We’ve all been there,

That one diaper rash that just popped up and it’s bad, it keeps getting worse and it just won’t go away. Whether your baby is breastfed or formula fed, I’m willing to bet that you’ve dealt with one or two or will deal with diaper rashes. It happens and it doesn’t mean anything other than the fact that your baby needs you to help them out. Diaper rashes come and go and they are caused by a multitude of different things. Sometimes they’re caused by a diaper being left on for too long after soiling. Other times it means that your baby is just not agreeing and processing something that he or she ate.

I learned a great deal about diaper rashes with my first baby. She would have the worst rashes out of all of my children. They were raw and red, sometimes they would even bleed. So I did what any mom would do and turned to the village. A veteran mama friend of mine suggested that I use baking soda in the bathtub. I’ll admit, I was hesitant but when I couldn’t handle seeing my baby dealing with the discomfort, I went for it. I dumped some baking soda (I don’t measure anything, probably why I’m not the best cook) and let her sit in the bath for a good long while. After she was done bathing I made sure that she completely dried out. I tried not to use the towel on her rash because I felt like that might irritate it more, so air drying is what we did. I could tell that there was a big difference in her rash within just a few hours. I made sure to check her hourly for any kind of wetness or soiling to prevent further rashes.