What to do if baby's bottom is red and cracked

There are many things that the baby needs the mother to pay attention to during the growth process, whether it is in diet or care, the mother needs careful care. Sometimes a mother's negligence may cause serious consequences to the baby. Expectant mothers also need to have certain basic knowledge in the process of taking care of the baby so that they can take better care of the baby. What should I do if my baby’s buttocks are red and cracked? Let’s find out together.

What to do if the baby's butt is red and cracked

1. Pay attention to take good care of your baby. Change the diaper in time if it is wet and keep the area dry.

2. When red buttocks appear, parents should take immediate measures, first clean it, then apply some tannic acid ointment on the affected area. If erosion has occurred, 1% gentian violet can be used locally.

3. When washing your baby's buttocks, use warm water instead of soap to reduce local irritation.

4. If your baby cries loudly when you use warm water to wash him, you can also try to let the baby sit in a basin of warm water to wash.

5. To prevent the diaper from soaking the bedding, you can put a small cotton pad or cloth pad under the diaper.

6. If possible, the baby's buttocks should be exposed to the air for a period of time to help the rash disappear. In hot summer or when the room temperature is high, the buttocks can be completely exposed to keep the newborn baby's buttocks dry at all times.

7. Avoid using talcum powder. Because powder tends to harden after absorbing water, it not only fails to keep the area dry, but also irritates the baby's skin.

Causes of baby's red bottom

1. Diapers are not changed in time.

Babies absorb quickly and excrete quickly. Babies need to urinate about 10-14 times a day. If the diaper is not changed in time after each wetness, the skin on the baby's buttocks will be in a humid and stuffy environment for a long time and will form diaper rash.

2. Improper cleaning of the baby’s butt .

Nowadays, some new mothers fail to clean their baby's butt in time due to lack of experience, while some mothers over-clean and destroy the natural sebum protective film on the baby's butt, giving bacteria and dirt an opportunity to take advantage. Therefore, parents should help their baby clean in moderation. Cleaning too much or too little will hurt the baby's delicate little butt.

3. Physiological diarrhea or breast milk diarrhea .

Some babies have diarrhea due to lactose intolerance or various other reasons. At this time, the irritants in the feces and urine will also make the baby's buttocks red. If the baby has diarrhea, parents must take good care of cleaning the baby's butt.

There are many reasons why a baby's buttocks become red and cracked. Expectant mothers need to avoid minefields and pay more attention when taking care of their babies. There are also many solutions for what to do after the baby's buttocks become red and cracked. Mothers should prescribe the right medicine for the condition. Taking good care of the baby is what mothers want to do most. I hope every baby grows up healthily.