Spit up under chin

Beth,

Caden has the same problem (thanks to a chubby double chin and lots of folds!), so what I do is clean under the neck folds really well in the morning and at night with a warm washcloth. Then, after I dry it off, I rub a little Vaseline into the creases under his neck. It helps propel the liquid and doesn’t get as irritated. Lately his hasn’t been red at all thanks to this new regiment.

P.s. Sometimes as an alternate to the Vaseline, I will rub a natural baby balm under his neck, because it smells great, and it helps heal irritated skin. The one I use is called Earth Mama Angel Baby Herbal Diaper Rash & First Aid Salve. It smells so good I don’t remember which online store I bought it from, but you can Google it and find a store that sells it.

LOL, Claire…and I meant to write “repel” the liquid not “propel” the liquid! I must be having brain freeze today…

We have the same problem Beth! I’ve even seen where some of the solutab beads have gotten stuck in the fold in Landen’s fat little neck and they turn black (or at least I think it is the beads that or doing that). We are about to switch to doing baths every night (b/c he is starting daycare monday) but if it wasn’t normally bath night, I would use those disposable Johnsons washcloths under his neck and rinse him real good.

I had this problem with my girls too. I always did what Sheri did and it helped alot; tuck a cloth diaper or burp towel under their chin while they eat.

Also check regularily even if it’s not a bath night to see if the neck needs some sponging.

On other thing…sometimes babies will develop a yeast infection in their little fat rolls. It can appear white and cheesey and may look like milk but may actually be yeast. If it doesn’t clean off easily and the skin looks really irritated it may be an infection. A little monistat twice a day will clear it right up. (Ask your doc first). Liza had this a couple of times. (She had three chins!).