My Baby Has A Rash. What Is It?
To prevent the baby from scratching and worsening the condition, it is convenient that we find activities to distract him so that he can forget about itching and stinging
It is quite normal for the baby to have a skin rash or rash. These skin problems are often accompanied by itching and, in some cases, pain.
Discover in this article how to cure them and how to avoid them.
Possible causes of baby skin rash
When a baby has a skin rash, we must start looking for the cause of it. Thus, the cause may be something new that we have included in your care or feeding routine. For example, it can be a food, diapers from another brand, new clothes, and so on.
By proceeding as we have mentioned, we can find out what is causing your rash and prevent it from continuing to cause problems. On the other hand, if we have not changed anything in the diet or put anything new on the baby, it may have developed a food allergy. It can also be some type of fiber from clothing that you could previously wear without problems.
It should be noted that the search for the cause is not done to solve it on your own, but to provide more information to the pediatrician, when we consult with him about the problem. Therefore, regardless of the cause, in any case, we should always consult with the pediatrician.
The specialist will do the appropriate allergy tests to the baby, if he considers it necessary. Afterwards, he will indicate the treatment and comment on the most appropriate measures to provide relief in the day-to-day recovery process.
Cures for skin rash
To heal the rash on the baby’s skin, first you must always take into account the instructions of the pediatrician. Additionally, you can consider the following that we are going to comment on.
1. Food
First of all, we must try to avoid anything new that we have tried with it. For example, if you have included a new food in your diet, we must remove it immediately.
We must not introduce anything new into the child’s diet during these days. We will avoid any type of food that could make the skin rash worse. Thus, for example, we have foods with a high allergic component, such as strawberries.
2. Clothes
We will have to make the child wear the least possible clothes for the time of year. If it has been presented after putting on a new garment, it must be removed. We should not put it back on until we know what is causing this.
We must avoid rough clothing, scratching or with which the child feels comfortable. For this reason, we must opt for clothing made with natural fibers, such as cotton, to avoid unwanted reactions.
3. Care and medications
On the other hand, the pediatrician will offer us a cream for atopic skin. In a few days the spots on your skin will disappear. He could also give you an antihistamine, so it stings less and thus prevents scratching.
It is of the utmost importance that we prevent the baby from scratching. To avoid this, we must find things to entertain him so that he “forgets” the itch. It is also recommended to bathe it with warm water. It is convenient to check that you do not get more hives and that you do not have a fever.
In addition, we will have to control that the stains and the stinging go less every time. Otherwise, we will have to visit the doctor to prescribe other medications.
Caution! If at any time we observe that the baby has wheezing, has a high fever that does not go away, it is difficult to breathe, does not seem to be very conscious or vomits, we should go immediately to the nearest emergency department. In these cases, although it is not very common, it could be a severe allergic reaction.
