What the hell is this?

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She is so red just here in her creases behind legs. It's so red and angry looking but does not seem to be bothering her. She is otherwise fine? 11 weeks old

I think it could be eczema so on phone to doctors z

Looks like a fungal infection . She needs some cream. Regular bathing and making sure it's being dried properly.

Eczema. I would pop a little Sudocreme on there.

Doubt it's eczema.

It's just where there's been fluid trapped in a little fold. Probably from a bath.

Just make sure you check all creases on a baby after bathing them / feeding - specifically necks, armpits and back of knees. Keep the creases nice and dry at all times and this won't happen

Thrush?
Try some clotrimazole cream.

Doesn't look like eczema as pp said looks like moisture. My daughter got this in her arm pit when we weren't checking or drying properly after bath, and she was still little so dribble was going into it. Keeping on top of it with baby powder did the trick.

Ouch that looks sore. Tbh I'd get a gp to look at it rather than mn as your baby is so young.

IMO it looks like a fungal infection, as a result of build up of moisture in the creases of her leg. Bath her, and make sure she's dried properly. Ask the pharmacist for advice, on what cream is suitable for a young baby.

Looks like intertrigo

If it's not bothering her then I would keep it dry, leave it uncovered as much as possible and wait a little while.
It may well clear up in a matter of hours or overnight. If not, then a trip to the pharmacist so someone can actually see it would be my first port of call.

And awwww. Cute baba legs.

Like others have said mine used to get this in areas that stayed wet after a bath or from dribble if we'd not been on top of drying properly. Also behind ears, under chin and armpits on occasion. Just used sudocrem until cleared and made extra effort to keep dry.

Hi all thanks for your replies. At the walk in but it's a four an half hour wait!!
The nurse who does obs said it looks like eczema. Now waiting for doctor , tempted to just leave and call my GP tomorrow... but I don't know x

I don't think it's eczema, it looks very sore, I think it looks like a fungal infection. Possibly thrush.

Agree with this.

That is thrush.

The defined edges make me edge towards fungal rather than eczema. I would wait it out to be seen as at that age you don't want it infected. You're doing the right thing, OP.

Thrush. From damp skin touching skin. I would sit and wait so you get piece of mind and the right cream for overnight, she will be much more comfortable by the morning then :)

Hi all,

I went to GP today who has prescribed some steroid cream , but she thinks it’s a fungal infection xxx