weaning and nappy rash

[farahsmum]

Hi All

DD1 6 months started weaning a couple of weeks or so ago with rice which she loves and now sweet potato - also loves it and kept wanting more - then pooed all afternoon (essentially exactly the same as it went in) and by the evening had a nappy rash.

I'm not sure if this is because of a bad reaction to the potato or just because of the frequency of pooing and cleaning.

I've heard nappy rash is more common when weaning because of the introduction of new food which the system has to get used to, but getting paranoid about all the info on intolerences and allergies. She has no other probs, no rash anywhere else, no diarrhoea etc.

what's everyone elses experience of this sort of thing? Is there a good weaning food that people have found is kinder to baby bottoms?

My ds had exactly the same thing... i dont think its anything to worry about... Rice & sweet potato are 'supposed' to be things that dont give allergies etc - so i wouldnt worry... just keep going and it'll prob clear up

i don't know the answer from a weaning perspective but i do know that when dd is teething her poos seem to get looser, more frequent and more vile. her poor bottom sometimes looks as if it's been burned. could it be teething?

it might be... i find it really difficult to know as it all seems to be happening at the same time. She does have the odd red cheek (face!) which is new - especially after bfeeding and is trying to gum down on lots of things, but has been doing this for weeks and weeks. nothing in her mouth looks any different. I don't want to put things down to feeding and then miss something, if you see what I mean?

I just feel like i should continue with food as she obviously loves it but need some advice about safe bottom friendly ones (although I thought sweet potato was one of those...)

sory, I meant "put things down to teething" not feeding!