April 2, 2016

How we survived baby's first diaper rash from hell

Baby Milk just started daycare, and you know how everyone says kids get sick right away in daycare? We're no exception.

Happily, Milk caught a very light bug, just some very mild coughing, one day of runny nose... and super frequent, battery acid poop.

Poop comes and diaper rash follows. Within a day, it went from slightly irritated to a disaster area.

Milk's poor bottom became all red, with several alarming, raw-looking burns. Poor baby was crying at every diaper change.

Our relief came from a treatment cream called Inotyol, an over the counter cream from the local pharmacy. That thing is magic in a tube!

I've smeared a good layer of Inotyol before bedtime, and by morning baby's bum was well on its way to recovery. It healed everything but the scariest burns, within 24 hours.

I wish I took some before and after pics, but I was way too concerned and distracted to document this for posterity...

Inotyol. It's, magic, I tell you!