From the first days, my mother plunges into the care of her beloved baby. Unfortunately, sometimes it can "wait" for unpleasant moments in the form of rashes on the skin of the baby. The rash has a different nature: allergic, bacterial, hormonal. From birth or a few weeks after the crumbs, acne of newborns may appear, or, as they call in medicine, neonatal cephalic pustulosis.
Why does the rash develop in newborns?
These rashes on the skin of the baby appear:
- due to the influence of mother's hormones;
- strengthening the function of the sebaceous glands of crumbs as a result of the adjustment of its hormonal system.
In general, acne resembles a teenage eel. They have the appearance of pustules (that is, accumulations of pus under the skin) whitish-yellow in color. Hormonal rash of newborns can occur on the nose, forehead, head, ears, neck and even back. This phenomenon occurs in 25-30% of children. Parents should not worry about acne. After all, these rashes are not contagious: neither viruses, nor bacteria, nor infections in them are not guilty. Thus, neonatal cephalic pustulosis is not a disease, but a condition of the child's body. Also fundamentally wrong is the opinion of parents that acne of newborns appears due to non-compliance with hygiene.
Besides this type of rash, there is acne of babies appearing in children aged three months and older. This rash has the same hormonal basis and can take a very long time - in rare cases, up to three years.
Acne Neonates: Treatment
Acne treatment as such does not require. Usually, after 2 weeks or to the first month of the baby's life, they pass by themselves. But some parents listen to the advice of relatives or friends and begin to treat acne greens, florophyllipt, fukortsin, potassium permanganate, or some other antiseptic. The only thing that should be done is to lubricate the affected skin of the child with zinc ointment or bepantene every three to four days. These funds will not heal, but dry out the rashes. In no case need to squeeze out acne - in their place can remain scars. In addition, the baby's skin should be kept dry and clean.
It is important not to confuse ...
When acne occurs in children, pediatric consultation is necessary. The fact is that often acne is confused with rashes inherent in food allergies or urticaria, which are simply necessary to treat.
First, the nursing mother should remember if she ate a new product. Perhaps the crumbs were washed with a new washing powder or soap. Allergy also causes a new baby cream for a diaper, baby soap, bathing herbs. If you find something like this, you need to exclude a possible "culprit" from eating or eating your mother for a few days. Observe if the intensity of the rashes changes.
Secondly, you should carefully examine the rash. Acne neonates are located mainly on the child's head and look like red pimples without purulent filling. Allergic rashes are most often localized in a place where the allergen
With food allergies, the baby has rough spots that slightly rise above the surface of the skin. There is an itch, because of which the child can behave capriciously. On the body may be wet areas. It is necessary to pay attention to the chair crumbs - with allergies, it changes its character.
If the doctor confirms a hormonal rash of newborns, mums should not be nervous and worried: only 3-4 weeks and the baby's face will become clean.