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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:06 am
My baby has a huge double chin. While its really cute and fudgy, he keeps on getting awful rashes by the neck. The only thing that seems to help is hydrocortisone cream prescribed by my pediatrician. Every time I stop using it, the rash returns. I tried different types of moisturizers and lotions but nothing helps. I also try hard to keep the area dry but my baby spits up an awful lot and its nearly impossible to always be 100% dry. I know hydrocortisone shouldn't be used long term and even my ped said to use it only when its really bad, but if I dont use it a day or two it becomes really bad again. Please share if you have experience with anything safer that actually works.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:10 am
Definitely stop the cream.

She may be sensitive to soaps, lotion, laundry detergent. Possibly other allergies.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:13 am
amother Bottlebrush wrote:
Definitely stop the cream.

She may be sensitive to soaps, lotion, laundry detergent. Possibly other allergies.


I know for sure that its not a sensitivity to anything. Its just that there's a lot of moisture in the area and it all gets trapped in the folds of his chin. I cant stop the cream without an alternative it gets really bad. I just try to do it at least every second day but I want a better solution.
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imaima  




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:14 am
Have you tried just ising the diaper cream there for some isolation? Or a zinc cream?
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:15 am
imaima wrote:
Have you tried just ising the diaper cream there for some isolation? Or a zinc cream?

I tried zinc and desatin didnt work.
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GoldenOra




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:16 am
How about baby powder to keep it dry?
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:20 am
GoldenOra wrote:
How about baby powder to keep it dry?

I used to do that, dr told me not to. He says its very bad for the skin
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:28 am
Keep him in a bib the whole time. It catches the moisture and keeps it dry. You can get small triangular ones made from 100% cotton with towelling, no plastic.
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Chana Miriam S




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:33 am
Does your doctor know where you’re using the cream? You don’t usually hear of hydrocortisone in skin folds.


I’d try a diaper barrier cream and to Keep the area as dry as possible. It’s possible that it’s a fungal infection like jock itch or athletes foot. Your doc should be able to swab it to figure it out.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:36 am
amother Apple wrote:
Keep him in a bib the whole time. It catches the moisture and keeps it dry. You can get small triangular ones made from 100% cotton with towelling, no plastic.

I do that. I have a huge stock of these bibs in my house. It's still not enough to keep him every second dry. He drools and spits up literally all day. I can go through 10 bibs a day and he still wont be dry all the time. If hes in a wet bib for half an hour the rash creeps back on. It does help but I feel like I do need some kind of ointment together with this system.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:39 am
Chana Miriam S wrote:
Does your doctor know where you’re using the cream? You don’t usually hear of hydrocortisone in skin folds.
I’d try a diaper barrier cream and to Keep the area as dry as possible. It’s possible that it’s a fungal infection like jock itch or athletes foot. Your doc should be able to swab it to figure it out.


He knows hes the one that prescribed it.
He prescribed antifungal creams too when the rash was out of hand and was oozing. At this point the rash isn't fungal, itll go away completely if im aggressive with hydrocortisone but I dont want to be.
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nicole81




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:41 am
Moisturizing it is keeping it moist.

Check to see if it's fungal. And I recommend using boudreauxs butt paste.
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Tao




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 12:51 am
My baby also had this cuz she's chubby and spits up a lot. She also had it under her arms and in other areas you dont need to worry about bec your baby is a boy Wink
I used baby powder and diaper cream to get rid of the inital rash, and now I dry her very thoroughly in all crevices after the bath. She still has a very mild rash in her neck rolls but can't compare
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 1:10 am
https://www.amazon.com/Green-C.....UJJ0K

Use this powder. It’ll keep the area dry and it’s good for the skin. Just wipe it away every so often and reapply, it got rid of my baby’s rash in a day.
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 1:14 am
My ds was a very very fat baby. The only thing that worked for us was baby powder. I’m sure today there must some organic/better version of baby powder u can use
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 3:42 am
I use corn starch to keep it dry.
For irritated skin, the tubby Todd ointment cream rly rly works and is pretty natural.
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Brit in Israel




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 4:38 am
What about putting vaseline there, it will be a barrier for any fluids and it moisturise.

It may leave oily stains on the bibs
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zebra111




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 4:44 am
U can get non talc baby powder which is great
Or id put a gauze pad inside the fold for the drooliest part of the day maybe? Just remember to change it out often and dont leave one there longer than a couple hrs!
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amother
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Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 4:50 am
Try bibs that are absorbent in the front and waterproof in the back, they may work better.
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thegiver




 
 
    
 

Post Tue, Nov 05 2024, 4:55 am
Try corn or potato starch. Never tried it
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