Hi all, I really need some help please!
My 18 month old daughter is at nursery 3 days a week. She's always had dry ish skin, but after a couple of patches of stubborn eczema she's now fine at home. However, as soon as she goes back to nursery after her four-day break each week, she has really awful nappy rash. Her poo also seems to be a bit looser. The skin itself is red, blotchy and some rash-like spots, after just the first day. It seems to get worse over the three days, and then in the days at home it clears up.
So it's obviously something that's different at nursery. We've tried eliminating specific foods, changing wipes etc. I'm having a meeting with the manager this week and I'm looking for people's ideas or experiences please as to what it might be, or what I need to ask!
So far I have thought of these things I need to know/ask for:
- An exact ingredient list for their meals (I have a meal plan but it's quite vague, e.g. spag bol etc).
- Exactly what she has for snacks
- What drinks she has and whether she's drinking enough (she has free access to water at home. That makes her sound like a pet rabbit but you know what I mean!)
- What brands/types of wipes, creams, soaps they're using
- Any soaps, sanitisers or creams staff are using on their own hands
- Maybe types of towels they're using to dry them if they get wet etc?
Can anyone think of anything else please? Have you had any "aha" moments where you've worked out what was causing this kind of thing?
Any ideas much appreciated!