Heart Cath and Diaper Rash Remedy

Gracie's heart cath is scheduled for 3:30 tomorrow afternoon. We have to be there by 2:00. They will keep her there until her surgery Thursday morning. She gets to have her regular milk until 12:30p.m. and then only Pedialyte until her cath.

Thanks to everybody for the diaper rash remedies. I actually had to take a stool sample in to the hospital to check and see if she had a bacteria called C-Diff. Luckily, she tested negative. Yay! That would've complicated her surgery a bit if she were on antibiotics for another issue! Through fasting, prayer and a priesthood blessing, Gracie has done really well the last few days. She tested negative for C-diff, her diaper rash is getting A LOT better and her cough is going away.

For all of you who had diaper rash remedies, here is the information I got from the wound care team at Primary Childrens Hospital:

1. Clean bottom as good as you can.
2. Apply ostomy powder (this is a loose powder that comes in a little bottle that squirts out the top)
3. Pack powder onto bottom with Cavilon square (pre-packaged squares soaked in a liquid)
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3, two more times to form a crust.
5. Apply thin layer of Criticaid cream (www.sweenstore.com)

This process has seemed to work pretty good. Whenever a baby has a diaper rash and is having 10+ messy diapers a day, it is really important to find out what is going on on the inside before treating what is going on on the outside. Whatever she had, it lasted for about two weeks and then we finally got on top of it. I am a believer in the probiotics (Culterelle) as well.

We appreciate all the love and support that has once again come our way. We are nervous for what lies ahead but are hopeful that we will have a good outcome. Please pray for our Gracie Girl. She will need all the help she can get the next few days!! I will post again tomorrow.