We've been battling some bad diaper rash on and off with both babies for the past six weeks or so.
A few things we've tried:
- Lotrimin - anti fungal cream (technically this is for athlete's foot) but works to clear up diaper rash if it's actually a yeast infection. A big thank you to my twin mom friend Sharon for introducing me to this!
- Aquaphor - my go to
- Butt Paste/Desitin - anything with zinc oxide
Every time their diaper rash flares up really bad, it seems to get better with one of the above methods. There's a few times it's gotten so bad that their butts have been cracked and bleeding a little but it always gets better by the morning so I haven't taken them into the doctor yet.
On Saturday night, after we put the girls to bed, Brooklyn was crying so hard in absolute pain. We took her downstairs and finally calmed her down but she was still shrieking in pain/withering. It really freaked me out because I've never seen my kids so upset like that before. I could tell she was trying to poop so I went in and changed her. She had some really bad diarrhea and her butt was bright red, cracked bleeding and extremely irritated. I actually paged the doctor for this one. This is only the second time I've bugged the doctor after hours (the other being Bailey's 103 degree temp). Anyway she gave me a recipe for a homemade diaper rash cream that has worked awesome:
- Aquaphor
- Maalox or Mylanta (which is impossible to find in the stores, or at least Walgreens or Target. Target carries a generic version of Mylanta though.)
- Gold Bond Baby Power with zinc oxide
So I mixed the three ingredients together and applied to both girls' butts (Bailey had a little diaper rash but not as bad) and it seems to be clearing up really well.
I also switched back to Pampers. We started using Luvs about a month ago and this probably has nothing to do with it but just in case, I switched back to see if that would help.
Also, if you ever feel compelled to search Google images of baby diaper rash,
don't do it. I thought my kids had bad diaper rash (which it is bad, they are bleeding!) but OMG you will see SEVERE and awful diaper rash if you look! Those images cannot be unseen once you see them.
Now that winter is (kind of) over, we are finally able to take the girls outside!
So the other day I got an email from a freelance writer wanting to feature my gender reveal cakes on Disney Baby. I said yes, (duh!). Obviously had a huge spike in traffic as a result.
Well my sneaky little bear, I caught you! So neither of the girls have sat up by themselves (as in pulled themselves from laying down to sitting, they can sit on their own if you set them like that) but I caught Brooklyn in the act! Put her down for a nap on her tummy and saw her sitting up in the crib on the nursery camera. Guess this means the mobiles have to come down and we need to lower te cribs.
Today my angels turned ten months old. We've been having a big week - both girls are waving now and using more sign language from day care. We kept making fun of Bailey for doing what we call "jazz hands" where she would put both hands out and shake them. Apparently this means play toys in sign language! Technically she doesn't have her fingers out like pictured above, but she's only ten months so she just shakes her entire hand. It's pretty wild that kids that young can learn sign language and actually communicate. I don't know how to feel about the fact that they are learning so much at day care and not from mom or dad. I guess it's just a fact of life and will continue throughout school.
Both girls are waving now, when prompted. I'm not really sure they connect this "hi" or "bye" but it's more that they wave back if you wave to them.
