A young mother carefully examines her child every day and begins to worry if she discovers something unknown. Most often, you have to deal with the appearance of small red acne on a delicate baby's face. You should not indulge in panic, it is quite possible to get rid of unpleasant rashes.
If a rash is found in an infant, this fact cannot be ignored. Calmly find out the origin of the rash and relieve the crumb of this discomfort.
Causes of pimples in babies
The cause of the appearance of a rash can be not only external stimuli, but also the growing up, development of the child. If the baby is about two to three weeks old, and pimples appear in the cheeks and neck, this indicates the beginning of the formation of hormonal levels. As a rule, rashes go away on their own by three months of age. The peculiarity is that pimples have a permanent red color, sometimes with a whitish center.
Pay attention to the nutrition of the nursing mother. If, after eating certain foods, the redness in the cheek area becomes noticeably brighter, this indicates the presence of an allergy. Eliminate the unsuitable product from the diet, usually a small child reacts with a rash to such irritants: citrus fruits, sweet, and sometimes cow's milk.
You can avoid acne by following a diet for a nursing mother. Give your newborn air baths several times a day. Wash baby clothes separately from an adult using special detergents.
If the appearance of acne is accompanied by colic, anxiety, stool disturbance, this may be a signal for intestinal dysbiosis. Take an advanced stool test. Discuss this result with your pediatrician. If abnormalities are detected, the child will be prescribed the necessary medicines to restore the microflora.
Sometimes acne on the face can indicate the onset of the development of a disease. Don't diagnose yourself. See your local pediatrician for advice.
Climate change can also trigger acne breakouts. The baby does not need treatment, since the rash disappears after several days of adaptation and does not require special attention.
Too warm a room or too warm dressing of newborns is also a reason for rashes - prickly heat develops. Typically, pimples begin to appear on the baby's neck and then rise to the face. You can tell if a child is too hot by the fact that his face turns red. Don't overheat your baby. Dressing the baby, use a simple scheme: "clothes for yourself + 1". This means that a child needs one more thing than an adult. For example, you are wearing a T-shirt, the baby is wearing a T-shirt and a jacket.
Measures to treat rashes
Once you figure out the cause of the rash, start taking proper care of it. Twice a day, wipe the newborn's face with a cotton swab dipped in warm boiled water. When bathing the baby in the bath, add a little potassium permanganate to the water. The water should be pale pink in color. This will help dry out the resulting pustules. You can use chamomile and string. Do not squeeze pimples under any circumstances, this can contribute to the introduction of infection into open wounds. Also, to treat redness, do not use fatty oils, antihistamines, hormonal ointments, powder.
