Baby Powders

We never used baby talcum powder. The talc irritates the airways and eyes, we used balmex it's cornstarch based. I believe Johnson and Johnson now has a cornstarch based powder. This is one of the very things that has kept us diaper rash free.

At first I wasn't that enthusiastic about using powder. In fact I didn't use it at all. Then once I got sleep deprivation out of the way and started to think clearly again I realized,"hey maybe this is what we need to keep him dry and keep the moisture away from the skin."  It worked.

I highly recommend this to all new moms. Diaper rash is not your friend, and it's not that great for the baby either. I'd rather fend it off, then try to get rid of it.