Bad Rash On New Mom
please help a new mom: Hello there, very happy to have found this wonderful website. As I had mentioned, I am a 2nd time new mom with a 3 and a half old baby boy. As you moms out there know sleep is not something that I have had a lot of for the last 3 months. On top of that, however, I have broken in few different kinds of rashes - around my aoreolas, on the inside of my arms, on my eye lids and on chin and neck area. I went to the dermatologist and got a couple of different cremes which took care of my eye issues and neck and chin area issue, however, did not take care of the rash in the breast area and actually quite honestly the little rash under my right eye seems to be coming back, can feel it ever so slightly but its there. (the doctor said its a reaction from some bad nail polish, but I am not sure if I am buying his idea) I am on top of everything a ball of nerves due to I believe hormonal changes which still have not passed. Please if any of you had experienced similar things after giving birth and have an idea how i can help my self, please let me know. Greatly appreciated.
To Victoria from Agadir, Morocco:
Hello Victoria, Congratulations on your new little one. It's been quite a while since I was losing sleep with little ones, but how well I can remember how sleepy you get from lack of the opportunity.
Now let's talk about that troublesome rash. The first thing that comes to mind is the little one is now about 3 1/2 months old. The next thing that comes to mind is that all the areas of your rash are areas where your little one is likely to be touching while you are cuddling or nursing him. So, my first question is, What are you putting on the baby that may be causing this rash in those areas. Try using only water and wash cloth to clean your little one and yourself, leaving off all baby soaps, lotions, oils, powders, etc. If the rash disappears, you will know that whatever you were putting on the baby was causing it.
