Heat Rash in Babies
Heat rash in babies often becomes a reason for concern for parents. Most babies at some point do break out in heat rashes and need to be taken care of without delay. Heat rash is mainly caused because of the baby’s body getting heated up. Sweating always cools the body down, but when you sweat too much the pores get blocked and prevent the sweat from coming out of the body. This in turn tends to heat up the body from inside and rashes are one way that the body retaliates to let out the heat inside the body. It becomes more prominent with babies as their skin is new and fragile. This heat rash manifests on the skin as small red blisters or bumps. They usually erupt in areas where the baby’s clothing is tight, as the pores in that area gets blocked first. While treating heat rash in babies we need to remember that humidity is the major cause of heat rash or prickly heat as it is also called. This is not an occurrence of the summers it can happen in the winters too if your baby is wearing too many layers of clothing. Though not painful it can cause a lot of itching and irritation for the little one.
Heat Rash Treatment
First and foremost heat rash treatment for babies is to keep your baby cool and dry in any kind of weather. During the summer make sure that you dress your baby in cotton. Loose and light clothes for your baby will help to absorb the extra sweat and keep him cool. Leave the air conditioning or the fan on so that the room in which your baby lies is cool throughout the day. To treat heat rash you could also bathe your baby in lukewarm water with two spoons of baking soda or use a frequent cold compress to cool him down. Do not rub him dry after the bath, just let him air dry and the water will slowly evaporate and cool the body down. Make sure you do not let your baby scratch himself, or else the rash could increase and lead to small open wounds. To soothe the itching you can use a medicinal calamine lotion on the areas that are affected by the rash. Avoid the use of baby creams and powders as they can block the pores further. Make sure your baby avoids the sun and instead stays in the cool room. At all times keep your doctor informed about the state of your baby’s heat rash.