The dampness and bacteria in a diaper often leads to diaper rash, a skin irritation that can be painful for your baby. While common diaper rash that manifests as a redness of your baby's skin is normal and nothing to worry about, a more severe rash paired with broken skin or blisters calls for more aggressive treatment. Try remedies at home to see if they make a difference in your baby's continuous rash before you call your pediatrician to talk about prescription methods for care. Get your doctor's approval before using medication of any kind on your baby.
Step 1
Change your baby's diaper frequently and avoid allowing feces and urine to remain in contact with the skin for long periods. While disposable diapers contain absorbent materials which help keep moisture away from your baby's skin, an overly full or dirty diaper could exacerbate already-irritated skin. Change your baby at least every two hours when she has a rash.
Step 2
Allow your baby to go diaper-free as often as possible. Fresh air can help heal old diaper rash blisters, because it dries out the skin --- which is constantly in contact with moisture otherwise. Place a towel under your baby as she plays on the floor or when she first falls asleep during nap. Check for urine and change the towel if necessary.
Step 3
Apply diaper cream containing zinc oxide to create a barrier between your baby's skin and the moisture in his diaper. Diaper cream helps soothe sore rashes while helping your baby's skin stay dry. Simple, over-the-counter diaper cream from the drug store is sufficient for most uncomplicated diaper rash, but if your baby's recurring blister rash is the result of a yeast or other infection, your doctor may prescribe antibiotic treatment ointment.
Step 4
Switch to a different brand of diapers. If you follow proper diapering practices yet your baby still has recurring blisters and blisters that don't seem to go away, it could be that she's allergic to some of the material found in her disposable diapers. Switch to another brand or use cloth diapers made from unbleached cotton to help remedy the problem and heal the blistered sores.
Step 5
Contact your pediatrician if the blisters don't subside after three days of changed diapering practices, are filled with pus or get worse with time. Your baby could have a serious skin infection and require prescription ointments for the old blisters to heal completely. Contact your pediatrician any time your child has a rash and fever simultaneously, as this could be the sign of a virus.
