For babies with delicate skin, in addition to \”preventing\” mosquitoes, eczema, and prickly heat in summer, there is another problem that is also quite common, and that is \”neck flooding.\” Especially for some chubby babies, not only the neck but also the flesh folds on the body are particularly prone to \”flooding\”, and this happens repeatedly, and if not properly cared for, it will become more serious. Why do babies get \”flooded\” so easily? How should parents take care of it? Let’s take a look at today’s content! What is neck drowning? Drowning the neck is medically called \”intertriginous eruption\”, also called \”fold rot\”. Generally refers to red or brownish-red rashes that appear in skin folds (such as neck, armpits, cubital fossa, umbilical fossa, inner thighs, groin, gluteal groove, perineum and other folds) due to moisture, friction, and the inability to dissipate local heat. , there may even be congestion, epidermis peeling, exudation, and odor. In severe cases, skin suppuration may occur due to bacterial infection. It is a common skin problem for babies aged 0 to 2 years old. Babies often cry and become restless due to pain. Why is it easy for babies to \”drown their necks\”? Because the baby lies down for a long time, sweat, milk, saliva, etc. can easily flow into the neck, and the baby\’s skin folds are relatively deep. If these dirt are not cleaned up in time over time, they will accumulate in the skin folds, which will become more serious. Your baby\’s skin is very delicate, and a little irritation can cause skin inflammation, resulting in redness and even erosion. In addition, because the skin of obese babies has many folds and deep folds, it is easy to accumulate sweat and moisture, and the baby\’s own activity level is relatively large. The skin folds that are close to each other will often rub against each other when they are superimposed, making them prone to sweating and hair loss. red. If parents fail to take care of them in time, the local heat in the skin cannot be dissipated in time, which can easily cause local congestion, broken skin and even folds. Therefore, babies who are too obese are more likely to have their necks submerged. What should I do if my baby\’s skin is \”flooded\”? ❶ After every bath, you should dry your baby in time. Especially the folds of the skin must be gently dried with a dry soft towel to keep the baby\’s skin dry. You can also use a soft cotton towel dipped in warm water to clean the folds of the baby\’s skin specifically. Especially when there is water stains and dirt after sweating or feeding, you must take care of the baby in time. ❷ For localized redness, you can put dry soft gauze on the folds and replace it every few hours; for ulcerated skin, parents can first disinfect it with iodophor and then use Baiduobang ointment or erythromycin ointment. Apply plain ointment. Do not use talcum powder or prickly heat powder at this time, otherwise the particles of these powders will clog the pores and make the situation worse! ❸ When the baby wakes up, it is recommended to let the baby lie down and play more. This can stretch the skin in the folds and make it dry and breathable. ❹ If your baby has severe skin ulcers caused by bacterial infection in the folds of his skin, accompanied by itching, you must take your baby to a doctor for treatment in time. Use medication under the guidance of a doctor. Never listen to the \”home remedies\” of non-professionals! Special emphasis: In fact, if you want to prevent your baby\’s skin from being \”flooded\”, the most effective way is to keep the skin dry! For example: ☛ Take a bath frequently and dry it in time, especially in the skin folds; ☛ The clothes your baby wears must be loose, breathable and highly absorbent; ☛ Every time the baby urinates,Diapers need to be changed in time after defecation, and after each cleaning, the baby\’s bottom must be dried before changing into a new diaper; ☛ If the baby has milk, saliva or rice soup flowing onto the baby\’s neck after eating When the temperature is too high in summer, you can use air conditioners and fans to help the baby cool down. If you are worried about your baby getting cold, you can wear a bellyband or adjust the air conditioner temperature appropriately. As for what to apply on babies with flooded skin, there are often some \”experienced people\” who will give advice to mothers, such as creams, gels, aloe vera gel, sesame oil, coptis powder, sophora flavescens powder… Some parents are even urgently seeking medical treatment. Doudehui really wants to remind you all, Dad, to be careful about spreading soil on the ulcerated areas of the baby\’s skin! Heavy! Test! consider! There is nothing better than keeping your skin dry to prevent your baby\’s skin from getting flooded!
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