I am *definitely* a bad mother this time

[ailbhe]

Linnea doesn't have nappy rash. She's chapping. And there's a bit at the very back, past all the business areas, that's so chapped it bleeds.

We're doing a lot of nudity and rug-washing, in an effort to keep it clean and dry. We're even using a disposable tonight, in the hopes that the nappy rash it will cause won't be as awful as the chapping we hope it cures.

Other than that, it's all great. She's 10 months old in 9 days, she can walk quite along way (about 15 metres, definitely), she likes bolognese sauce a la Rob.

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[iuil.livejournal.com]

Hi. bopeepsheep sent me over :-).

It sounds like she might have thrush or have you ruled that out? The cure for that is relatively easy if not. Canesten 2% alternated with Daktarin worked for us, along with boil-washing nappies with tea-tree oil in the rinse water.

The other thing I could suggest is a food allergy. My DD got a horrendous nappy rash when we tried giving her yoghurt at around 9 months. It re-occurred any time she ate anything with cows' milk in it even in tiny amounts. We kept her off all dairy products as much as possible for almost 2 years and it seems to have just about been outgrown.

[ailbhe]

I hadn't considered thrush; I always thought it would look whitish. This is just exactly like my knuckles look - swollen, raw-ish, and with occasional cracks. It's not spotty at all, just chapped.

If it doesn't clear up sharpish she's going to the doctor anyway.

[sshi.livejournal.com]

nah, on occasion it can show up without the whitestuff, just the itching and the raw swelling. not fun and kind of disturbing when it happens.
hope things are improving by now.

[ailbhe]

It seems to be gone.