The Daily Hailey

I mention once in a while that Dekker gets diaper rash. It really is the one downfall of how much he sleeps. Not only does he sit in a dirty diaper longer than most kids, but he’s in that fun stage where almost every single diaper is poopy. Not a fun stage at all, but I guess I’d rather have him pooping up a storm than not pooping! However, he has had this one persistent rash that we can’t get away from.

While Dekker has always slept more than the average baby, and now the average toddler, that has amped up like crazy over the last week or so. He slept from 8:30 last night until 1:00 this afternoon. I know, it was nuts. He pooped four times today. His redness on his bum is very familiar to us. We know what it looks like when the red is just waiting to turn into yeast. So we’ve been actively using his prescription yeast cream to avoid it. However, we are only allowed to use that cream a couple of times a day, and we like one to be at night, so after having used it a couple of times already, I left it and used a ton of really think zinc-based cream on his most recent diaper. Yeast. Everywhere. Sooo discouraging. Plus, the yeast cream has always made his diaper changes go from shaking, panic-filled, wailing events, to normal changes. But even with this cream the last day or two, he just screams when I change him. So, we opted for the doctor.

I know some people think we go to the doctor too much, and thats fine. You come change my kids diaper then. It really is awful, and I’m going on instinct here. We got to our favorite walk-in and thank the Lord, there was no one in the waiting room. We got in right away and saw a doctor that looked shockingly similar to David Schwimmer. He was very attentive, listened very well, and prescribed a compound cream made of yeast cream, something anti-bacterial, and something to just calm the redness and irritation. Brady will pick it up tomorrow and hopefully we can kick this rash in the butt. Literally, and gently. While we were there, we also asked him to double check that potential ear infection from a couple of weeks back. He said both ears look completely clear! I was so relieved, and sooo proud of Dekker! He didn’t cry when the doctor checked his bum or his ears. He sat perfectly still and just waited patiently. I love my son. He is a total trooper. I was so glad we went to the doctor and saw who we saw. And I’m really looking forward to that new cream tomorrow! Wow, how being a mom changes you, haha!

Sidenote: Noticed this when we arrived home. Beware, anyone who comes over!