Allergic to desitin?

edited May 2012 in Babies Health
I'm pretty sure my sons allergic to desitin. I put it on his butt last night for his diaper rash, and it was gone by the morning, and I thought it took care of it, but I guess I was wrong. I put it on him after his bath since he has diarrhea from the antibiotic I have to give him daily now for 10 days. He didn't poop, but had a wet diaper, and when I changed him he looked like he was burned!

Has anyone elses baby had a reaction to desitin? What did you use and not have any problems with.

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  • @mom2ing as soon as the desitin gets wiped off he stops screaming, and the last few bm's he's had he wasn't red until I put the desitin on him. I started searching online after I posted this and other ppl have had problems with it as well. Must be the chemicals in it?
  • He may be allergic to the zinc-oxide. It's nasty stuff!
  • I use triple paste my Dr adv it bc my son had bad diaper rash bc he had really wet poops:( its expensive but works:) they also have triple paste body wash
  • @mijita that could be it..he never gets red until I use it! I just found out it had lots of cancer causing ingredients as well.

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  • edited May 2012
    I had a friend who's baby literally screamed every time she put desitin on her baby. A&D has always worked great for us (petroleum based, as suggested by @mom2ING).
  • @mom2ing I never use anything on him that's not plant based, or organic, I can't even use j&j baby wash on him or he breaks out. I will have to grab some burts bees diaper rash ointment when he wakes up.
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  • @homebirthadvocate I couldn't find any burts bees at cvs so I bought a&d I hope it works!
  • @rileyandme I use the baby oil on him...I LOVE the smell of it!
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  • Dang babies and sensitive skins. I had to drive to a city twenty mins away cause they were the only ones with lavendar aveeno lotion
  • I think its a yeast infection
  • @salasmommy he's had a yeast infection before, and it was worse looking than this. This comes and goes.
  • ? My baby has had that it looks like his skin was burn almost. The doctor gave me a antibiotic that had cortison cream too
  • His urine may be a little more acidic due to minor or full on teething.
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