What to do if your newborn's butt is red

Newborns metabolize more frequently every day, which is closely related to the condition of their digestive system. For convenience, many parents will choose to use diapers for their newborns. Frequent use of diapers will also bring some other adverse consequences. What should you do if your newborn's butt is red?

1. Try not to wrap your baby in diapers. This is the best way to prevent diaper rash. It is best to let your baby's butt dry in the air for a few hours every day to avoid contact between the skin and urine.

2. Change diapers frequently. This is also a way to prevent diaper rash. Newborn babies urinate about every 15 to 20 minutes. Although their urine volume is only one tablespoon, we still recommend changing to a clean diaper every 2 to 3 hours, especially after the baby has a bowel movement, the diaper should be changed immediately.

3. If the skin is severely broken, you can use a 40-watt infrared desk lamp at home to irradiate the baby's buttocks, but be sure to keep a certain distance of 30-40cm and a moderate temperature. Expose 1-2 times a day, 15 minutes each time.

4. Do not wrap diapers with plastic sheets.

5. Expose your baby’s buttocks to the sun often.

6. If it is simple diaper dermatitis (that is, there is no infection), you can apply baby skin care products such as chloramphenicol. If it is infected, apply ointments such as clotrimazole. Products containing hormones may cause a decrease in the baby's local skin resistance, aggravation of secondary infection, pigmentation and other problems. Therefore, the decision whether to use them should be made after consulting a doctor.

7. Do not use soap, laundry detergent or other strong irritants when washing diapers. Diapers with urine on them should be scalded with boiling water and then washed with clean water; diapers with feces can be washed with non-alkaline items such as soap and then placed in the sun to dry.

The above are the solutions to the red buttocks of newborns. Red buttocks are caused by allergic reactions. Consider whether the diapers your child uses are suitable for your child. When choosing products for your child, you must choose carefully. Parents who do not use diapers should also find out the reason why their children's buttocks are red, and then prescribe the right medicine and take reasonable treatment methods.