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My 6.5 year old DD (middle child) has suffered pretty much all her life with what seems like really bad nappy rash in her privates. It doesn't affect her bum, just her actual labia but all the way up and back. The doctors originally told me it was bacterial vaginosis when she was a baby and I had prescription cream for it (Timodine). Despite hourly nappy changes she'd still get it and it was so so sore. They told me it would disappear when she started potty training but she was potty trained at 2 and it still comes back periodically.
We have been back to the doctors numerous times - she was even referred to a paediatrician at one point but they've all said there's no bacterial or fungal issue (from swabs). They think the main issue is that she doesn't manage to wipe away all her wee when she goes to the loo but she tries so hard to do this yet it still comes back. I (and she) apply nappy cream when it starts to get a bit sore again but it's not that effective.
Last night I was up with her for two hours whilst she screamed in pain and her labia were very inflamed and red looking. Eventually a cold flannel, some Calpol, cuddles and lashings of nappy cream eventually soothed her enough to get her to sleep but I'm at my wits' end! Medical professionals have said that there's nothing more they can do. It's horrible hearing her sob and scream and not be able to do anything about it
Surely they can't just fob her off like this? I've watched her wipe after she's been for a wee and there's not any discernible difference in how she does to how her big sister or I do it.
She is a bit of a precious snowflake type in terms of sensitivity - she can't bear wearing certain clothes because they irritate her skin, she can't stand loud or high noises etc. I've always thought this type of 'super sensitivity' was more of a psychological thing that children had than an actual physical thing but perhaps she has very sensitive privates?
Has anyone else experienced anything like this? (Sorry for the long post!!)
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SingingSamosa · 25/01/2016 09:10
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25/01/2016 09:49
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