plunket/mw/nappy rash

I would ph Plunket and see how you get on

well she hasnt seen him really in over 2 weeks as he was asleep last time..so thought she might at least want to check him or look at him or something:( everyone else seems to have had a lot more from their mw's:( 6 week check on monday ..well fri for me at hospital and then monday for both of us and jabs:(

yeah i might have to as every single time we take it off he pooes and wee son us:) lol but i will try!

Re: the nappy cream, there's no harm using it every change. I did when my girls were tiny coz they pooped so often they were prone to nappy rash.

How many home visits have you had from your midwife? You are entitled to between 5-10 and it should be closer to 10 in your case as you are a first time mum.

hugs Kaww thats' frustrating not to have any contact by them! keep on at them
I agree with the other ladies.. I found no nappy time THE best medicine for nappy rash. a good clean with water/cloth, then lay them on a big old towel or something so you don't have to stress about 'accidents'... specially this lovely weather, he won't get too cold
Then slather the cream on (sudo is great, but also have used the cheap vit e/castor/zinc cream from the supermarket and it's fine too!)
you must be doing really great and that's why the mw not worrying! I BET you're ready for a weigh in for him eh! that was always really exciting for me!!!
hugs and al lthe best!

Kaww, when my MW came she would weigh him even if he was sleeping.  We would just strip him off and he'd wake she'd do all her bits and then I'd put him back down again.  (mind you I've never had issues with him settling).  My plunket nurse made contact with me the day my mw discharged me. 

Use Cornflour for his nappy rash. Just sprinkle it on his bottom and do the nappy up. It works wonders.

As for Plunket. They'll only call you for you first visit if your midwife has done the referral. Mine didn't so I didn't see Plunket until Cooper was 9wks instead of 6.

Our little girl hates tummytime so doing tummytime with a nappy off has never really been an option. During the day we use lucas paw paw stuff, but pretty much anything will do during the day as we changed the nappy frequently (big wetter) but at night because she was sleeping through and having the most horrendous nappy rash we apply daktozin before she goes to bed. It's an ointment bought off the shelves at my chemist that gets slathered on and sticks to her skin. Not very attractive, but no nappy rash in the morning either.

Can't remember if Cath startled when she went from being wrapped to a sleepbag, we made up her moses basket as follows cos we didn't get a sleeping bag till she was about four months:

*Take out the mattress, then put cot sheets blankets widthsways in basket ensuring that sides of blankets hang out equally. Make sure that you have the widthways stuff covering the lower half of the basket.

*Put mattress back in, then whatever stuff you put on the mattress for baby to lie on.

*Put baby in.

*Wrap one side of the hanging out blankets over the baby, tuck in, do the same with the other side.

*Your left with a neatly wrapped baby but with a lot of blanket hanging out at the bottom. Cath could still get out this. So I grabbed the excess at the bottom of the basket and instead of folding under the mattress, folded the excess up and on top of her and tucked material down the sides to create a cocoon - that she couldn't wriggle or startle out of. She was a winter baby in a cold room so we then put a wool blanket on top and tucked down the sides for extra warmth.

we have curash, bepanthen and sudo whatever it is.. so hopefully something will work its looking better every time.. :) thanks for the tip re basinette.. he gets very hot sleeping atm..but come winter we will try it..

He sure has grown!

We used Sudocrem too Kawww and it worked in the beginning but then it stopped and when the doc saw the rash (looked just like nappy rash) she said it was actually thrush infection Apparently there's no difference when the rash is on the bottom except that thrush won't go away with nappyrash creams. We got a script for some Nilstat drops to give Carys orally and it went away. Maybe ask Plunket if it is just nappyrash when you finally get to see them or take him to a doc if it looks particularly mean.

plunket nurse called me back... she hasnt got my form and she should have....sending a nurse out to see me then im going to the rooms just round the corner after that