Preventing and Treating Diaper Rash
Baby skin is so very sensitive, and when they develop a rash it can be concerning. Diaper rash is particularly painful for our little ones, and the best way to treat it is prevention. Our boys have rarely had diaper rash. The first time they had it, after being released from the NICU, was 10 months old. They were born in late summer and it was not until the weather got hot and humid that they experienced it. Experience taught us that prevention was different in the summer as opposed to the winter. We learned a lot about what I am going to share with you from when our boys were in the NICU. We also got some additional tips from our night nurse on what to do if they had it, and this combined knowledge has really helped. I hope this will work for your family too. Prevention Diaper Changes-We changed our babies diapers every 3 hours until we could use night diapers, now that they use night diapers we change them when they wake up in the morning, then every 3 hours un...