What to do if your baby has a heat rash

Generally speaking, the skin of a newborn baby is usually very delicate, and the face is basically very clean. However, when the temperature is too high, some red rashes will appear on the baby's body. If the baby has a heat rash, parents need to dress the baby in less clothes and try to keep the air circulating in the room, so that the heat rash will slowly disappear. If the child's heat rash does not subside, be sure to seek medical attention in time.

What should I do if my one-month-old baby has heat rash?

1. Undress your child and see if he or she is really too hot.

2. Give your child a good bath with warm water. There is no need to wipe the water off the child's body completely. The child's skin can be cooled down smoothly by the evaporation process of the water remaining on the skin.

3. Make sure your child wears pure cotton underwear, which is more breathable and easier to absorb sweat. The clothes you give your children must be appropriate. Don't think that the more clothes they wear, the better.

4. Pay attention to the ventilation of the baby's room and the temperature should not be too high.

5. If the child's heat rash does not subside after 12 hours of the above treatment, the child should be taken to the hospital for treatment.

How to care for a newborn?

1. Prevent cold damage: It is cold in winter, so newborns should be kept warm. Otherwise, the newborn's body temperature will drop below 35°C, the skin will be dark red or accompanied by jaundice, the limbs or the whole body will be cold, and the skin will become hard like rubber, especially in the calves, thighs, and buttocks. It is more common on the cheeks. In severe cases, there may be hard swelling of the chest and abdomen, difficulty breathing, acidosis, and pulmonary hemorrhage. It is more common in premature infants. Medically it is called scleredema neonatorum or neonatal cold injury syndrome. The prevention is to avoid premature birth. The children's room should be kept warm, the room temperature should be increased in advance before discharge from the delivery hospital, dry hot blankets should be prepared, and newborn care should be strengthened.

2. Prevent suffocation: Babies should not sleep in a too soft bed or with a large and soft pillow. It is best for them to sleep in a small bed alone. Do not put clothes, toys, ropes, etc. on the crib to avoid them covering the baby's neck or blocking the baby's mouth and nose. If a baby sleeps in the same bed with an adult, it is best to sleep in a separate quilt. If the baby sleeps in the same bed and uses the same quilt with an adult, you should be more careful not to let the quilt cover the mouth and nose and cause suffocation. This is medically called quilt-covering syndrome.

3. Prevent scalding: When feeding milk, first drop the milk on the back of your hand to test the temperature; when using a hot water bottle to keep warm, the water temperature should be around 5OC, tighten the plug to prevent leakage, wrap it with a towel and place it under the quilt, about 10 cm away from the baby's skin; when bathing, test the temperature first and do not place the baby under the hot water pipe to rinse.