Red Spots on Baby’s Skin – What Can It Be?

Something common to happen mainly in the first months of life, are the red spots on the baby’s skin. They can occur due to natural causes , due to skin sensitivity or caused by several other reasons.

If during the bath or diaper change you noticed some red spots on the baby’s skin, don’t despair. Try to identify the cause , sometimes it won’t be a reason to rush to an emergency room right away and expose your baby to unnecessary infections.

Why is Baby’s Skin More Sensitive?

When young, babies do not yet have fully developed sweat glands together with the glands responsible for skin coloring, because of this their sensitivity is even greater. So being able to present more dermatological problems, obviously some red spots or even red bumps on the baby’s skin can also be signs of a more serious problem.

IMPORTANT: Before giving any medication it is necessary to know the cause of the reddish spots on the skin. We do not recommend treatment without medical advice.

Problems that cause spots on the baby’s skin

Brotoeja

The well-known rash, are red balls that are caused by excess heat in the baby’s body. When the baby perspires a lot, the pores end up clogging, causing balls to appear all over the body, especially in the hotter and more stuffy areas such as the neck, folds and places that sweat more. You can avoid the rashes by giving more than a bath on warmer days, avoiding tight and very hot clothes like wool.

Hemangioma

They are red spots on the baby’s skin that may appear pink or dark red , usually disappear when pressed. Its cause is the abnormal accumulation of blood vessels in the skin and unfortunately there is no way to prevent it.

Atopic Dermatitis or Eczema

This redness has a hereditary origin, causes high itching and leaves the baby’s skin totally dry, which can often cause wounds and even bleed. As there is no reason to prevent it, the ideal is to seek the pediatrician to start treatment with corticosteroids, to control the discomfort of the itch.

Contact dermatitis or diaper rash

The lack of hygiene and leaving you with the same pee and coconut diaper for a long time, can also cause red spots on the baby’s skin too, especially in the area of ​​use of the diaper and folds. These spots cause itching, burning, and irritation . The way to avoid it is to keep your baby with clean and dry diapers, avoid leaving the baby sweaty for a long time and always use ointments for diaper rash, preferably in every diaper change.

There are other reasons for the appearance of red spots and if they do not disappear with the care mentioned above, a pediatrician should be sought immediately. Red spots on the baby’s skin can be toothed too, insect bites can cause an allergic reaction and can cause spots on the body as well.

The  rubella and meningitis are also diseases that deserve special attention and great care, because it is communicable diseases and their symptoms are red patches on the skin. Therefore, all attention to other symptoms is necessary to find the cause.

Questions from Readers:

How to treat red spots on baby’s skin?

The treatment must be done for each type of stain, allergy or irritation but normally the most indicated is to suspend the use of the substances that are causing and use under the guidance of the pediatrician ointments with corticosteroids.

How to remove red spots on the baby’s skin?

If the stains are caused by an allergic reaction, it should be treated as an allergy, but if it is a birth stain or caused by other unknown factors that do not come out over time, a dermatologist should be sought for evaluation and indication of the appropriate treatment for whitening or disappearance of the stain.

Red bumps what can it be?

The appearance of red bumps can be an indication of several factors such as allergy or diseases such as chicken pox, rubella and so on. Only a pediatrician can assess and indicate the source of the problem.

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See also: Candidiasis in Baby – Is it Possible for My Baby to Have It?

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My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.

Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.

Dr. Alexis Hart

My name is Dr. Alexis Hart I am 38 years old, I am the mother of 3 beautiful children! Different ages, different phases 16 years, 12 years and 7 years. In love with motherhood since always, I found it difficult to make my dreams come true, and also some more after I was already a mother.Since I imagined myself as a mother, in my thoughts everything seemed to be much easier and simpler than it really was, I expected to get pregnant as soon as I wished, but it wasn’t that simple. The first pregnancy was smooth, but my daughter’s birth was very troubled. Joana was born in 2002 with a weight of 2930kg and 45cm, from a very peaceful cesarean delivery but she had already been born with congenital pneumonia due to a broken bag not treated with antibiotics even before delivery.

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