Heat Rash question for Mommies :)

oh! poor little guy!

Hopefully he's not crabby and irritable because of the rash!

I don't know much about remedies for heatrash- but hopefully someone else on here does.

Good luck Sara! Rash-be-gone Cam!

Yeah not much you can do except keep him wiped with a cool cloth...possible air dry after bathing..and no lotion or ointment. Poor guy :(

Hey Sarah, How does it look like? just tiny red spots and little rough? Mine has something like that just below the neck all the way front to back. Some small area in the tummy and very little in the back. Is that what it is? BUt she doesnt seem to be uncomfortable. I thot it was alergy to the Johnson oil I applied 2 weeks ago..My house is maintained at 70 F 24/7 so I DK how she got it

i would talk to the doc again and ask him why its spreading - there are so many things that can irrate a baby's skin. At one point when my son was a couple months old the doc confirmed 3 diff kinds of rashes on him at the same time! The only way he knew they were diff is cuz he looked at the whole body with something that looked like a funnel but it was a magnifier thingy.

Most of it was just cuz i was using laundry stuff that his skin didnt like and cuz he spit up a lot and the wetness i didnt always get in the crook of his neck. Switched to Tide Free and all was well :)

Why Chels? Should it not spread? Omg, it's after 5pm and so I can't call now til the morning. He's a little fussier yesterday and today, but sleeping well. Eating maybe an ounce less every other feeding. I have not used lotions or changed laundry det or anything different since birth, so this is weird. And like Hope, our home is at a constant temp of around 70 degrees. I keep him in a light cotton onesie and at night just wrap him in the cotton miracle blanket, no pj's..just the onesie.

It looks like a bunch of red bumps and some are sort of white head looking and it feels just like sand paper all over. Last Thurs the doc looked at him and said it was a form of heat rash called crytal malaria or something but not baby acne or anything. I never asked how long it will last or should I call if it spreads. Oh and he has no fever.

ok, bath cam daily in luke warm water (no hot water) and wipe him off no moisture as it makes the heat rash worse. I wouldnt recommend putting cool wash cloth as the moisture would just make it worse. I remember seeing some powder in the store for heat rash. THat may help. But defo no moisture on the skin. may relieve it temp itching but not good to get rid of it. Hope he feels better soon. sorry typing with one hand

It's real bad Hope, it feels really bad too when you touch him. Yep I gave him a cool/warm bath tonight, no soap at all. Just soak in the water, he liked it and kept smiling, I think it felt so good for him. A nice relief, he's been fussy yesterday and today..poor lil man :(

I'm gonna call the doc tomorrow since it will be 6 days that he's had it and everything I read says to call if it doesn't go away or gets worse or spreads to the whole body after 3-4 days. They may prescribe him something? who knows, but since we're going away for a week and leaving on Sat. I need to get this taken care of now.

Poor baby..Yup a nice bath would help so so much. I am sure ur Dr will have some ointment to put on it. but yes best is to do something before yall leave. THe salty air near the beach can make heat rash worse. Its actually sweat that causes heat rash. Try putting a real thin cotton shirt. Most baby clothes are cotton but they are so thick that I dont know how the skin breathes through that.

At home he wears a thin cotton onesie, ya know one of the white ones? When we go out and if it's hot, he's been wearing a diaper only. No clothes and I've been changin his diaper ever hour too.

I was abt to say that leave him topless.. I leave mine sometime with just the diaper. Its just tooo hot here.

Yes cause it's on his thighs too!!! lol

Any better Sarah? Hugs to cam!

Sar- sorry to hear Cameron is not good, I hope the rash goes away..

Just a thought and I am sure its not it.. but could be your laundry detergent??

i thought that heat rash was just around the places that get really hot like under the arms or under little fatty rolls cuz the air doenst get to it and the sweat or whatever is in the fold and cant get out. Under the chin is a place or behind the legs.

Im sorry he is going thru this. It probably hurts you to see it then him to have it tho. I wouldnt worry about it and the doc will prob tell you to come back in so he can see it if its spreading. Poor little guy, poor good mama!!!!

Did you end up calling the doc Sarah? How is your little man doing today?

I actually brought him back in yesterday for another look since its all over his entire body now. The doc said it is def heat rash and that it isn't necessarily from heat, but from humidity. He said continue with the cool baths, no soaps, no lotions and now to apply reg baby powder or cornstarch to his body a few times a day and it'll go away. Today it looks better on his arms, legs,and back, but still bad on his tummy.

I am using the same laundry det from day one with him and no changes with formulas or anything, so it's just weird how bad he got it when our home is air conditioned, but the humidity does make sense.

yup its the sweat glands!! I got the burts bee- baby bee lotion n the body wash. its expensive lets see if it works..claims 99.9% natural...

I may try a new baby wash on him. I'm gonna look and see if someone makes an baby wash for sensitive skin. Jay has very sensitive skin too, so makes sense Cameron does too.

Burt Bees is for very sensitive skin..if ur interested u can see this link

http://www.burtsbees.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/CategoryDisplay?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=10051&categoryId=-153

what made you think of burt bees?

Sarah I worked with a company that used Burt Bees and the produce line is great...they do have a line esp for babies!!!!! I so forgot about this produce...it is really good....

Looks good, I like what I read about the dusting powder.

my neighbor's baby had super sensi skin with similar red thingy mine has on her body. she said she used burts bee for her 1st and 2nd. Then I posted here since ive never heard of that product and kelli said she used it too. Then went online and read about 40 reviews. So, decided to try. Did so this morning tested on her legs and its just so soft and not sticky. SO, ran and got the hair and body wash as well

Where did you get it and how much was it?

Will you use the powder only after baths or on her diaper area?