Nappy rash...

[Goodsoulette]

(maybe this should be in parenting?) 13 month olds nappy rash isnt disappearing with the normal sudocream, and leaving to air. Its definitely a thrush based rash, is 2 % canesten ok? (Cant get through to doctors, and lost the leaflet from the box)

[OBonio]

Canestan works very well. Rub into skin, then a layer of Sudocrem on top.

[boobesque]

Banthopen is an excellent nappy rash cream, i would highly recommend it!

[Le Chat]

Canasten is just fine!

[jenny wren 4]

hiya goodsoulette.My children are grown up now but i would like to say that i always used sudocream and only once ever used a throwaway nappy that came free in the post.Ialways used terry nappys and changed nappys so often they never got nappy rash except maybe a little when teething.Today i dont know one person that uses terry nappys,sad really it is so much cheaper and better for the environment.

[tradey]

dont know if they still do it but the best thing i found for nappy rash was a cream called zak used to get it from any chemists,was in a pink tub worked great

[petes_dragon]

This is going to sound a bit daft - but have you tried egg whites?

Separate an egg into a bowl and mix it up a bit (but not so it goes foamy) and put it on your babes bot, if you do this a couple of times a day it is almost guaranteed to work!...the egg has got loads of lovely healing proteins in and if you let it dry before you put a nappy on it creates a barrier on the skin to stop any further rash!

Hope it helps
A xXx

[cherryelm]

The egg white treatment is a midwifes remedy that i used many times with excellent results. Worth a try for a couple of days.

[nfn]

metanium cream is excellent, it would clear up my boys nappy rash in a couple of hours. It feels a bit like clay so I mixed it 50/50 with vaseline so it would go on easier. Don't rub it in just smear it on and put the nappy back on. I still use it in summer for heat rash etc. It really is excellent stuff

[Goodsoulette]

Thanks for all your answers guys, It was definitely a thrush rash though, hence me asking about whether the strength of the caestan was ok....

will keep all your other suggestions in mind if he ever gets a normal nappy rash.

[vicalncraig]

try something that does not have lanolin in it, my son had the same, emulsifying lotion worked great