lol jbm...forgot to come and update. we have a referral, but she wasn't keen and practically blamed me for the state of DDs skin as apparently I should be lathering her in emollient cream in excess of ten times a day (previous GP said apply doublebase twice a day) and perhaps washing her more might help .
doc was a right ole cowbag and made me feel even worse than I already do about it, and was incredulous that DD only gets one bath, in oilatum, per week. She said it was probably just the soap I was using and when I said I only bathed her once a week, she asked "what about when you shower her at other times?"....erm I don't, as advised by trusted and experienced head honcho GP. she looked at me like I was pondscum at that and didn't even ask me to take DD's nappy off so she could have a proper look, just peeked in the edges of it.
I asked for a different emollient and was told no as they are "basically all the same", but that you must use them for them to be effective. she also suggested I was using the steroid cream too much (erm like I don't know that, it's why I'm here) and that if I rub her in emmollient at every opportunity it'll go away. I can see the emollient will hydrate her skin, but I can't see how I can keep her hydrated on her nappy area when she is weeing it off all the time...and it isn't going to help the root cause is it?
Anyhoo, she wanted me to try more emollient and if no better, then get a referral. I said No, get the referral letter off and in the meantime I'll use more emollient (although not sure there are enough hours in the day for the amount she wants me to use it) and see if it improves between now and appointment....she wasn't rushing to type anything in to the system though
bet you're sorry you asked now