Fellow moms - Newborn rash!?

Question

My little man has been diagnosed with erythema toxicum but it has seemed to escalate a bit- does this look normal fellow moms?

Answer

Looks like contact dermatitis. (I'm a nurse.) Try some hydrocortisone cream and switch to unscented soaps and detergents.

Answer

Try breast milk!

Answer

Give him a bath with enough baking soda in it to make the water cloudy. Take a clean wash cloth and dab some of the water on his face. I would also switch to a generic diaper because most are unscented and use a skin protectant like Aquafor as a moisturizer. My son had contact dermatitis from sunscreen. It was horrible. That's what his pediatrician recommended. The pics are after first bath (just water), second bath (with baking soda), and 20 min after second bath.

Fellow moms - Newborn rash!?

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