Poor Wyatt...

After 2 bouts with ear infections, (And now that mommy has one as well), we have been having a lot of crankiness in the Channell home lately! :) As a result of his ear infection and antibiotics, Wyatt got a bit of a red bum so the pediatrician prescribed clotrimasole which is a medicated cream meant to fight yeast infections caused by antibiotics. Needless to say, a teeny spot of red bum ended up turning into an AWFUL diaper rash! Two nights ago the poor guy was screaming his head off and trying to get away from us every time we changed his diaper. We felt SO bad for him! We ended up calling the nurses hotline at the pediatrician and they gave us some tricks to try, like a baking soda bath and letting him to go naked to let air to it, which seemed to help a bit. They told us to make an appointment due to the fact that the first cream didn't help and they needed to be sure it wasn't the cream. We didn't see his normal doctor so it was a bit harder to talk to them but they just prescribed a similar cream (Nistatin). But, it was really my Webmd mommies and friend Steph who saved the day with suggestions. I am happy to say that his bum is getting better with the help of a mixture of 1/4 cup corn starch, 1/4 cup maalox, and 1/4 cup aquaphor. It is working WONDERS!!!!