TravelingGal
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How's he doing Vesper?
I have an update to our experience. Ever since we've trained her, she's been getting pimples on her butt and on her privates. They'd come 2 or 3 at a time, were pretty big, have whiteheads, didn't seem to cause her any discomfort and went away leaving a bit of a mark.
I took her to the doctor in case it was staph or MRSA. It wasn't, but the doc says there is a lot of that going around and anytime you get recurring pimples on the butt of the kid, good thing to get it checked out. He says those (staph/mrsa) tend to be bigger, like boils and are drained. He also said that if you are potty training the kid, it's better to put diapers on them at night instead of pullups. I found that interesting because when I googled "toddler butt pimples" I found a forum where a lot of moms were having the exact same issue I was and pull ups seemed to make it worse or be the cause.
I did notice in preschool they don't help wipe. This leads to two things...a wet potty that the next kid sits on (ew! what's my daughter catching from these kids! what are they catching from HER!), and also the possibility of not the cleanest underwear for your kid. Doc said this could be caused by dampness in the underwear. I also realized that when I wipe her with wipes after going potty, I need to give her a bit more time to dry before putting panties on.
I was on the right track washing her with some antibacterial soap and putting neosporin on the zits to help clear them, which they did. He did say to stop the antibacterial soap (as bacteria can get resistant) and recommended I use a bleach bath 2 times this week for 5 minutes. Very strange to pour clorox in the bath with the kid! Also prescribed some antibac cream.
I googled bleach bath and found they did a study which determined it seems to help with eczema, which some of you may find interesting.
Anyway, hopes this helps someone in the future..I googled but didn't really find any solutions/answers to the problem that my kid was having. A lot of moms on forums seemed to note the problem, but never came back with answers. Amelia's butt is looking way better with no sign of any more coming at the moment.
I have an update to our experience. Ever since we've trained her, she's been getting pimples on her butt and on her privates. They'd come 2 or 3 at a time, were pretty big, have whiteheads, didn't seem to cause her any discomfort and went away leaving a bit of a mark.
I took her to the doctor in case it was staph or MRSA. It wasn't, but the doc says there is a lot of that going around and anytime you get recurring pimples on the butt of the kid, good thing to get it checked out. He says those (staph/mrsa) tend to be bigger, like boils and are drained. He also said that if you are potty training the kid, it's better to put diapers on them at night instead of pullups. I found that interesting because when I googled "toddler butt pimples" I found a forum where a lot of moms were having the exact same issue I was and pull ups seemed to make it worse or be the cause.
I did notice in preschool they don't help wipe. This leads to two things...a wet potty that the next kid sits on (ew! what's my daughter catching from these kids! what are they catching from HER!), and also the possibility of not the cleanest underwear for your kid. Doc said this could be caused by dampness in the underwear. I also realized that when I wipe her with wipes after going potty, I need to give her a bit more time to dry before putting panties on.
I was on the right track washing her with some antibacterial soap and putting neosporin on the zits to help clear them, which they did. He did say to stop the antibacterial soap (as bacteria can get resistant) and recommended I use a bleach bath 2 times this week for 5 minutes. Very strange to pour clorox in the bath with the kid! Also prescribed some antibac cream.
I googled bleach bath and found they did a study which determined it seems to help with eczema, which some of you may find interesting.
Anyway, hopes this helps someone in the future..I googled but didn't really find any solutions/answers to the problem that my kid was having. A lot of moms on forums seemed to note the problem, but never came back with answers. Amelia's butt is looking way better with no sign of any more coming at the moment.