Severe nappy rash

[Grammy1986]

In desperation I am reaching out to see if anyone knows where we can get hold of METANIUM nappy rash cream please (not the Metanium Everyday cream). We understand that it is very hard to get hold of as production has ceased due to supply of a specific ingredient.

My little 2 year old granddaughter has particularly bad rash at the moment and my daughter has tried a few different creams but nothing is working.

Question- does anyone recommend a good alternative to Metanium if a source of it cannot be found?

Thank you

I mixed breast milk with aloevera but appreciate that may not be possible, I also got some sudocrem with aloe in it and put it on thick, changed her nappy whenever there was a hint of a blue line!

Make sure it’s not a yeast infection. We
used canesten cream on a granddaughter’s nappy rash that would not clear
up

And it totally worked

We have the dregs of one but sorry we try not to use it ourselves as there’s hardly any left.

It’s not recommended for babies for some reason but we use Savlon (to avoid using the yellow) and it does work well.

As an aside you also need to change the nappies.

Pure organic cotton only so we use Naty for bad rash.

This why I’m gutted they got rid of the yellow metanium cream, that stuff was magic !

Sudocrem has worked best for us although I did love Metanium. It works best when put on to prevent a rash rather than in response to a rash though i find. So make sure they're clean and dry after a bath, slather it on to work all night and then every nappy change wipe the old layer off and add a fresh layer to protect. Is it the wee or poo causing the rash?

Sudosalve has always worked very quickly for us.

Mitosyl is similar to Metanium - it has zinc oxide.
You can get that on Amazon or online pharmacies (not our high street pharmacies) like The French pharmacy.

The only thing that worked for the worst rash was good old detol. Sit them in a detol bath. Lots of sudocrem after gently patting dry

When my eldest was a baby she got severe nappy rash and the skin looked like it had split , nothing worked for me, I spoke to the chemist avd she advised me to sprinkle pro biotic powder in her nappy . It worked within 24 hours honestly it was like a miracle . Bio Kult is the brand I used . ❤️

I used to use a fuckload of baby powder in their nappies after every change. No more nappy rash.

This, my DD had a yeast infection and it was the worst nappy rash I’ve seen.

Otherwise Weleda calendula nappy cream is amazing stuff

A fresh changed nappy every single time they pee or (obviously) poo. Every single time!

Wash gently with warm water & baby soap. Don’t use baby wipes. They’re rubbish …

Dry really thoroughly.

Slather with Sudocream or I found Vaseline effective.

Leave nappy off as much as possible. Eg lying on a towel to kick legs freely. Let air get to it.

Thank you for this. Granddaughter has been without a nappy half the day so asto aid healing.

We had not considered yeast infection but given the severity of the rash - it might be just that. Will try anything. Thank you.

Thank you. My little granddaughter is just 2. It won't be long before potty training and hopefully no more horrid nappy rashes.

Go to the doctor incase it’s fungal xx

Possibly wee mixing with poo at night. Nappies changed regularly, cleaned and thick barrier cream usually (sudacreme). Now wondering if yeast infection. Thank you for your helpful reply

Thank you.

Sudocreme never worked for my oldest.
HV thought it was yeast sent me to GP
GP prescribed zinc & castor which I'd never heard of, the girl picked them up off the shelf and put in bag 😳

Potty training is the ultimate cure, at two your GD can be sitting on the potty for practice several times a day and that will give extra nappy free time.

When my LO had awful nappy rash as newborn, we used Vaseline on GP advice. When the nappy rash recurred badly with hand, foot and mouth, we used Vaseline and loads of nappy free time and cracked on with potty training. LO was potty trained at 2y1m. No more nappy rash!

Definitely potty train but in the mean time one of mine had awful fungal nappy rash and the GP prescribed Canestan HC cream which sorted it out in a few days.

Thank you

Thank you. Worth trying