BABIES WITH CRADLE CAP ( FACIAL OUTBREAK) HELLP

Amanda - posted on 02/01/2010

my bby went through the same thing.the dr give me sum shampoo to wash her hair wit 4 6 months that will gt the cradle cap out of there head.

Olivia - posted on 02/01/2010

Yup warm olive oil is best, so if they rub and suck their hands it won't hurt them. I used to put it on after a bath and then rub it in with a soft baby brush. I'd leave it on all night. Fixed it within a week. Good luck!

Robin - posted on 01/29/2010

My baby had the same thing when he was about 6weeks old. I went to his pediatrician (despite my parents/grandmother telling me it was normal and would clear up on his own) when it was covering his whole face and was bright red and kind of "hard". She prescribed a really mild hydrocortisone cream which we put on once a day. It cleared right up and has not come back. Also, I asked about his cradle cap (which was really bad) and she said it was due to overactive oil glands. Use baby oil or olive oil, let it sit for about 5 minutes, brush gently with a baby brush and then wash it out completely. If you leave any oil in it will act up again. Good luck...it will go away.

Amanda - posted on 01/28/2010

for the cradle cap i used baby oil and gently brushed it in with a baby brush took it away in a week. I am now struggling with the baby acne and I actually took my daughter to the doctor they told me it is normal and to put a light coating of aquafor on it and they said it could last 3-4 months and then it should go away.

Colleen - posted on 01/28/2010

I tried every oil on my son and what finally worked was a prescription that his pediatrican wrote out! expensive, but it worked!

Jamie - posted on 01/21/2010

Hi Shareda,
My son had several outbreaks of cradle cap as a young baby. We would rub coconut oil into his hair 20 minutes before a bath and then wash it out. That seemed to work well. It finally went away after a month or so, but then resurfaced as eczema on his face. We tried all sorts of creams and oils but ended up discovering that flax seed oil works wonders! All you have to do it apply it to his skin after a bath every day. It completely cleared up my son's skin problems! Sometimes he'll get a few patches of flakey skin near his scalp bu if I rub flax oil on it once a day, it usually goes away in 24 hours. Good luck!

Xiomara - posted on 01/20/2010

yea just put baby oil and brush it with a lil brush after a warm shower

Cheryl - posted on 01/20/2010

my son had the same thing but his doctor gave me this stuff called promiseh topical cream and it worked really good we only used it for a week and it went away and has not came bac yet thats when he was 3 months noe he almost 7

Kristen - posted on 01/20/2010

I'm with Anik,baby oil was great for Alexanders head.He also used to get really blotchy red skin but that all disappeared after about 3 months.

Dina - posted on 01/20/2010

what I did for mine was after a bath - i would lotion her head with eucerine lotion and then brush it out. When she had facial outbreaks, eucerine help with that but if it got bad, I use medicated blistex chap stick. my doctor approved of it, just make sure to stay away from the eyes.

Michelle - posted on 01/20/2010

milk spots??? Babies can get spots if they are too hot too, or allergic to a substance (called contact excema). The most common reason babies get spots though is through excess sebum being excreted by sweat glands as babies can not control thier own heat, the sweat is excreted through the skin to try and regulate body temperature. Putting oily products on can make it worse.

Shareda - posted on 01/19/2010

thanks to all who responded .. he had like little pimples on his cheeks foreheadand hairline . i went to the doctor and they said it wasnt baby acne

Michelle - posted on 01/19/2010

Shareda...Outbreak as in flaky skin like the cradle cap? Or as in spots? If it looks just like cradle cap just put some vaseline on his face. This is the safest way of treating babies with cradle cap. You dont actually have tot reat it at all, It will go away by itself. If baby is getting irritated by it, it looks too dry then apply the vaseline. If your seeing an outvreak of spots, this could be baby acne and you'l need to take him to the doc to get it treated.

Lisa - posted on 01/19/2010

Any kind of oil will help, leave it in his hair until it all soaks in, usually during a feed, and by the time you put him on the other side it's ready to comb out... I found that a 'baby comb didn't work, so I used a 'medium' strength toothbrush, it helps heaps!

Erin - posted on 01/19/2010

My friend's baby had it real bad too and e swears that olive oil is the best!

Jessica - posted on 01/18/2010

well cradle cap,... there is stuff you can get at wlmart in the baby section (it works pretty good, it takes a few days to a week.) the face, is it dry skin or milk mumps(lots like a ance).

Anik - posted on 01/18/2010

Baby oil works great for my baby girl. I apply it on her head and her face, leave it on for about an hour and then I comb it off for her hair and wash her face... Comes out pretty nicely!!