2006-07-02 15:30:26 · 11 answers · asked by Michelle R 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
Regular bath, minus the soap just for this once. Use air conditioning in the house, keep her cool. Make sure all of the folds of her skin get a bit of cornstarch or baby powder. Use unscented powder though since her skin is already bothering her. Use cotton t-shirt and leave her in diaper. They have rollon baby powder out there now that is much safer for inhalation worries.
Try and see if you can put her in a shirt that will cover to the top of the neck, so that the skin from her folds do not sweat. I like to roll a bit of powder under her cheeks.
When we were in the hospital, the nurse we had said we could test a small area of skin with diaper rash cream to see if this helps. She put a dab under her neck. It worked out ok, but I liked the powder better.
Basically keeping her dry and cool, and clean is the key. Not using to many soap products that can irritate.
Also, try using dreft in the wash in case she is having an allergy to the detergent you are using. And monitor her eating, to rule out a food allergy.
Best Wishes
Barbara
P.S. For the lady who mentioned the corn starch. It is really great! I prefer over the baby powder sometimes. My first baby that is all we used. She had sensitive skin. I will leave it in the fridge sometimes. My baby loves a bit of chilled powder on her bottom, when it becomes rashed.. She AHHHHs and OHHHS and Coo's she really loves it.
2006-07-02 17:28:57 · answer #1 · answered by barbaradjt 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My son constanly got prickly heat alot his first summer. My doctor recommended dressing him lightly, no layers, just a onesie or just a t-shirt and diaper. Keep him in air conditioning if possible because heat and humidity irritates the rash and causes more discomfort. Limit full baths as soapy water or baby bubble baths can also irritate the rash. Instead, use a washcloth or a sponge and very mild non-perfumed baby wash. Once the rash disappears, get your child used to the heat gradually, take him/her outside a little bit at a time to allow his skin to get used to the climate. Of course, make sure you use baby sunscreen on children over 6 months old. By the end of his first summer, my son no longer got the rash and now that he's two, he loves to play outside and we have had no reocurrances of prickly heat at all this summer.
2006-07-02 15:40:29 · answer #2 · answered by eeyore0813 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ouch!! I know this may sound old fashioned but what always worked for my boys as well as my grandson is corn starch. Most of the products out there have corn starch as the main ingredient so why put all the additives on their sensitive skin. Try a dusting on the areas with the rash but as with any powder try to keep down the dust in the air as much as possible. Hope it goes well, good luck.
2006-07-02 15:34:39 · answer #3 · answered by G-Mommy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cornstarch
2006-07-02 15:50:00 · answer #4 · answered by PHP 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cornstarch.
2006-07-02 15:42:59 · answer #5 · answered by GypsyGr-ranny 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
keep the area dry do not put any moisturizers on there if it is around the neck keep a bib on. You can also apply cornstarch but always keep it clean.
2006-07-02 15:39:16 · answer #6 · answered by jada s 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A cool bath might do the trick. Also loose clothing and baby powder.
2006-07-02 15:34:09 · answer #7 · answered by lorettagutierrez3 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter has numerous skin conditions and what i found worked best ( surprise ) was cornstarch and hydrocortisone cream.
2006-07-02 15:41:05 · answer #8 · answered by fiestyroo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I would use cornstarch to help soothe and dry it up. This is what I use on my sons
2006-07-02 15:34:57 · answer #9 · answered by tmweber 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i find that baby powder helps keep it under control
2006-07-02 15:35:06 · answer #10 · answered by darb 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋