By Golly, It Worked!

Ok, so I have a handy dandy new trick for all mom's out there who have babies or toddlers with diaper rash. You won't believe it when I tell you, though. Yep, it's flour, but let's start from the beginning. An old friend from high school had told me during a phone conversation that her baby had terrible diaper rash when he was sick. She had tried everything-Butt Paste, A&D ointment, Desitin, etc. Mentioning the problem to her grandmother one day, Nana told her a tried-and-true old remedy for diaper rash. Now listen closely - you pour flour in a skillet and cook it on medium heat until yellowy-brown, stirring continuously. Then put into a salt shaker and go to town on those red bums!!! My friend of course thought this was craziness talking and went on about her business. Once again, the baby had diaper rash and her grandmother scolded her because she had not cooked up any flour! So she did it and it worked like a charm for baby Braxton! So the story continues. Finley had her monthly sinus infection and was given Augmentin on Saturday. Works wonderfully, but tears up her little belly. She has terrible "loose stool". Ok, so aka: diarrhea, but I was trying to be proper at the moment. Her hiney is beet red and she screams when I try to wipe it. (Quick side note-rinse out your baby wipes when using them on red skin-the alcohol is terrible and burns the fire out of their diaper rashed hineys. Just wet them with water, wring out, and place back into the wipe container) So I placed a quick call to my friend, making sure I had all the directions correct, and I cooked up some yellow flour last night. I put it in a shaker and Viola-it's is so working. Her hiney has gone from bright, almost blistery red, to pink, to a hint of pink here and there-all in about 12 hours. I mean who would have ever thought it really worked! And sooooo cheap. You know how much diaper rash ointments cost. Girls, I'm thinking it's worth your 15 minutes of stir time and a salt shaker to try this! And if you have no kiddos yet, store it up in your future mom memory-it might come in handy one day when you have a baby that has a mean case of blistery diaper rash!

I can't finish this blog without mentioning my other fabulous diaper rash remedy. You place Aquaphor on the area followed by a good thick coat of Corona. This was told to me by the nurse at Slade's pediatrician's office. It works quite well, but you must use it together or you won't get the same healing effect. Aquaphor is made by Eucerin and Corona is in the pharmacy department in a yellow container with a red lid. Both will last you forever. First time mothers beware-Corona says it's for horses. Don't be scared, I've used it and my child and he is still alive and still has a rear, nevertheless. Corona is also wonderful for dry skin problems, scratchy rough feet, and much more. I love this remedy but just decided to try the flour technique out of curiosity. The flour is by far the cheapest.