probiotics made a big difference. That and the lotramin because it's most likely a yeast rash from the antibiotics.

[krislati]

It looks like you already got some great advice, I just wanted to say I hope you find something that works quickly....poor Holden.

[forest]

I hate diaper rashes. Ditto on trying the lotramin, I wouldn't be surprised if it is a yeast rash. (You can google for pictures if you want to compare) Also, Aquaphor works well to put on top of other creams to create a barrier.

[hilachu]

i got probiotics from walgreens
capsule form
broke it open in his food and he didnt even know the difference
i use it when he has to be on antibiotics for his ear infections

[birdblue]

Poor baby! What kind of diapers do you use? I was using Pampers baby dry when Sam started to get a kinda bad rash and i changed to Huggies pure and natural and the rash cleared away quickly and hasn't come back.