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Super pooper...
I have a 14 month old in my care who poops 3-4 times every day. I often notice that he has in his poop corn and/or blueberries, raisins and things that I know get the bowels moving. I don't even serve corn, bran or large amounts of berries anymore in my daycare because I have so many super poopers. I am not sure whether to talk to the parents about this or not...I don't want to seem like I am telling them what to feed him, but at the same time, I have to change him so many times a day! Plus, he has constant diaper rashes and all the poop agrivates it. Have any of you dealt with this? Did you talk to the parents and if so, how?
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Euphoric !
I would go the angle of the rash...mention that you noticed that some of his food is going through undigested, and that he poops so much that he gets rashy. Ask if they've noticed this. Asking them to corroborate has often proven to be a good way for me to get dialogue going with parents. They don't feel attacked, and you can get a point across. Good luck!
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I have mentioned to them before that he poops a lot and we have talked about the rash as I've honestly never seen rashes like this (bleeding sores!). They are very loving and dedicated parents, so I don't think it is any kind of neglect on their part, but I do think it has become normal to them as this is their only child. None of the other kids in my care or my kids get rashes like this nor do they poop so much! I will try your suggestion Alpha and see if it helps.
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I feel your pain. I have twins who are super poopers (love that term). Without fail they will both poop 2-3 times a day, sometimes 4. They don't have problems with rashes though. I would just do as Alphaghetti suggested. Poor wee guy.
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Euphoric !
Or...kanga, you could say, "I know when my kids eat too much ___, it can cause really acidic poops", because maybe they're not putting 2+2 together?
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I have one guy in my care that gets bleeding sores on his behind and it's ezeama (sp?) ... Parents had to get a medicated cream ..... And my own kids has yeast infections that produced bleeding spots and required cream .... I would suggest visit to the dr and if it is ezeama stay away from acidic foods .... Juice, tomatoes(spaghetti sauce) pickles, pineapple, ect. My dcb screams when I have to change him even using a warm facecloth instead of wipes don't help.
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We already use cloth wipes (he's in cloth diapers too) as the other kind were making it worse, but I will ask if she has spoken to her doctor about it. I don't think it's yeast, but can't be 100% sure.
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With the push to whole grains, raw vs cooked, etc for feeding it is something that is going to become more common an issue since it is a shock to the system. Kids that lived on special infant cereals and purred food - generally cooked before puree they are suddenly as toddlers switched to a new diet. Corn doesn't even digest in some adults. If possible serving the foods cooked or mixed with other foods such as a fruit berry mix rather than a whole dish of blueberries would help.
For the rash you will need to use a zinc cream at every change because once the rashses start the skin actually thins and then repeat rashes are more common. Sudocrem, the one by aveeno are good ones. Desitin used to be good in it's old formulation and so did peneten but don't like the new one of either for ideal healing. the aveeno diaper cream is recommended for those with eczema.
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I use sudocream on my own kids and it works well, although they have never had rashes like this. This little guys mom provides various creams, but nothing seems to really work. They are all natural creams and I am 100% supportive of natural as I try to use natural things for my kids too, but I feel so bad for him having constant rashes...or more like sores...I guess I will need to discuss again with them about a strategy to help this situation as it doesn't seem normal to me!
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I was told by another provider that she swares on "burnt flower" she even keeps a salt shaker full of it in her diaper bag. You litterally burn (brown) flower in a sauce pan, cool it off and apply some to diaper rashes......all gone by next diaper change if not the next day depending on how bad it was.
My daughter recently became a super pooper but I'm sure it's the mix of meds she's on - nothing prescription though....tylenol, advil, fake tears, eye drops, eye ointment etc.
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