Do you apply sudacrem/barrier cream as standard every nappy change?

[mrsraggle]

A few people have been surprised that I haven't been applying sudacrem to Ellie's bum every nappy change - I didn't realise I should as she hasn't yet suffered from nappy rash...

I do sometimes apply it at night as she goes so long without a change.

Do you apply it as standard?

 

[Lena]

We only apply nappy cream if his bum is red. DH's mum said she applied it every nappy change when she was raising DH and his brothers but the midwife said she doesn't really reccommend it.

 

[bathbabe]

I always put sudocrem on my LO. makes it much easier to clean after he has had a poo, he hasnt had a hint of nappy rash either.
xxx

 

[OmarsMum]

I dont. I only apply it if his bum looks a bit red (if he has loose poo). He never had any nappy rash since he was born. I use baby oil after his bath before bedtime. When he was tiny I was using little olive oil as a barrier before bedtime. xx

 

[Oushka]

I dont use sudocreme or any type of barrier creams but I only apply chamomile creme if B is red. Very rarely.

 

[mummytobe]

I only apply it if she only has a red bum. My sis was suprised that i wasnt applying it every nappy change tho

 

[strawberry81]

I apply it every day after a bath or first thing in the morning, more if her bum is red, I was taught prevention is better then cure! Don't know if its right or wrong but shes never had bad nappy rash just the occasional spot!

 

[BunnyFace]

I put some bepanthen on Eloises bum after her bath at night as she then goes a while without a nappy change as she's sleeping through. I don't apply it any other time unless her bum is looking a bit red.

 

[ellie27]

I was given a huge tub of sudocrem but never used any.

I wouldnt use something - creams/medicine etc on Anna unless she needed it.

No nappy rash or sore bums yet

 

[sophxx]

i dont apply anything unless i think his bum looks red which has only been once! i was told if you apply creams when they dont need it then there skin cant breath! x

 

[britt1986]

I use Desitin only if he has a red bottom, but that is very rarely.

 

[SJR]

I only apply it if my son has nappy rash or has a red bottom.

 

[xxEMZxx]

i use it once a day when i remember but sometimes i dont bother, did start using it after every nappy change for a few days when he got quite sore.

 

[Lara310809]

When my brother was born, I was 11, so I remember a lot about when he was little. I watched my dad and stepmum putting sudocrem on his bum with every nappy change, so I thought that was what you had to do. I bought a massive tub of it, as well as a smaller tub for the changing bag, and then we were given a mini pot. I actually laughed when I saw the size of the mini pot and said we would be lucky for it to last a week.

When LO was born they said only to use it if there was a rash, and only to use a little amount. My parents would slather it on, but I have been told that if your baby has nappy rash, and you slather it on, you only have to use baby wipes to clean her bum in the next change, and the rubbing of the baby wipes is enough to irritate her rash again, so you should use as little as possible, and only on the affected areas, not the entire bum.

I think I've used sudocrem on her bum about 5 times in the past 3 months; there's no way I'm going to get through the little pot, let alone the massive one! Does anyone have any other suggestions on how to use sudocrem in every day life? I spent about £10 on it; I need to use it somewhere!

 

[shamrockerjo]

I've never used any creams on Maya's bum and she's never had nappy rash.

 

[mrsraggle]

Great! I think it might be a generation thing as it was my parents/grandparents who commented. I'll carry on as I am then

Thanks all x

 

[ljo1984]

i use bepanthen and only use it when her bums a bit red and i put it on always before bed and shes in that napy till morning so apply it just incase.

 

[inxsmhpy]

I've always used at it at every change but thats what I got told to do when I had my first daughter 18 years ago!! After reading these comments I might not put it on Skyla's bum at every change.

 

[Kte]

Only if she is starting to look red. It's helped keep nappy rash at bay so far (touch wood)

 

[LankyDoodle]

No I don't as when I was trained as a nanny and when working as a nanny during my uni years, it was always taught and in my experience seemed to follow through, that barrier cream = liquid runs off = problems elsewhere. Rashes can appear down the legs. The cream rubs off onto the nappy and compromised its absorbancy.

I only use a rash cream if there is a problem and thankfully so far there have been none.