Rash on baby's face

Stephani - posted on 04/19/2010

My daughter had something similar for the first 3 months of her life. It turned out she was allergic to laundry detergent. I had to start washing the whole families clothes in Dreft and all the sheets. Even now when people outside the home hold her she gets it from rubbing her face on their clothes.

Shylene - posted on 04/19/2010

i have a 7 month old baby girl, and she had the same thing as well on both sides, but i thought it was because i got her ears pierced and i thought maybe when she was sleeping her ear would fold over and leave a rash on the side of her cheek. so i dont know what it could be :S

Jennifer - posted on 04/18/2010

Thank you so much for responding, everyone! It's nice to hear that this problem is so common! I bought some cortizone cream, and after using it for one day, his rash is still raised but no longer red. If it doesn't clear up by tomorrow, I'll call the doctor just to see if she wants to take a look!

Tammy - posted on 04/17/2010

Yes they can, ears, eyebrows, all over. Try cetenphil lotion it will help.

Peta-gaye - posted on 04/17/2010

my son has had the same issue since he was 3mths thereabout and his pediatrician told me to get hydrcortisone 1% and use it 4 times a day i only use it twicw a day though and it works great it was also in his head and i used it there and it went away also don't use after the rash clears just when u see the rash.

Alena - posted on 04/17/2010

it could be from what u wash is clothes with or bathe him with my daughter had that i now use dreft for all of our clothes and aveno baby wash cuz it dont have those purfumes in it and i soon as i did that her rash went away on her face.if your breastfeeding it also can be what u eating

Nikki - posted on 04/17/2010

My daughter has excema (very mild) and it looks just like you are describing. It comes and goes. I just put a little excema cream on it and it goes away. Also, if they are damp or wet like from drool it can cause irritation similar to diaper rash. For that just use diaper rash cream or cortizone. My pediatrician recommended both as my daughter has that issue as well.

Laura - posted on 04/17/2010

Sometimes if a baby is teething they can get a rash on their cheeks, might be the first signs of your little one teething.

Jelyn - posted on 04/16/2010

yes its normal my son has cradle cap on his forehead still i hate it so much! just moisterize it! he might have exzema! my first son had it it never went away i just put cream on that the doc precribed to him

Chelsea Cleo - posted on 04/16/2010

Hey Jennifer.
The rash sounds pretty normal, my daughter had the same thing around 6 weeks and it was milk spots, it got really bad at some point and i thought she was sick so i called my midwife. A really good thing i found to use on cradle cap is almond oil, you just rub it into the cap, leave it there till the next bath and it just comes off! You can even use a light brush or an old tooth bright and lightly get it off like that. My daughter had bad cradle cap in her eye brows, it got the the point where it was weeping and even bleeding a little. I hope this helps

Melissa - posted on 04/16/2010

We just went through that with our son. He had the exact same rash in the exact same place. He also had two dry spots on his forehead. We started using an over the counter cream called "Spectro Exzema Care". We showed it to our pediatrician and he said it was safe for our baby. Alot of babies get rashes and baby exzema/acne, and it usually goes away. We used the cream about 3 times a day, to keep his skin moisturized and avoid any scarring.



Good luck!!

Cleo - posted on 04/16/2010

You shouldn't be too worried because a lot of babies get baby acne and it should clear up within the couple of weeks. my baby's doctor prescribed me some 1%anti itching cream and it cleared her face and body up very quickly. Just contact your baby's doctor and they will tell you what you should do:-) Good luck.