What to do if baby's toes peel

After ten months of pregnancy, the expectant parents have successfully become parents of a newborn. Looking at the new life completely relying on their bodies, they can feel the greatness of life and the responsibility on their shoulders. When it comes to taking care of the baby, new mothers and fathers are still novices. There are many things they are not clear about and there is still a lot to learn. What parents need most during their children's infancy is to be careful, observe any problems that the baby has and provide symptomatic treatment. Let's talk about what to do if the baby's toes are peeling.

Most children may only have mild peeling of the fingers and toes without any inflammation. This condition can be said to be normal and is called "physiological desquamation." Physiological desquamation is caused by children's rapid metabolism. Generally, no special treatment is required. It often occurs in spring and autumn. For most children, the desquamation will stop after a period of time. For some children, the desquamation may last relatively longer, ranging from a few weeks to one or two months.

When the child's symptoms are "physiological desquamation", parents should be careful not to let the peeling area get too wet. They can choose topical retinoic acid medications or mild hormone drugs. Abnormal skin keratinization is related to vitamin A deficiency, but vitamin supplementation is only an auxiliary means of treatment. Some supplements can be taken during treatment, but it is unlikely to be cured entirely by vitamin supplementation, especially when the child's peeling is a manifestation of skin disease. Once you notice peeling, do not habitually tear it off with your hands, because accidentally breaking the skin can easily lead to infection, making the condition more complicated.

After birth, the baby changes from a moist environment immersed in amniotic fluid to a dry environment. Newborns with active metabolism are no exception, and their epidermal keratinized layer becomes dandruff and falls off. Because the tissue between the epidermis and dermis of newborns is not tight enough, peeling may occur in the wrinkles of the wrists, ankles and trunk. This is more obvious in post-term infants with placental insufficiency. If scaly skin peeling occurs at birth, it is not a physiological phenomenon. Newborn babies grow rapidly and naturally have a lot of dandruff, especially on their fingers and toes. Secondly, do not tear off the baby's shed skin, wait for it to fall off naturally.

Relatively speaking, newborns are very easy to take care of. Apart from eating, drinking, defecating, and sleeping, the little ones can sleep about 20 hours a day. Parents should pay attention to providing their children with a good sleeping space, avoid noisy noises, and do not hold the children while they sleep. This will cause the baby to develop a habit of needing to be held while they sleep, which will easily lead to prickly heat in the summer. Parents will not be able to bear this when the children are older. Take the baby for regular physical examinations and vaccinations.