Bladder & Kidney: Desitin

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Desitin Makes Her Scream

My daughter (7 mos) is on an antibiotic that the doc told me would probably give her diarrhea...well it did and now her little bottom is all red. I put desitin creamy on it yesterday and she started screaming and kicking, so I wiped it off and she stopped. Then I used cornstarch powder instead. Today I have been using aquaphor, but then I decided to try the desitin again just in case it was a fluke..it wasn't, she screamed and kicked until I wiped it off. I've been putting aquaphor on it again, but she is stll all red. Has this ever...

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Desitin Diaper Cream

I have used Aveeno diaper cream on my daughter since birth with no problems....

Bladder, Kidney & UTI

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Need HELP for Severe Diaper Rash/yeast Infection

My 20-month-old developed a double ear infection and has been put on Omniceft for 10 days. A side effect of the meds is that he has very loose stools MULTIPLE times a day and his bottom is getting extremely sore. Regular Desitin only seemed to make the problem worse, and the pediatrian surmised that he had contracted a yeast infection from the meds. So now we are on equal parts of Desitin, hydrocordisone cream, and an antifungal ... which worked great for the last ear infection, but this time just seems to be irritating his poor bottom. ...

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Is This a UTI

Could this one be a UTI? even though i don't have any burning, just...

Yeast Infection

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Diaper Rash or Yeast Infection

My daughter's daycare provider made a note that she thinks my daughter has a yeast infection. It looks like a regular diaper rash to me - how can you tell the difference? How do babies get yeast infections (improper diaper cleaning)? She has been off her antibiotics for a week now, so I don't think medicine is causing this. Can I just use the adult OTC creams or lotions? It doesn't seem to be causing her discomfort..yet...so I want to clear this up!