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Nappy cream on newborn bottoms??
Hi ladies,
I was just wondering what kind of creams, sudacrem, bepanthen etc if any you use on newborn bottoms or do they not need anything til they are bigger? Im pregnant with my first baby so dont have a clue about these things. Are they used as a prevention to nappy rash as well as a cure if they get it?
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I was just wondering what kind of creams, sudacrem, bepanthen etc if any you use on newborn bottoms or do they not need anything til they are bigger? Im pregnant with my first baby so dont have a clue about these things. Are they used as a prevention to nappy rash as well as a cure if they get it?
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I've always used sudocrem though if its starting to look a bit red after a poo, and luckily its never developed into a rash.
I've heard metanium is the best cream to use if they already have nappy rash but sudocrem, bepanthen etc if you're planning to use it at every change. You dont have to though x
karen
In answer to your question: yes, nappy creams act as a barrier to prevent the skin getting irritated. Sudacrem is just antiseptic nappy cream.
midwife told us this when we went for the hospital visit for our antenatal classes (turned out it was the only one i had time for before dd arrived early) but after nearly 11 weeks of using it dds bum is as gorgeous as the day she was born.
plus they use it on every nappy change in scbu so cant be bad for them. as i didnt have her bag when she was born the unit provided a tub for her.
i think that if we followed every bit of advise then we wouldnt be able to do anything with our babies.