Rash on child's face

It is the hot summer now. The most likely reason for a rash on a child’s face is that he has prickly heat, commonly known as prickly heat. Heat rash is a skin disease that mainly occurs in summer or hot environments, and is prone to appear in wrinkles. The rash on the child’s face can be compared with prickly heat. Once confirmed, it must be resolved in a timely manner to avoid more serious consequences for the child.

Heat rash in babies is mainly caused by being in a high temperature environment and blocked sweat pores. Heat rash often occurs in the summer, usually appearing on the child's face, as well as the wrinkles of the neck, elbows, groin, armpits and other areas.

1. Dress your baby in less clothes

Mothers should make sure to dress and cover their children according to the season and not cover them too much, especially in summer. Children should be made to wear comfortable clothes. Many people believe that children are weak and afraid of cold, so they need to wear more clothes to avoid catching a cold and getting sick. In fact, babies’ perception of cold and heat is the same as adults, so they can dress and cover themselves with the same quilts as adults. Infants have poor central nervous system regulation and immature sweat glands, so it is very dangerous and even life-threatening for babies to be in a high fever environment. As the saying goes: If you want your child to be safe, keep him three parts hungry and cold. This is the truth.

The gang leader has a simple dressing principle: babies who cannot walk yet have low activity, so they can wear one more piece of clothing than their mothers; babies who can already jump around can wear the same clothes as their mothers, or even wear one less piece of clothing. It is wrong to touch the hands and feet to judge whether the baby is dressed enough, because the blood circulation system of the hands and feet of infants and young children is not fully developed, so even if the baby wears more clothes, his hands and feet will still be cold. Touch the back of your baby's neck. If it is warm and not sweaty, it is just right.

2. Provide a cool environment for your baby

In the hot summer, mothers should turn on the air conditioner or fan to lower the room temperature, but don't blow directly into the air outlet. The room temperature of around 24-26 degrees is most suitable for babies and mothers. When the air is dry, you can use a humidifier to make the air more moist.

3. Clean your baby frequently

Children grow fast, their metabolism is naturally fast, and their secretions are more vigorous. Therefore, the boss recommends that mothers should give their babies a bath every day. Pay special attention to cleaning the wrinkles of the baby's skin and clean the sweat and secretions on the skin. When the baby is comfortable, it will be less likely to have skin problems, and he will feel very comfortable himself. This will also help the baby sleep soundly.

When the baby is breastfeeding, milk may flow into the neck. The mother should pay attention to clean it in time.

4. Wear breathable clothes

The boss suggests that you should dress your child in pure cotton clothes, which are more breathable and easier to absorb sweat.

If mothers generally do the above points, the baby's heat rash will disappear quickly without the need to apply ointment.

The gang leader found out from the questions asked on WeChat that many parents make two mistakes. The first is that they think such a young child must be afraid of the cold, so they always dress their children too much. But I want to tell you that most of the time children’s illnesses are caused by heat, and rarely by cold. Secondly, parents are afraid to bathe their newborns, fearing that the newborns will get sick if they are stripped naked and thrown into the water, or that water will get into their belly buttons. Actually, you are worrying too much. When the baby was just born in the hospital, didn’t the nurse wash him in water every day? Babies can swim on the third day after birth, let alone take a bath.