Severe nappy rash on 2 week old newborn, advised to air him without nappy as much as possible but he’s a boy and wriggled alot and weeing on himself. Is there any waterproof toilet training sheets I can place under him or any advice

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Any advice on how to leave him nappy free that doesn’t create a lot of mess?

I got lots of cheap flannels and popped one over to catch the mess and easy to wash

I just used large puppy pads. Not ecological, but very practical.

Second the large puppy pads. And breastmilk directly onto the rash - it works wonders.

Dry nights bed pads would work

A bog standard few towels folded? You don’t need waterproof training sheets.

Get some incontinence sheets from amazon. Washable & more hygienic than puppy pads- most have special chemicals to encourage the puppy to go toilet on them. Not suitable for babies!

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Second using a small towel placed over the offending part!

What nappies are you using? I had this problem with my youngest and it turns out he was allergic to pampers. Might be worth trying a different nappy.

Boots sell incontinence bed pads which would be my go to in this situation. Soft and large enough to hopefully protect against any wee.

You can either buy a large changing mat or disposable bed pads you can get them in "nappy brands" or adult incontinence brand supermarket or boots do them, I agree it could be the nappy.

One of mine was allergic to disposable nappies.

terry nappies and the rash disappeared in days.

Incontinence bed sheets you can get them in different sizes, very absorbent. This link is for the biggest ones. Got them for home birth and have a huge pack left which is great for nappy free time. https://www.boots.com/attends-cover-dri-plus-80x170cm-30-covers-10207943 I wouldn’t use puppy pads with baby or people, there’s different composition and chemicals that you might not want near skin.

Seconding what others have said. Washable incontinence pads. Keep them for when youre potty training. Or just a big fluffy towel - the volume of wee is not all that much at that age.

We had exactly the same. Awful bleeding sores all over his bottom.

We bought jumbo packs of incontinence bed pads from Amazon.

Nappy free time plus bepanthen nappy cream and a prescribed steroid cream sorted him out within a couple of weeks.

I used to time it with tummy time too so that it wouldn’t go everywhere

Put towels in a large plastic storage box.

Agreeing with everything above, especially using tummy time as the nappy free time. That way at least it's contained a bit.

Can't remember if it's newborn safe, but for really bad nappy rash I swore by the yellow metal tube of Metanium. Not the regular cream, the yellow ointment. It smells awful but when nothing else worked, that always did.

Puppy pads

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Waterproof play mat (you will get use out of this for a long time regardless) + handtowels (easier to wash than bath towels)

Not helpful for the nappy free time but with the nappy I would use baby powder. I think it's not recommended anymore but it makes sure the area is bone dry and he won't get sore.

Popped mine on the changing mat toweling nappy on top. The old metanium was brown,smelt like Friars Balsam,you had to meld it in your hands to soften it, before applying. A 2 week old baby is hardly going to be leaping around..

If you don’t have it, yellow metanium is the best stuff we had for nappy rash as another poster has also said. If you’ve got any maternity mats left they’d be good to use up or just use an old towel and wash.

I’d be a bit worried with a newborn that something else like allergies might be going on unless you know he was in a dirty nappy for a long time. My nephew was allergic to dairy and had some nasty poos and rashes from that and some kids react to the nappies themselves.

One of my children used to get properly toxic poos when she was teething and used to get some awful rashes. It was almost as if the poo was too acidic and burnt her skin. I stocked up on metanium for my second assuming she’d be the same but she never had a single rash. I’ve still got tubes of it at home at she’s 7.

I remember putting mine on a waterproof changing mat which can be wiped clean. Or just towels - but obviously creates quite a bit of washing. Metanium cream was my go to for really bad nappy rash. And can you put him on his tummy sort of kneeling (like a yoga child’s pose)? So bum is being aired really well. I can’t remember what is safe / not safe in terms of tummy time for a baby of that age though. Good luck. It will get better x

Yes we had a big changing mat and put a towel down so they could have nappy free time.