Can someone explian more. I posted about Lauren having a rash on her face & pedi said that it was probably due to drool and to put vaseline on her face. I got a response that vaseline wasn't so good for babies and was wondering why? TIA!!
Can someone explian more. I posted about Lauren having a rash on her face & pedi said that it was probably due to drool and to put vaseline on her face. I got a response that vaseline wasn't so good for babies and was wondering why? TIA!!
found this: Vaseline May Increase Yeast Infections In Babies The topical use of petroleum jelly (Vaseline) on premature infants in a neonatal intensive care unit was shown in this study to cause a tremendous increase in the risk of systemic candidiasis (yeast infections). This association was discovered when a Houston hospital noticed an increase in the incidence of this problem shortly after they instituted a change in their standard protocol for skin treatment in extremely low birth weight infants. Researchers found that the risk of candidiasis was increased by a factor of 11 (eleven). The average age of the infants when diagnosed with candidiasis was 21.5 days old. Following the findings, the hospital discontinued it's use of petroleum jelly and the incidence of candidiasis returned back to normal levels. Pediatrics 2000; 105: 1041-1045 COMMENT: Vaseline (petroleum jelly or petrolatum) is derived from petroleum and may contain many impurities. The skin, being the body's largest organ, will absorb some of these toxic substances. You do NOT want to put this substance on you or your child's body
So if you aren't supposed to use petroleum based products, what do you use to protect them from diaper rash?
Very interesting; my girls came home with a yeast infection (thrush) from the NICU, where they used Vaseline. However, they only used it on their cheeks, lips etc, and used Desitin on their bums. I assume the above info applies to using it on the bum only??
