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What's causing my baby's diaper rash?
There are lots of causes for diaper rashes. Almost all of them aren't serious. It may be hard for you to figure out what it is because it could be due to just irritation from the ammonia in the pee or from the bowel movement. It could be a yeast infection where it looks very red and there's little red areas all around that requires a yeast medication. Occasionally it's a bacterial infection and you get kind of blisters and so on and so there can be many different causes. It's not an emergency and you can try the time tested salves and lotions and so on and air drying and see if it works, and if it doesn't then call your pediatric provider. But it can be sometimes hard to know what the cause is and if the diaper rash stays significant and really is causing a lot of distress for your baby, it's probably a good idea to know exactly what it is so you treat it with the right medication.
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