What Is Diaper Rash?

Baby caring is a challenge for new parents. Newborns are delicate and fragile. Once you go wrong with detail when taking care of your baby, you may put your baby in danger.

Diaper rash should be placed among the top neonatal diseases. Almost all babies have suffered from diaper rash, and you and I are probably one of them.

Diaper Rash is also called red bottom, a common skin disease in babies. It appears where the diapers wrap up. Your baby’s skin sores look red and tender. It usually gets better with some simple changes in diapering.

What Is Symptom of Diaper Rash?

• Skin signs

With a diaper rash, your baby’s bottom looks red and tender in the diaper area. You may find it in the buttocks, thighs, and even genitals.

• Changes in your baby’s reaction

As the diaper rash hurts, your baby tends to feel more uncomfortable than usual. Especially when you change the diaper and wash the diaper area, your baby may fuss or cries so hard.

If your baby presents with symptoms, diaper rash can be diagnosed.

What Causes Diaper Rash?

Diaper rash can be traced to various sources, including:

1. Irritation from a new product.

Your baby’s skin is delicate. Any change or irritating ingredient of the skin-to-skin touch products may cause a rash. Such as a new brand of diapers, a detergent, bleach, or fabric softener for cloth diapers. Baby skin care products can also lead to diaper rash, like baby lotions, powders, and oils.

2. Irritation from urine and feces

Being exposed to urine and feces for a long time irritates your newborn’s skin. Certain ingredients of urine and feces raise the pH of the skin, resulting in diaper rash. If your baby experience frequent bowel movements or diarrhea, the risk will significantly increase because the feces are much more irritating than urine.

3. Wrong ways to dry off

The skin of your baby’s bottom is sensitive. Friction may break the skin and lead to a rash. After washing, you’d better pat dry your baby’s bottom with a paper or a towel.

4. Chafing or rubbing

If your baby wears tight diapers or clothing, it rubs against the sensitive skin all the time, hurting the skin.

How to Treat Diaper Rash?

Keeping your baby’s bottom clean and dry is the key to dealing with diaper rash.

Check your baby’s diaper frequently and change it as soon as it’s wet or soiled.

Put the used diapers into your Diaper Genie and store them in the Lionpapa generic Diaper Genie refill. The completely sealed construction of Diaper Genie and our refill of 11 layers of EVOH materials will keep the odor from running out, stop bacterial growth and reduce inflammation.

Glycerin and zinc oxide can effectively alleviate the diaper rash. Some creams and ointments containing zinc oxide or glycerin are specially designed to help to soothe skin and protect the skin from moisture. Remember to swear it on the skin every time you change the diaper. But you have to make sure that there are no other irritants. If you can’t make your choice, consult your family doctor.

How to Prevent Diaper Rash?

Preventing diaper rash means preventing urine and feces from irritating the skin and keeping your baby’s skin dry and clean. Here are the tips worth trying.

1. Change the soiled or wet diaper as soon as possible and clean the area with warm water.
2. Pat the skin dry instead of chafing or rubbing to prevent the skin from breaking.
3. Before putting on a new diaper, make sure your baby’s skin is completely dry.
4. Choose the right diaper size for your baby.
5. If needed, swear the diaper cream or ointment at each diaper change.

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