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TIPS TO AVOID CONTACT DERMATITIS AND DIAPER RASH Here, leading baby wipes brand, WaterWipes, talks to us about how contact dermatitis diaper rash can cause anxiety in parents, in addition to stress and discomfort for your baby. The brand also tells us about the benefit of using pure products on your baby’s skin to help reduce diaper rash...and stress levels.
Being hit with a global pandemic disrupted everything we know as normal. Even our children have been affected and had to get used to distance learning and new ways of schooling. Many parents were deeply affected by the circumstances and implications of Covid-19 and felt the strain on their mental and physical health. It is well known that stress has a detrimental effect on our physical wellbeing, so it is important to take advantage of all the solutions available to you to minimise your stress levels. Making sure your baby is happy, healthy and comfortable is a great way to get things in 34 | JUNE-JULY 2020 | MOTHER, BABY & CHILD
perspective for a calmer, happier mother and baby. For parents, there is nothing more upsetting than seeing your baby in discomfort. Seeing your child experiencing the irritation and uneasiness associated with skin and diaper rash is awful for the parents as well as their baby. Contact Dermatitis is one such common diaper rash, which can make even the happiest of infants very uncomfortable and cranky. This rash causes babies’ skin to be red, itchy, blotchy and irritated, making them extremely vulnerable and over sensitive.
