What should I do if my baby gets prickly heat?

The temperature is high in summer, and babies will get a lot of prickly heat if you are not careful. Some mothers don’t know how to deal with it and think just giving the baby a bath will be fine, but the result is that the prickly heat gets more and more. How to solve these annoying prickly heat has become a big problem for mothers. The editor has collected some tips for treating prickly heat. I hope everyone will read them carefully so that they can take better care of their babies. Let’s take a look together.

Reduce clothes

In fact, it is not so easy for babies to catch cold. In summer, they can wear clothes similar in thickness to their father. Try to choose pure cotton clothes that are more sweat-absorbent and soft, and avoid tight collars and cuffs. Clothes with loose and wide collars are most suitable for babies in summer.

Keeping the interior cool

You can use air conditioners, electric fans and other equipment to lower the indoor temperature, but be careful to avoid cold air blowing directly on the baby. Keeping the room cool can reduce the baby's sweat secretion and effectively prevent prickly heat.

Take a warm bath

Be sure to avoid washing with hot water. The water temperature for bathing should be between 34 and 36 degrees Celsius. The bathing time should be controlled within five to ten minutes. Do not overheat or bathe for too long. Taking a hot bath in summer can not only make your baby comfortable but also ensure clean skin and prevent other skin diseases.

Proper use of prickly heat powder

Prickly heat powder can prevent prickly heat, but the premise of using it is very important. Powder must be applied on dry skin surface to play a preventive role. All wrinkled parts of the baby's body must be cleaned with warm water before applying prickly heat powder, and then thoroughly dried with a dry towel to ensure a clean and dry environment, so as to prevent the prickly heat powder from further clogging the sweat gland ducts in the moist parts, aggravating the occurrence of prickly heat, and even inducing infection.

The above is the knowledge the editor tells parents on how to treat prickly heat. Summer is the peak season for prickly heat. Parents must also take good care of their babies, pay attention to their baby’s hygiene, and change their baby’s wet clothes in time. In addition, you should trim the nails frequently, because if the nails are too long, the baby may get bacterial infection due to scratching due to prickly heat.