Is it possible to prevent a diaper rash from developing in your baby? Unfortunately, the answer is no. In fact, baby rash is something that parents will have to deal with regularly especially when your baby is only a few months old. Depending on the sensitivity of your baby’s skin, it might carry on for the first couple of years of your baby’s life. You can avoid a panic if you can get to read up on some baby advice such as this before your baby is due.

So why do babies get diaper rash? The most likely cause of diaper rash is from wetness where even the most absorbent nappies won’t take all the moisture away from the skin.

As a baby’s skin is very sensitive it doesn’t take much to develop a baby rash.

The longer a baby is left in a damp diaper the more chance it will have of developing diaper rash. This is only made worse when there is faeces in the diaper as the bacteria from the stool will mix with the urine creating ammonia which is particularly harsh on a baby’s skin.

Moisture in the diaper also makes chafing worse and as chafing is one of the reasons for diaper rash the combination of the two can make for a very unhappy child.

Once again cleanliness will help reduce the problem. However, even the detergents that you use to clean nappies can cause a reaction with your baby’s skin and this can be another cause of baby rash.

Chafing can be reduced by powders or the use of petroleum jelly but even some of the powders can cause sensitivities with some babies.

You can see how there are many different factors that need to be considered when trying to solve your baby’s rashes.

A change of food for your child and in particular when moving to solids can also cause a problem as the composition of the stool will change and there is likely to be more stool movements which will necessitate diaper changes more often.

Because diapers are warm and moist the incidence of bacteria and yeast are increased and this can cause infections in the folds of the baby’s skin.

Baby rash can be anything from very mild where it will only appear as puffy or warm skin to more severe where the skin is red and irritated and causes your baby discomfort even when lightly touched.