Baby Rabies
  • Start Here
    • About Baby Rabies
    • Baby Registry Top Picks
    • Favorite Pregnancy Apps
  • The Book
  • Pregnancy
    • Birth Stories
    • Perinatal Mood Disorders
  • Parenthood
    • Babies
    • Toddlers
    • School Age Kids
    • Parenting LOLZ
  • Photography
    • Photography

      6 Stunning Photos You Would Never Guess Were…

      February 11, 2019

      Photography

      Simple Tips For Editing Snow Photos On Your…

      December 13, 2018

      Photography

      I Wrote A Photography eBook And This Is…

      December 6, 2018

      Photography

      Creative Lighting Ideas To Help You Take Great…

      November 27, 2018

      Photography

      Learn How To Take And Edit Photos On…

      November 19, 2018

  • Reviews
    • Reviews

      The Answer To Last Minute Holiday Gifting For…

      December 19, 2018

      Reviews

      I Was Never A Barbie Girl Until Now

      October 1, 2018

      Reviews

      Finally! Jeans For My Jean-Averse Kids!

      August 22, 2018

      Reviews

      If Your Kid Loves Dump Trucks & Garbage…

      August 13, 2018

      Reviews

      Nobody Tell My Kids ABC Mouse Is Part…

      September 4, 2017

  • Subscribe

Baby Rabies

pregnancy & parenting

  • Start Here
    • About Baby Rabies
    • Baby Registry Top Picks
    • Favorite Pregnancy Apps
  • The Book
  • Pregnancy
    • Birth Stories
    • Perinatal Mood Disorders
  • Parenthood
    • Babies
    • Toddlers
    • School Age Kids
    • Parenting LOLZ
  • Photography
    • Photography

      6 Stunning Photos You Would Never Guess Were…

      February 11, 2019

      Photography

      Simple Tips For Editing Snow Photos On Your…

      December 13, 2018

      Photography

      I Wrote A Photography eBook And This Is…

      December 6, 2018

      Photography

      Creative Lighting Ideas To Help You Take Great…

      November 27, 2018

      Photography

      Learn How To Take And Edit Photos On…

      November 19, 2018

  • Reviews
    • Reviews

      The Answer To Last Minute Holiday Gifting For…

      December 19, 2018

      Reviews

      I Was Never A Barbie Girl Until Now

      October 1, 2018

      Reviews

      Finally! Jeans For My Jean-Averse Kids!

      August 22, 2018

      Reviews

      If Your Kid Loves Dump Trucks & Garbage…

      August 13, 2018

      Reviews

      Nobody Tell My Kids ABC Mouse Is Part…

      September 4, 2017

  • Subscribe

pads

BabiesThe Story

The good news…it’s not “crotch rot”

by Jill May 19, 2008
written by Jill

…as my husband so kindly calls the rash that has erupted all over my nether regions which has tormented me for nearly a week now.

As I mentioned in my *rest* of the story post, I have an incredibly itchy, bumpy rash all over my butt, vaginal area, and inner thighs. Just when my stitches started feeling like they would finally heal and I was feeling a little more confident that that part of my body would one day return to normal, BAM!, I’m hit with this shit. It is so uncomfortable that I have spent all weekend doing my very best not to scratch it and crying from the awful itching sensation. Since I didn’t want to go to the ER for this, I soothed myself over the weekend by using up a whole tube of Kendall’s diaper rash cream on it and spraying Dermoplast on it hourly. When 9 am hit this morning I was calling my midwives as fast as my fingers could hit the numbers.

I had previously suspected this rash was due to too much moisture down there since I wasn’t that great at drying up the area with TP after cleaning off with the Peri bottle. I figured it was from sitting in a damp pad for two weeks, even though one would think a pad would be absorbent enough to soak up what little water would be left down there. While admittedly that wasn’t the smartest move, it turns out it’s not the cause of the rash. I have a case of contact dermatitis from using Always Maxi Pads. See, in my last minute nesting I ran out and stocked up on pads to use postpartum. I’m not a pad wearer usually, so I don’t have a favorite brand. I just grabbed the first recognizable package I saw. I’m a sucker for marketing and branding, I guess, and I assumed Always would be the best way to go. I mean, they DO have about 10 ads in every magazine I get these days.

So at my appointment this morning my midwife asks what brand I’m using and when I started getting the rash. It was a fucking Nancy Drew moment as we put together that the rash showed up when I ran out of the hospital Heiney Hoagie pads and switched to the Always pads. And since I have spent the whole weekend without a pad (in an effort to dry things out down there) my rash has become significantly better (although STILL terribly uncomfortable). My midwife informed me that Always pads are notorious for causing this and that the rash has nothing to do with how little I dried off down there.

Of course, I turned to my old friend Google as soon as I got home to see what I could find. Here are a couple of links that back up her theory –

http://www.mothering.com/discussions/archive/index.php/t-323836.html

http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=1487684

Moral of the story – DON’T USE ALWAYS MAXI PADS!!!!

17 days old

May 19, 2008 18 comments
0 FacebookPinterestWhatsappEmail
PregnancyThe Story

In theory…it sounds like a good idea

by Jill April 2, 2008
written by Jill

I have hit the stage of pregnancy that sends me to the nearest bathroom every time I sneeze…or Sniss, as I have heard it referred to, meaning I piss myself a little with every Ahchoo.  Oh, it’s lovely.  Luckily there’s never that much pee to leak out since I am now emptying my bladder every 15 to 30 minutes.  It’s just enough to freak me out, causing me to quickly glance down  to see if the wetness is visible to the outside world….and then I laugh at this reflex and my futile attempt to catch a glimpse since I have not been able to see my crotch without the help of a mirror in quite some time.

The peeing is really just getting out of control and is a flat out annoyance at this point.  I don’t think I would be so annoyed if I would actually produce a decent stream of pee when I quickly make my way to the bathroom after running there like a 10 year old who has finally reached a rest stop after chugging a liter of Mountain Dew on a road trip through Arizona.  I swear, I always feel like I am going to pee the Niagara – NOW – when I get these urges.  However, it is never more than a trickle…quite a waste of toilet paper and such an inconvenience.  Not to mention the stares from strangers.  Oh…how comical it must be to see a very pregnant woman half waddle, half haul ass to the nearest bathroom.

I have contemplated just rocking some bulky pads in my underwear, mainly to prevent a future sniss disaster. I have to say, though, that it may be tempting to just go ahead and pee myself.  It would be far more convenient than running all the way to the bathroom just to squeeze out a few drops.  Yup…new low.  I have *considered* pregnancy diapers.

36 weeks 2 days

April 2, 2008 4 comments
0 FacebookPinterestWhatsappEmail

@babyrabies

Instagram did not return a 200.

Buy Jill’s Book

50 Things to Do Before You Deliver: The First Time Moms Pregnancy Guide

Up Your Phone Photography

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest

©2019 | BabyRabies.com


Back To Top