Some good news! It turns out the health visitor was right – the new wipes we had been using was obviously not good for his skin. We stopped using them on Tuesday and hey presto….his rash is clearing up. How quick was that!
We’ve been keeping his face and legs moisturised, and whilst it hasn’t disappeared completely, his face is definitely looking better. Phew!
Just to add to his nappy rash, Baby A has developed a rash on his cheeks, and some marks on his legs. Whatever happened to good things coming in threes?
We took him to see the health visitor today, and she was very helpful. Nothing to worry about, we were told, just make sure to keep his skin moist with plenty of cream or oil. Apparently it’s very normal, what with babies rubbing their legs together, or chewing on tings and dribbling all over their face. Which Baby A is very good at doing.
And what about the nappy rash? Well….had we been doing anything different? Had we changed nappies, or been using something else for cleaning him?
Turns out, the answer was yes. We had very recently started using fragranced baby wipes to clean his bottom (c’mon now, he does get a bit whiffy, after all). The health visitor suggested we try going back to what we used before. We hadn’t thought about that, but hey, it’s worth a try.
On another note, Baby A is still on the low end of the weight scale. He’s still putting on weight, though, which is the important thing. The health visitor reassured us about it: she could tell that Baby A had far too much energy. He kept trying to steal her pen, and was continuously looking about at the other babies. Other babies don’t move about as much and therefore put the weight on quicker, but he was burning it off ith his over-activeness.
Yep, he has too much energy – is this really my son?! If he can maintain this level of (hyper)activity in his teens, I’ll be very impressed….
Seeing as I’ve only been a dad for a few weeks, I’m not the guy to be giving advice about anything, let alone shopping! One thing you will learn though – Mothercare and Boots will become your new best friends…expensive best friends, mind you.
I’m not an eBay type of guy but I do occasionally trawl the net for good deals. I love looking out for the new gadgets and electronics – or loved, rather. Now I find myself avidly watching out for deals on nappies, baby wipes and prams…I got excited last week when I found a 10% discount code for Mothercare!
Today I went to Boots and bought ten packs of baby wipes (BOGOF!). They say babies change your life – but shopping? Didn’t spot that one.
And, I stress again, it’s only been a few weeks….
