Being parents for the first time has tons of difficulties.
Treating diaper rash is one of those difficulties. There’re lots of available
medications, but maybe you want to use things that are as close to the nature
as possible when taking your baby into consideration. There’re several home
remedies that you can try to treat diaper rash, but remember that if the rash
starts to bleed or spread beyond the area of the diaper, you should call the
doctor. There’re different things you can try, and each remedy below is advised
to use separately, not in combination.
Things you may need
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Cornstarch
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Aloe plant
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Calamine lotion
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Oatmeal
Instruction
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Take off the diaper, wipe the bottom part of the baby gently, and
let this area expose to the fresh air. Exposing the bottom area to the fresh
air will make it dry and easier to be healed. You should do this for a while
after changing the diaper, though you apply medication to it. Make sure that
the baby’s bum is dry and before you apply anything onto this area.
Exposing the
bottom area to the fresh air will make it dry and easier to be healed
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Apply cornstarch on the baby’s bum after removing the dirty diaper
and clean the baby’s bottom thoroughly. Cornstarch will protect the skin from
the moisture and help to cure it. Cornstarch is available in the baking aisle
of the grocery store.
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Apply aloe vera from the aloe plant on the area with rash after
cleaning the bum thoroughly. Aloe vera is commonly used to treat scald and
small wounds, and that’s an ingredient in many remedies. Applying it on the
sore area will help to heal it. You can apply cornstarch on aloe vera if you
want extra protection.
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Apply calamine lotion on the sore bum after changing the diaper
or bath the baby. Calamine is an old medication used to treat the bites from
the insets, rash and small wounds.
Apply calamine
lotion on the sore bum after changing the diaper or bath the baby.
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Put the oatmeal in the bath water before bathing your baby. Oatmeal
has healing property which will heal the skin and treat rash.
Advice and warnings
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Keeping the baby dry is very important to prevent diaper rash and
make him feel better. Changing diaper for your baby right when you know he’s
wet will help with the process of healing.
Changing diaper
for your baby right when you know he’s wet will help with the process of
healing.
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Limiting the amount of acidic food you’re feeding the baby may
reduce the appearance of diaper rash. Acidic foods contain peach, orange and
orange juice, tomato, anything from the citrus family, apple, caramel apple,
strawberry, pear and other fruits.
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If you see blood, consult your doctor. If using home remedies
can’t solve the problem with your baby, you should look for a better medication
to treat diaper rash. Doctors or other parents can help you with this.
