What should I do if my child gets prickly heat in summer?

As soon as summer comes, many babies start to get prickly heat, which worries many new mothers. The baby's skin is red and scratched with his hands. What should I do? It is a common problem for new mothers to have prickly heat in babies in summer. Here, the editor will introduce to new mothers how to deal with prickly heat in babies in summer and how to prevent babies from getting prickly heat.

1. What to do if your baby has prickly heat

1. Bathing: Children love to play with water. In order to cool down in the summer, I prepare a large basin of warm water for my child (try it with your hand, it’s just right, not too cold or too hot), put a few drops of floral water in the water, and then put the baby’s plastic bottle, duck, and small bowl into the water. While my son is playing in the water, I clean up the room while watching him, and take him out when he has played enough. After drying his body, apply baby powder on him. It can be said that babies are not taking baths, but playing. The baby is happy and I save trouble.

2. Rub with watermelon rind: For some initial prickly heat, you can use watermelon rind to rub it. Use a knife to scrape off the red flesh of the leftover watermelon rind. The rind of the watermelon is relatively hard, so I also use a knife to scrape it into a round shape without corners, so that I can rub it on the baby's body without scratching the baby. Then rub it on the baby's back, forehead and other places where the prickly heat is found. It will usually heal in two or three days.

3. Cutting nails: When babies get prickly heat, their bodies will feel itchy. Babies don’t use enough strength to scratch their skin, so they often break it. Therefore, mothers must cut their babies' nails frequently, and use a small file to grind the nails smooth after cutting so that the baby will not scratch the skin.

4. Don’t irritate the baby: Because I know my baby’s temper, my family and I never provoke his bad temper. We won’t hold something when the baby wants it and then pretend not to give it to him. When playing outside, sometimes my baby sees other children's things and wants them. I will hold him and look at other things, and his attention will be diverted immediately, and he will stop crying and making a fuss.

To prevent prickly heat, keep your skin dry

Poor sweating is the root cause of prickly heat, but there are many specific reasons why babies sweat poorly in life. Among them, the negligence of new mothers in not doing enough to cool down their babies is also one aspect. Some mothers love their babies very much. They hold their babies in their arms all day long even in hot weather. They love their babies so much that they end up sweating.

It should be noted that different prickly heat and different affected areas require different treatment methods. New mothers cannot deal with it in a general way, but need to prescribe the right medicine for the condition. For example: You can use prickly heat powder for white prickly heat and red prickly heat, but you must not use it for prickly heat. It is not recommended to use prickly heat powder on wrinkled areas such as the neck and armpits, as it may further clog the pores and aggravate the severity of prickly heat.