User:KaylaVanderwerken3193

Curing diaper rash is a journey every new parent will take. It is normal that your child has diaper rash at some point in time and no parent is so perfect that you will escape the experience. Don't freak out. You are not alone.

Diaper rash is caused by not changing your child's dirty diaper quickly. It happens to all of us. Entering parenthood can be scary, intimidating and overwhelming to say the least. When your child gets a rash it doesn't mean you are a bad parent! Just be as proactive as possible in dealing with it and your child will get over it quickly.

Our daughter is now two and a half and has had diaper rash several times. Only one case of it lasted more than a couple of days. As long as you stay on top of it, it can be treated and, in most cases, disappear just about as quickly as it appeared.

Changing your child's diaper quickly after they have soiled it is the easiest way to prevent the skin irritation associated with it. I would recommend learning your child's schedule for making dirty diapers and check them on a regular basis. You won't always be able to smell a dirty diaper. My wife calls it the stealth poop. Our daughter had the uncanny ability to hold her poops until we put her down for her nap. If she hadn't made a dirty diaper prior to the nap and was still awake after 15-20 minutes we would check her. For us, the telltale sign was she would continue talking, no matter how tired she was, until we would come and change her. I can't tell you how many times that happened. The important thing was we recognized she was waiting for us to come change her before she fell asleep. Your child may be different but most children will have some sign (other than the smell) to tip you off.

The best advice I can give is to change them quickly, clean them throughly, make sure their bottom is totally dry and use a diaper rash creme or diaper rash paste you are comfortable with. That is really the key to curing diaper rash. guards for kids