any top tips? - Baby

unhappy_EX_user Platinum member

12/10/2010 at 15:53

Hi, I was wondering if you could help me. My little man started commando crawling at the weekend and when I was bathing him tonight I noticed he had red patches and really dry skin on his knees. Does anyone have any top tips of creams or moisturisers I can put on them to stop it getting worse? Thanks!

wannababy

12/10/2010 at 15:58

hi my dd1 commando crawled and never got onto her knees to crawl. we use to just use a baby mositerier from asda on her skin after her bath and then in the morning. Lizzie gets red knees if she crawls on carpet so she has to stay in leggings at home! x

icecreamloverpissedoffwithBE Platinum member

12/10/2010 at 15:59

one of the best things we found to use as a moistureiser was olive oil - its completely natural so baby shouldnt react to it, and it works really well at clearing up dry patches.

Other than that you could try aqueous cream.

Edited: 11/01/2011 at 05:45

MrsB27

12/10/2010 at 16:12

i know you can get trousers etc from some shops that have slightly padded knees... something like that might help!
my sister in law sewed tiny buts of fabric padding in to my nephews trousers when he started crawling crazy style and it helped them!

Ems101

12/10/2010 at 16:13

olive oli! Alternatively, pop little dusters on his knees and let him do the house work ti he!!

unhappy_EX_user Platinum member

12/10/2010 at 17:29

olive oli! Alternatively, pop little dusters on his knees and let him do the house work ti he!!

Ha ha! Can I tie the hoover to his ankles so he drags it behind him lol.
Actually I remember the HV recommending olive oil when his skin was dry when he was born, will try that again. If all else fails at least it will slow him down when he is wearing shorts with all the sliding haha!

xxLadybirdxx Platinum member

13/10/2010 at 03:14

we use doublebase cream which is fab. You can get it on prescription. If you are feeling flush, dream cream from lush is soooo lovely!

xxx

unhappy_EX_user Platinum member

21/10/2010 at 17:16

we use doublebase cream which is fab. You can get it on prescription. If you are feeling flush, dream cream from lush is soooo lovely!

xxx

I have never heard of doublebase cream, whats that? I am wary of using stuff like lush on him because my skin reacts to all stuff like that. I have the strangest skin. I use wilko's own brand shower gel and thats fine but dove, body shop, lush, simple, elemis etc all make my skin flare up!!

xxLadybirdxx Platinum member

21/10/2010 at 17:48

it's an emollient cream but feels like a gel. Emily was prescribed it for her excema when she was younger. I found it better than diprobase which E was also prescribed. If you are back at the docs with your ds' sickness i would mention his dry knees and they might prescribe you a moisturiser! x

WoWbabies

21/10/2010 at 18:42

another recommendation here for good ol' olive oil xx

Austin 21/3/09 Phoebe 13/12/10

TheHistoryGirl1 Platinum member

22/10/2010 at 03:44

We used aqueous cream. If he is commando crawling though, I would recommend NOT putting him in cardigans (or anything with buttons on the front) if you can help it. I spent most of last winter sewing buttons back on that Peter had rubbed off dragging himself around the floor. Oh, and corduroy trousers are really good for crawlers as they are protective and hard wearing.

-moonbean- Platinum member

22/10/2010 at 04:24

another vote for the double base great stuff!

-moonbean- Platinum member

22/10/2010 at 04:24

another vote for the double base great stuff!

MrsCalopa

22/10/2010 at 08:21

Third vote for double base here too!

Becca1990

22/10/2010 at 11:04

hi, iv seen these
http://www.jojomamanbebe.co.uk/sp+Crawlers+B3030?tyah=y
xx

mrs_ed

22/10/2010 at 16:10

We have the same problem, although it's with regular crawling. T's knees are all red and as she has nappy off time right before her bath (and cralws around like something possessed for about 45 mins - on carpet) we really see it. I think it's being in the water makes it stand out more. Anyway we've been using some regular baby moisturising cream from boots and weleda weather protection cream (as it was to hand when I saw how red they were) and neither have been particularly good. I've just ordered similar leg warmers to those in the link above to see how they work. Will report back if they're any good

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