Does the newborn have little red spots around his mouth?

Small red spots appear around the mouth of a newborn. This symptom is very common and is usually caused by eczema. If the baby does not have other discomforts, no treatment is generally required. You can observe first. If the baby is breastfed, the mother should eat less allergic foods, such as seafood. Also, do not dress the baby too much. If the baby is dressed too much, it will cause sweating, and sweating will generally aggravate eczema.

What to do with neonatal eczema

1. Overall treatment principles

There are many types of medicines that can be used for baby eczema, and parents should use the medicines under the guidance of a doctor. Before changing to a new medication, be sure to remove the previous medication. When changing medications, it is best to apply it to a small area of ​​eczema on the baby's skin first, observe the effect, and decide whether to use it. Avoid aggravating the condition due to improper use of medications.

The method of treating infant eczema depends on the symptoms of eczema. If local erythema, papules, scales, and scabs are present, you can use the pure plant-based Dihu Baby Plant Milk Ringworm Cream, but do not use hormone-containing drugs or ointments. If there is a lot of ulcer exudate, you should use cold wet compress with solution, and then apply milk ringworm ointment after scab formation.

For babies whose eczema is not serious, only local medication is needed, but you should not abuse the medication on your own to avoid causing skin damage or infection.

2. Cold and wet compress

(1) Commonly used wet compresses are 1:10,000 potassium permanganate solution (be careful to make sure the potassium permanganate is completely dissolved, as undissolved potassium permanganate will burn the baby's skin). This not only cleans the wound surface, but also has a bactericidal, astringent and oxidative effect.

(2) Apply 4-6 layers of gauze, wet enough not to drip water, to the wound surface. The replacement time and frequency shall be determined according to the amount of eczema exudate. When the exudate absorbed by the gauze reaches half saturation, replace the gauze. Two to three times daily. When there is a lot of exudate, the dressing should be changed more frequently during wet compresses to avoid leaving the dressing soaked with exudate on the wound for a long time, which will irritate the surrounding normal skin and cause the wound to expand.

Nursing of neonatal eczema

1. Keep the skin clean and dry. When bathing your baby, use warm water and non-alkaline bath agent to clean the baby's body. For babies with intertrigo, special attention should be paid to cleaning the folds of the skin. When taking a bath, the shower gel must be rinsed off. After washing, wipe the moisture off the baby's body and apply a non-oily moisturizer to avoid hindering the normal breathing of the skin. The baby's hair should also be washed every day. If the baby has seborrheic dermatitis, washing the head carefully can remove the scabs. If the scab has hardened and stuck to the head, apply olive oil on the affected area and then wash it after a while.

2. Avoid external stimulation. Parents should always pay attention to changes in temperature and humidity around the baby. Babies with contact dermatitis should especially avoid exposing their skin to cold wind or strong sunlight. In summer, after your baby sweats during exercise, you should wipe off his sweat carefully; when the weather is cold and dry, you should apply anti-allergic non-oily moisturizer to your baby. In addition to paying attention to weather changes, parents should not let their babies wear clothes that are easy to irritate the skin, such as wool, silk, nylon, etc.

3. Trim the nails short. If your baby suffers from severely itchy atopic dermatitis or contact dermatitis, parents should trim their baby's nails regularly to reduce the chance of scratching.

4. Precautions for neonatal eczema

(1) For scabs on the scalp, eyebrows and other parts of the body, apply sterilized cooking oil and gently scrub them the next day.

(2) To avoid scratching the skin and causing infection, you can wrap your hands loosely with a soft cloth, but be careful to observe them to prevent the thread from getting entangled in your fingers.