Just when you think you are finished...Urgh! Hallelujah for grace and mercy and endurance. On that note, here's a shout out to Jeremiah - such a trooper in the midst of all of the twists and turns of events.
Sooooo, here's the next learning curve to having his laceration: a fungal rash on his butt! Until today (due to a doctors appointment - hallelujah for that timing), because of his wound, we had been keeping him out of the tub and simply cleaning his bottom with wipes as needed. Sure, we would clean him up if he was dirty and put lotion on him - just not the usual, daily bath. I had no idea such repercussions could come of him not bathing. Now I do.
We now have, in addition to changing his bandages for his wound, a fungal cream to apply every time we change his diaper. The first couple applications stung him a little, but already after a day, the difference is noticeable.
Important points that I came across in the process of trying to heal his rash (that at the time - over the past few days - I did not know it was fungal):
1. DRYNESS IS A BABIES FRIEND. When a baby's bottom is not dry before applying a butt cream, it can do more harm than good because of locking in the moisture.
2. A BATHED/WASHED BUTT IS A HAPPY BUTT. Not having Jeremiah in the water aided in his infection. Simply washing him at the sink while not getting his wound wet should have been the protocol.
3. WIPES NEVER CAN REPLACE GOOD'OLE SOAP AND WATER. Baby wipes often can be the cause of a rash - instead of helping they will keep making things worse. Every baby has different skin, and sometimes even that is changing as their bodies change (teething is the most common source of those changes).
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