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I hope you have found the cause and it's all healed soon Pooka. :) I 100% agree that nobody knows their child like Mum does! Keep in mind though that babies and children can actually either have or develop allergies or intolerances that don't surface until they are older [u'>or[/u'> something triggers the allergy or intolerance [u'>or[/u'> another infection/inflammation weakens the system. For example, nappies that have been working fine until now, can actually cause an inflammation to continue or worsen if the weakened skin is now sensitive to the chemicals in that nappy brand. I'm just saying, things change and what has worked thus far will not necessarily work all of the time. I think, as parents, we all need to develop the smile-and-nod when people give advice and not get our blood pressure up about anything others have to say. 99% of the time, other parents are well-meaning when they give advice. Sometimes their wording might get our backs up. Sometimes what they offer is complete tosh. The key is to not take anything personally, listen to what they have to say, do some research if we think they raise any valid points, ignore anything that doesn't sit well with us...then take a course of action that works for our situation. If you are confident you're doing the right thing, nobody can make you feel bad. PLEASE don't take the following personally...I'm just going to use our 'conversation' as an example of what I'm talking about above. :D It actually [u'>sounds like[/u'> you had no intention of listening to advice anyway. You would not take on board any nappy change suggestions because you're already an expert on that and you were going to go off and make your own diagnosis anyway. I *could* stomp my feet and SHOUT, "why ask and waste my typing time?" Or I can think, "good for you! You've put the question out there but found something that works for you anyway." For our entire parenting journey, people will have advice and opinions. What we need to learn to do is have confidence in our own abilities and smile-and-nod at the unwanted or useless input. If we don't get our blood pressure up about that stuff, there will be no stress that results in a "rant". :) <em>edited by Green-ish on 11/02/2012</em>

If it was an allergy to the nappies, she'd have inflamed skin over almost all of the area in contact with the nappy...that said, they can develop a rash and then only that area reacts to the chemicals in the nappy. Have you tried changing brands at least until the rash is gone? Perhaps try an eco nappy that doesn't have so many nasty chemicals in it as all of the supermarket ones do. If the spots are continuing to appear as old ones heal, there's every chance there is some infection there. Best to get her back to a GP or paed for a diagnosis if it goes on much longer. On another recent thread I gave my top nappy rash tips. :) - NO commercial wipes. Use cotton wool or cotton cloths with cooled chamomile tea - as much nappy-free time as possible - cloth nappies (no rashes! :) ) - no barrier creams as they can trap in any bacteria or fungi and stop the area drying properly - a gentle moisturiser in the bathwater. Mustela Stelatopia, QV and Dermaveen ( all usually in pharmacies) are the most successful I've used <em>edited by Green-ish on 10/02/2012</em>