In caring for a newborn child, the most important thing is a careful examination of his body up to several times a day, the rapid elimination of the initial stages of skin problems with medications and hygiene items. In order to know how to deal with diaper rash in a child, you need to have an idea of how they look and what provokes their appearance.
Instructions
Step 1
Diaper rash, if any, you will notice as soon as you remove the diaper from the baby to change it to a fresh one. First, a red spot appears on the baby's skin. It can be of various sizes and cover small or large areas of the newborn's body. Then, if the redness is not taken care of and the first symptoms of this skin disease are not treated with remedies, the problem may worsen.
Step 2
Visible white and red pimples may appear on the skin along with redness. Most often, diaper rash appears in the area of the baby's thighs, on his buttocks. Less commonly in the armpits, in the folds of the neck. In this case, the skin can be either excessively moist or dry at the site of inflammation.
Step 3
Diaper rash may appear differently. First, their precursors appear - small reddish specks, which few people pay attention to. Then they merge into a single bright red spot, which bothers the child, makes him cry, does not allow him to sleep peacefully. If a bacterial infection is added to the problem, then such diaper rash may be accompanied by the appearance of abscesses, purulent yellow spots against a background of redness, and fever.
Step 4
Redness and diaper rash are caused by various reasons. This is an introduction to the baby's nutrition of new products, mixtures, also frequent bowel movements, contact with urine on the baby's skin, rubbing the seams of clothes or diapers against it. But the main reason for diaper rash is an excess of moisture on the skin, especially if the child does not change diapers or reusable diapers for a long time.
Step 5
Show a child's pediatrician or pediatric dermatologist with diaper rash on the skin if you cannot cope with them on your own, and the problem areas turn into purulent sores. In this case, the doctor will prescribe ointments or gels containing antibiotics to soothe and treat the skin.
Step 6
As soon as you notice small reddish pimples or redness in the folds of the baby's skin on the inner thighs, on the bottom, neck, cheeks - create optimal conditions for the skin to heal. Change your baby's diapers as often as possible. Don't leave it in the same diaper all night.
Step 7
During the day between diaper changes, keep your baby naked for a few minutes on a clean, dry diaper to let the skin breathe. Wash your baby and blot wrinkles on his skin with a clean, soft cloth. Do not rub your baby's skin during hygiene.
Step 8
Apply special creams under the diaper containing anti-inflammatory oils, plant extracts, zinc oxide. When you put on a fresh diaper again, do not fasten it too tightly on the baby's body so that air circulates between the diaper and the skin.
