What to do if your baby gets prickly heat

Summer is definitely the time when parents get worried. The hot weather often causes children to get prickly heat, which is very itchy. Babies will scratch them with their hands, sometimes breaking their skin, which makes mothers very worried. So, what should we do if our baby is prone to prickly heat? If you want to know the answer, please read the following carefully!

First, keep your baby's skin clean, bathe him/her frequently with warm water, and dry him/her in time when he/she sweats to keep his/her skin dry. Of course, you should avoid keeping sweat-soaked clothes against your baby’s skin. Change clothes frequently. Generally, loose cotton clothes are suitable for babies.

Second, in summer, parents should try not to hold their children or hold them less. It is best to let the children move more instead of just stuffing them in a stroller and leaving them alone. Children must be allowed to play on a cool mat alone. Children should not be allowed to sleep on plastic sheets or be stripped naked to prevent their skin from coming into contact with foreign objects and being irritated and developing prickly heat.

Third, pay attention to indoor ventilation. In terms of diet, make sure your child drinks plenty of water and eats light, easily digestible food. Also, eat less greasy, spicy and irritating food.

Fourth, when you sweat a lot, you should replenish water in time, drink more mung bean soup, chrysanthemum tea, Rehmannia root bark water, cool drinks, etc., but remember not to drink too sweet. If necessary, you can add some light salt water. Once you get prickly heat, avoid scratching it with your hands to prevent infection.

Through the introduction above, I believe you already know what to do if your baby is prone to prickly heat! The baby's skin is white and tender, and it would not look good if it had red prickly heat. Moreover, if the baby scratches it with his hands, it will easily get infected, which can easily affect the child's health. Therefore, parents must prevent their children from getting prickly heat!