By the time you were one week old, you had a diaper rash that could put a baboon in shame. We figured the wet wipes were the culprit; although, I spent hours researching wet wipes to make sure I got the kind that was super gentle on your skin.
For this, I'm going to disclose the brand name that did this to you: Nature Baby. Fragrance-free, chlorine-free... The less things they have, the more they cost. And yes, I know... when you grow up, you will hate me for posting this picture for all to see.You were in pain, screaming away each time we would wipe your butt. We tried different brands of rash creams, and even exposed your bare butt to sunlight... to no avail. Next, we decided to eliminate wet wipes completely. At the hospital, I was sent home with a Sitz bath, which is basically a portable bidet, to relieve the soreness and swelling due to labor. Luckily, I was too lazy to ever used it. We started washing your butt in it at every diaper change - as seen on picture below, and tapping it dry with a towel. In a few days you were rash-free.
To keep you calm in the Sitz bath your Dad wrote a song for us to sing while "you" shake your butt in water, as we wash it until all poop residues are gone. It goes like this:A koochie koochie koochie
A koochie koochie koo...
As we shake your butt around, you stop crying, and your face assumes an expression of confused pleasure, as if to say "I'm not sure what's going on, but I'm kind'a liking it..." We have to teach this technique to the grandparents since they will be changing your diapers when I'm at work. You are too young to know what work means. I will soon try to explain it to you in another blog entry. For now, suffice it to say that work is an unnatural game that adults have to play. In many cases they leave their home - yes, also their babies - early in the morning, and spend daylight in a small cell. When it gets dark, they come back home, after having left the last piece of patience in traffic.
Until next time,
Mommy
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