Runny nose, diarrhea and diaper rash!

Not a pretty combo. My son has had a runny nose for about a week. Didn’t seem like anything to be concerned about. I thought it was teething. Now I see it probably isn’t. Today the poor baby is also suffering from diarrhea, which in turn brought on the diaper rash. Each time we have to change his diaper, he screams and cries. Unfortunately that is something we can’t avoid. We’re trying to air him out and have been loading on the diaper rash ointment. Hasn’t helped yet, infact with each diaper change, the area looks even more red and inflamed. Ouch!

Dumb mommy didn’t realize that I am not supposed to give my son fruit juice when he has diarrhea. The funny thing is that I don’t even normally give him juice, but I wanted to make sure he was really hydrated so I thought if he had something new to drink, he’d down it. Well I was right in one respect. He drank it up, but then he had diarrhea.

I think we need to stick to the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce and toast) until this clears up. I am also going to give him a drink of pedialyte to replace any lost electrolytes. Plain noodles and oatmeal should be ok too. He seems to be feeling ok. He’s still playing a lot and dancing and smiling and laughing so that’s a good sign.