My daughter is 3 mons old has a lot of hair so I didn't really notice the cap until recently. i had rubbed some of it out but her hair came out with it on the edges.
2006-07-12 12:59:00 · 16 answers · asked by if u don't ask u won't k 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
apply baby oil to the hair and gently massage....don't rub too hard. Take a baby comb and lightly go through her hair.
2006-07-12 13:03:38 · answer #1 · answered by celestine 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cradle cap s just an excess skin cells. My daughter got it too. She did lose a little hair but this is what I did. When i washed her hair I massaged the baby shampoo in with a baby brush, then after bath, I rubbed baby lotion on the cradle cap. also, no hats, they made her head sweat and made the cap worse.
2006-07-12 13:03:36 · answer #2 · answered by bigmomashea 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My baby is 5 months & has the same thing my ped. said never put baby oil on a baby.Also I seen on the news a couple of months ago a newborn died because of baby oil was rubbed on the baby as it does state on the bottle you can do but when they took the baby to the hospital the doctors said the baby oil suffocated the babies skin.I would of thought you can put baby oil on a baby for cradle cap also as that is what many mothers told me until I heard this so I threw out all the baby oil in my house.
2006-07-12 13:13:39 · answer #3 · answered by angie 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wash your daughter's head everyday with baby shampoo and gently brush it (while the shampoo is on it) with her baby hair brush. This will loosen the "cap" and it will soon disappear. Also, you may want to rub in a tiny bit of baby oil on her scalp after shampooing.
Think of it as dry and dead skin on her scalp. Or it may be caused by an exudate from the hair folicles that forms a crust. At any rate, brush it and it will soon be gone.
2006-07-12 13:16:01 · answer #4 · answered by suzananneiam 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use a small baby comb (the kind that the hospital gives you, is actually the best, use that if you still have it). Rub her hair in baby oil first, and use a lot of it. Comb out as much as you can, and then shampoo her hair. I only use Johnson & Johnson's, I find it gentler & cleaner than other shampoos that I've tried. If it ends up spreading to beyond her hairline, then she'll need to see a doctor.
2006-07-12 13:14:46 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just leave it alone. Cradle cap is nothing more than dead skin...it's not painful or uncomfortable for a baby...it's just unsightly. Every time you wash your daughter's hair, a little more will come out. Eventually it'll be gone completely. My boys' pediatrician said not to use oil or grease of any kind...it does nothing more than clog the hair follicles. Besides, who wants a baby with greasy hair? Ew!
2006-07-12 13:04:31 · answer #6 · answered by brevejunkie 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I got this method from a nurse years ago and it worked. While her hair is still sudsy from the shampoo, comb through it with a fine tooth comb. Then rinse. Do that a few times a week until gone. It seems that while the scalp is wet with shampoo and water the flakes scrape off easier. You said she has alot of hair, then I would first use a larger comb to get rid of the tangles first then use the fine so it will get to the scalp.
2006-07-12 13:06:23 · answer #7 · answered by Corina 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i'm assuming he has considered a health care specialist for the chicken pox. today i imagine i'd go away the top on my own till the chickenpox are lengthy gone.. Then right it truly is the age previous rememedy for craddle cap utilized by technique of me ,my mom, my grandma and countless others over the various years. Johnson toddler oil and a superb enamel sq. plastic toddler comb the kind that seems double sided and has no take care of ( like a nit comb).. placed somewhat johnson toddler oil on the scalp and rub it in comfortable then let it stay on the top for a lengthy time period to soften the craddle cap .. even as comfortable adequate gently compb by potential of toddlers scalp eliminating the crusty craddle cap. .. then wash toddlers head. you may ought to repeat this proceedure for roughly a week perchance a lot less yet i am going to eliminate it.
2016-12-01 04:18:15 · answer #8 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Rub baby oil into the babys hair then use a baby brush and swirl it over the scalp. When you wash the babys head alot of it should come out. Repeat as necessary.
2006-07-12 13:03:06 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
my baby had cradle cap and the doctors told me to use dandruff shampoo,baby oil,and a baby hair brush,by this time he had already lost most of his hair so I don't know if this will stop that but the cradle cap went away quickly.
2006-07-12 15:55:11 · answer #10 · answered by Dana H 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soak it with some baby oil before bathtime. Gently scrub it with a soft brush during the bath using baby shampoo. Might have to do it a couple of times in a row to completely get rid of it.
2006-07-12 13:04:29 · answer #11 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋