One of the most common and unpleasant problems in caring for a newborn baby is diaper dermatitis - this is irritation, redness, chafing of the baby's skin in the groin area as a result of contact with urine and feces under the diaper.
How to identify diaper dermatitis
It manifests itself in the form of redness, irritation in the area covered with a diaper (groin, perineum, buttocks, buttocks). In advanced cases, redness turns into swelling, diaper rash, and crusts may form. An infection gets into the wounds, a complication may develop - candidal diaper dermatitis. This disease will require specialized, longer-term treatment.
Photo (what diaper dermatitis looks like. Clickable)
Causes
Why does such an unpleasant problem arise even with proper care?
- The wrong size of the diaper. If the diaper is too small or too large for the crumb, then friction against the delicate skin causes irritation, which is manifested by redness;
- The diaper is changed less frequently than after 4 hours. Under it, increased humidity is created, the skin is in contact with urine and feces for a long time. As a result, severe irritation appears on the baby's delicate skin;
- Dermatitis can also be caused by allergies to certain types of diapers or moisturizing cleansing wipes used for baby hygiene.
How to treat
- The most important thing is not to start the problem, start treatment on time. Change diapers more often, do not save, preferably every 2 to 4 hours. Don't wait until the diaper is full;
- Wash your baby thoroughly when changing diapers. Wear the diaper after drying your bottom and groin areas well. In this case, do not wipe, but gently blot the affected areas with a towel. You can use baby powder (if the skin needs to be dried additionally) or cream (See about using special diaper creams >>>);
- In the treatment of diaper dermatitis and for its prevention, arrange air baths for the baby. Do them as often as possible, three to four times a day, let the baby's skin rest from the diaper, breathe. The duration of the air bath is about 20 minutes, the temperature in the room is desirable about +23 degrees;
- Choose the right diaper size. If you see red stripes on the baby's skin from the edges of the diaper - urgently change it to a larger size. It's easier to change the diaper than to treat the irritation that has appeared;
- You can use special creams, applying them after bathing the baby (Bepanten, Drapolen, Destin, d - Panthenol and others).
Traditional methods
- It is good when bathing to add decoctions of herbs of a series, pharmacy chamomile to the water, they relieve itching and irritation. Boil 5 tbsp. l. herbs in two liters of boiling water, let the broth brew, mix with water prepared for bathing the baby;
- If there was no baby powder at home, you can take in equal parts starch and streptocide tablets, previously ground into powder. This homemade powder dries well and has antibacterial properties.
All these measures provide a quick treatment for diaper dermatitis.
When to see a doctor
If irritation has not gone away after three days. The doctor will examine the baby and prescribe a special ointment;
- If all the actions taken do not help, the redness not only does not go away, but also intensifies, itching, swelling appeared, the baby is worried, capricious, urgently consult a doctor - a dermatologist. Most likely, a candidal infection has been added to diaper dermatitis, and it requires drug treatment.
Prevention
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It is always easier to prevent a disease than to cure it. Therefore, we summarize the measures necessary to prevent diaper dermatitis.
- We choose the right diaper, change it often, do not overflow with feces (How to choose diapers).
- We observe hygiene, wash the ass and perineum with warm water from front to back, rinsing all the folds. Then dry the skin well. Read more about hygiene here.
- We use special products to protect, moisturize or dry the skin.
- If possible, we often perform air procedures, let the skin breathe.
It is not difficult to follow these rules, but they will help to avoid such an unpleasant problem as diaper dermatitis and keep your baby's delicate skin healthy.
Read more about skin problems and proper skin care:
To prevent and prevent diaper dermatitis in newborns, you need to constantly and well take care of the baby's skin, paying special attention to the groin area and buttocks. We told you how to properly care for your skinin this article.
You can find out about other common skin problems (prickly heat, diaper rash) here - https://razvitie-krohi.ru/zdorove-rebenka/chastyie-zabolevaniya-i-problemyi-s-kozhey-u-novorozhdennyih-detey.html
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