Diaper rash or allergy

[yaya]

another possibility is thrush. My LO had(s) terrible nappy rash which just wouldnt go no matter what we put on him and turns out its thrush (are there little spots on his bottom or just generally red?)

[Doj]

I still have her on formula and will continue until her first Birthday or until we see the DR.
Since I am going to keep her on formula do I need to add additional calcium such as rice milk or is the formula enough?
Her daily intake of formula has decreased to about 18-20oz a day. I have read conflicting information as to whether this is enough or not.

Regarding the rash. It looks like (this may sound funny) someone took a bright red rubber circle stamp and stamped her bum. I do not see darker and lighter spots, its the same colour all over, however again this morning, its looks better.

[Mom to M&M]

That's definitely enough dairy intake at her age. FYI, a GREAT diaper rash cream is Pinxav - http://www.pinxav.com. In fact, I use it on DD every night just as a preventative and of course it's great for any flare-ups...

[jenisgump]

My lo had horrible diaper rash untill I started making my own wipes.  I'm sure you might not have to go this far, but if the rash continues you might want to try it out.   

2 cups of water- we used distilled
2 tbspn johnsons baby bath
2 tbspn of baby oil
1 roll of paper towels- we use the type that has 1/2 sheets and bounty as the brand if you use this type of towel double the amount of all the liquids
1 tupperware container large enough to hold a roll of paper towels

place all the ingredients in the tuband roll the paper towels around untill the mixture is totally absorbed and then let sit for a couple of hours. 

I hope it clears up soon

Jenn

They are so much softer and they smell so much better.

[Doj]

Thanks to everyone for all of your help!
Had a look at the rash about 20 min ago and looking even better than earlier today. Wil contine to keep her off dairy (except for formula) and see if it clears up completely.

[binxyboo]

Glad it's on the mend!

[Doj]

Well its been awhile since I updated.
Took dd off dairy for 2 weeks and noticed that the rash had improved, but did not go away. Noticed that a new white ring was starting that looked like a yeast infection.
Last week took dd to the DR and the DR said that it was a yeast infection and gave me some cream. Since the red ring was still present, asked DR if she could have an intolerance or allergy to a food. She asked if there was diarrhea or stomach upset, I said no, and she said that this is just a yeast infection.
I have been using the cream for about 1 week (combination of anti-fungal, diaper cream) and the white ring is gone, but the big red circle is still there and has shown no signs of improvement at all.
DR if off still Jan 2 so I am thinking that I take her off dairy till then and see if there is any improvement or keeping things the way they are.