Best nappy cream for newborn?

[whyno]

Am horrified that my 2 week old DD has nappy rash around her anus. Can I use metanium like I would on my toddler or should I use something simpler like sudocreme?

[Wishfulmakeupping]

I've always used metanium on rashes from when my dd was a newborn and metanium everyday (white one) as think sudacream isn't very good

[gretagrape]

I've used Neal's Yard barrier cream - seems expensive but it's a big pot and lasts ages and is really gentle. Sudocreme has never seemed to help.

[HPsauceonbaconbuttiesmmm]

Sudocrem never worked for us. I use meta uin when there's a rash and burts bees nappy cream to stop it coming back.
Watch the wipes too, ones that suited DS brought dd up in a rash.

[TwoStepsBeyond]

Metanium definitely, worked so much better than Sudocreme for mine.

[mummycat0]

I like Weleda's Calendula nappy change cream. It always works for us and there's no harmful stuff in it.

[MrsHowardRoark]

Try olive oil.

It is soothing, acts as a barrier,it's cheap and natural.

When my DD had nappy rash as a new born olive oil cleared it up within two days and now we wouldn't use anything else.

Works wonders on cradle cap too.

[NewJewels]

I used Metanium for a couple of days (and lots of nappy-free time) when it was quite red but now just cotton wool and olive oil to clean with reusable nappies (they breath better) and we're fine :-)

Have the Weleda moisturiser and baby oil for after/in bath time occasionally too and love them.

[mumtosp]

Another vote for Weleda's calendula cream....

[Fifi2406]

Cotton wool and water...then metanium!!!

[Jellylorum]

Also make sure you leave her with some time without her nappy on - lie her on a couple of towel, to let the air get to it each day.

[flossyflo]

Had nappy rash nightmare when dd was a few weeks old. Solved in the end by lots and lots of nappy off time and a very fastidious cleaning regime involving only warm water, cotton wool pads, and wait for it a hairdryer on a very cool setting. I know that it sounds bonkers but the constant rubbing from cleaning just made it worse and meant I could get her bum really clean.

Cream wise metanium was used as well as datakort and fusidin from docs. Now use a mild barrier cream bebathum every change.

[flossyflo]

Woops meant to say hairdryer enabled me to get her bum really dry.

[Kafri]

We're lucky - DS only seems to get a rash when he's had the runs but his consultant says to us 'Metanium to beat the rash, Bepanthan to keep it at bay and Sudocrem never'! Works for us.

[CairngormsClydesdale]

Burt's Bees nappy cream and ONLY when she has a rash. It annoys the hell out of me to see people smothering the bums in creams each and every nappy change. Is utterly pointless and doesn't let the skin breathe.

[calilark]

my DD had nappy rash at 3 weeks - cool water & soft flannel instead of wipes, dry with hair dryer on cool so you sent running it dry, and then Burt's bees until it clears up

[ZeroTolerance]

No wipes, no sitting in wet/dirty nappies and plenty of no-nappy time.

Sudocreme always worked on red bottoms for me but it was a rare occurrence anyway and I really believe it's because I didn't use wipes. Flannels, cotton wool, water only and then later Water Wipes (by Derma H2O - Amazon sell them and Ocado too I think).

Have you read what goes into Pampers/Huggies etc wipes? If you wouldn't rub them on your own face, don't let them near your baby's bottom.

[Pocket1]

Try this cream and apply at every nappy change - it's prevented nappy rash with our DD. Resort to sudocrem if your LO gets really sore.

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00BN8JUCC/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1378532733&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX110_SY165&tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Try using just water and cotton wool to clean ot these wipes (most natural ones I've found).

www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B002J95UB4?tag=mumsnet&ascsubtag=mnforum-21

Good luck

[hedwig2001]

Bepanthen works brilliantly.