Preventing Nappy Rash

When going through the whole teething process, number ones and number two's are very often a lot more acidic than normal and in an extremely short space of time either of these thngs can BURN the delicate backside of your baby or toddler.

There are SO many creams, lotions and potions out there at a price.  How ever when my daughter cut her top front teeth she had a very acidic number 2 which had not been there any more than 5 minutes before it was discovered (stinky), and when I changed her there was a HUGE burn welt on her bottom.  It didn't seem to bother her as much as it bothered me.  We used every cream I had (and I had/have quite a wide variety) and it wasn't seeming to improve.

My Mum was visiting us at the time and told me that she was told by an Aged Care Nurse, that in the Aged Care Facility she worked in, they used straight Corn Flour (or Corn Starch it is sometimes called).  So we tried this and in a matter of days the welt was reduced in size and had stopped weeping (it was very bad) etc.

I have since discovered that on the bottles of Baby Powders advertised to prevent and cure nappy rash it is shown on the list of ingredients "Corn Starch".  Buying the cheapest Brand of Corn Flour at about $2.00 Aust per box works out to about 6 weeks to 2 months of constant every nappy change in use and I have found it to be the most wonderful product to use.  It absorbs all moisture preventing the acid from harming sensitive skin.  If you preffer the baby powder smell, simply add some baby powder to the corn flour and you have effectively made your own version of Cure rash for at least an 8th of the price it would otherwise be.

I do hope this might be helpful in both nappy rash prevention, cures and financial benefits to those who read it.