 |
| Home Remedies for Nappy Rash |
NEPAL TRAVEL BOOK, KATHMANDU, FEB 09 2015:: Every mother hates it when her baby goes through the pain of nappy rash. Well, this pain of your baby and yours can be get rid of with these Home Remedies for Nappy Rash:
- Add 1 tablespoon dried oatmeal to your baby’s bath. It’s comforting and helps protect the skin.
- Try adding 1/2 cup white vinegar to the clean water when you wash the baby’s diapers. The vinegar helps counteract the ammonia found in urine, gets rid of any soap buildup, and gets clear of diaper smells.
- If baby’s bottom is very raw, try giving a sitz bath for 10 minutes, 3 times per day. Add 2 tablespoons baking soda to the container of warm water.
- Petroleum jelly sets up a defensive coat on the skin so the rash can heal. No more pain.
- Change diaper very regularly, every couple of hours if you can.
- To stay away from diaper rashes, use diaper cream at every diaper change. This creates a barrier so that moistness from the diaper will not reach the skin.
- Let your baby go exclusive of a diaper for as long as possible. Smaller babies can just sleep naked on a blanket. Older babies can be allowed to play in a fitted or prefold diaper with no cover. Then change them as soon as the diaper is wet. Swindle diaper covers or wool diaper covers are very breathable and can help let skin air out without seep out.
- If your little one has a yeast rash – you may need to take care of their cloth diapers. Some manufacturers ok a small amount of bleach on occasion. A safer method is to use vinegar, tea tree oil, grapefruit seed oil or oxygen bleach in the wash. Be certain to check on your diaper warranty before using any laundry additives.
