Want to Buy Baby Diapers? Know about Diaper Rashes —Treatments

Deciding upon which baby diapers to buy online is a tough job, given the vast options available. You want to buy cheap diapers to keep your budget in check and simultaneously want the best baby diapers for your baby. Irrespective of your choice to buy baby diapers, your baby will most likely have to face a problem, which almost every baby has faced, diaper rashes.

We have already discussed about the causes of diaper rashes and the symptoms of diaper rashes. Once the causes and symptoms of diaper rashes are known, it becomes easy to spot these rashes and immediately starttreatment to heal them. Most diaper rashes are a result of skin irritation. Here, we shall discuss some treatments for diaper rashes. 

Treatments of Diaper Rashes

• The foremost treatment of diaper rashes is prevention and precaution.

• Use washable baby diapers.

• Use one size fits all cloth baby diapers to ensure perfect fit of diaper on your baby.

• Change your baby’s diapers at frequent intervals irrespective of the soil checks.

• Use a little warm water to rinse and clean the diaper area.

• Do not make your baby wear diapers every single second. Sometimes fresh air to that region is helpful.

• Provide some air circulation to the diaper area at regular intervals of time, Especially when you make your baby wear disposable diapers.

• Choose to buy baby diapers wisely. Choose one from a trusted brand.

• Bathe your baby in a warm-water bath twice daily for 15-20 minutes.

• Keep the skin of the diaper area clean and pat dry. 

• Gently clean with baby wipes. Although, make sure that the wipes you choose are mild, non-fragrant and hypoallergenic.

• Sprinkling of baby powder on the diaper area may be done to avoid sweating and thus wetting the area.

• Use good diaper rash cream (recommended by your Pediatrician only).

• Strictly avoid baths with high concentrations of baking soda or boric acids.

If the diaper rashes persist after 2-3 days of these treatments, it is advisable to let the pediatrician examine the baby’s diaper area for a detailed diagnosis. This is because in such cases, it is possible that that diaper rash has taken a secondary bacterial infection form.

In the last part of this blog series we shall discuss the home-care remedies to cure diaper rashes. However, if you want an immediate solution for reducing the chances of your baby having diaper rashes, shift immediately to one size fits all cloth diapers. Remember, the cries and discomforts you are removing from your baby’s life when you buy cloth diapers whether online or from local diaper store.

PLEASE REMEMBER THAT ALL DIAPER RASHES SHOULD BE CHECKED BY YOUR CHILD’s DOCTOR. PLEASE DO NOT RELY ON THE ADVICE OF ANYONE OTHER THAN YOUR PEDIATRICIAN.