Sweating in newborns

Newborn baby (and newborns considerchildren younger than four weeks old) is not yet fully adapted to extrauterine conditions of life. His skin still has a very thin epithelial cover, and the protective surface horny layer is still poorly developed. The sweat glands and their excretory ducts are also poorly developed, and the reactions of the vessels to changes in the ambient temperature are imperfect. Because of this When overheating, children may develop irritation - the so-called sweating in newborns.

Most often, sweating in newborns occurs in hot and humid weather, or if the baby is too tightly wrapped. When a child is too hot, his bodytries to get rid of excess heat by sweating. The sweat glands produce sweat, but their excretory ducts at this age are still poorly developed and can not normally bring out sweat. It accumulates in the mouths of the sweat glands, irritates the skin, and then there is a sweating in the newborns.

Inflammation in newborns is manifested in the form protruding above the skin rashes pink-red color. On the tops of rashes can formsmall bubbles with a clear liquid; they quickly dry up, turning into crusts. Most often, sweating in newborns begins in the area of ​​natural folds (gluteal and groin folds, underarms, neck), then spreads to the buttock, abdomen, back and chest area, and if it is launched, it can cover the whole body of the baby.

Sometimes the sweating does not cause the child not the slightestdiscomfort, but in some cases he may be anxious, crying and worse eating. If you do not follow the rules of caring for a newborn and do not treat a chicken, it can become a gateway to opportunistic microorganisms that cry out pustular rash, dangerous for newborn children.

How to deal with the chalk? They advise to wipe the affected areas with a solution of baking soda. For this you need to take a glass of boiled waterroom temperature and dissolve in it a teaspoon of baking soda (without a slide). With this solution you need to wet a soft cloth or gauze, squeeze it and apply it to the affected areas. When the cloth warms up, you need to wet it again.

The baby needs to bathe regularly - at least twice a day, and in the heat it is possible and all four. When the throat is advised to add to the water sea ​​salt, potassium permanganate or various herbal decoctions. A solution of potassium permanganate for bathing should be slightly pink. Too often to bathe an infant in permanganate it is impossible - it dries the skin, and the overdried skin is more accessible for infection.

From the broths and infusions that can be added tobaths for bathing at a droppick, we can advise infusion of camomile flowers, decoction of oak bark, walnut leaves, string, St. John's wort or lime-colored. But keep in mind that a child may have allergies to certain plants. Some plants (for example, a string) can dry the skin, so it is not worth using. After bathing, all skin folds should be carefully wiped and sprinkled with talc.

It is necessary to regularly ventilate the room in which the child is, and maintain a comfortable temperature in it (not above 25 degrees, the optimum temperature -19-21 degrees). Do not swaddle a newborn baby too tightly, so he will sweat more. The child needs regular air baths - about 10 times a day for 3-5 minutes. Bed linen should be made of natural fabrics, it should be carefully washed and ironed. Also, you should pick up a baby good diapers the right size and change them in time.

Sweating in children - not so seriousa disease with which it is easy to cope, and it is even easier to prevent it. But if it does not pass for a long time, wet patches appear on the skin or even worse - pustules, you need call a doctor.