Rashes on 3 weeks old baby's forehead

Are you using any rash cream? My LO also used to get rashes like this, our midwife used to say, the kids whose body temp is more will get like this. you can see 1/2/3 white spots on the inner tongue. this is how they would identify. the only remedy is to bath them with warm water. the water should not be very hot. as soon as we did this, the rashes were gone. otherwise i used to get tensed a lot. i stopped the soap, creams, powders and everything but neither of them helped. so finally the rashes were gone, once i started using warm water on her. my kid is now 3 1/2 yrs, even now she doesn't like hot water.

also for nails, used baby nail cutters. otherwise they will scratch themselves very hard.

 

By rashes do u mean pimples called baby acne? my son had them when he was 3-4 weeks during winter....all over head and forehead. We were worried but doc said its normal.they went on their own in 1 week...we just stopped using soap for couple of days

 

Ashwini, google for baby acne and see if the images match what your baby has. If yes, its mostly normal unless its an exception. I have never believed in the concept of putting on mitts on babies. Hands are the only way they express themselves. My suggestion for this is to slowly file (not clip) the nails and let them remain mitts-free. When he is napping, consider swaddling to prevent anything happening when you are not watching.

 

Ashwini... Did you check with ped? It could by eczema which is common...

 

I also think its baby acne. It comes around this time 3-4 weeks . My Ped has asked us not to apply anything .Just wipe the baby with warm towel. Not sure if your giving him a bath already. Don't overdress which you are already following. It should disappear within a week or so.
Regarding nails, cut them while the baby is sleeping. That's the best time.At this stage they are pretty easy to be peeled off as well.

 

With my DD it stayed that way until about a year Ashwini. Once she started going to the daycare, her complexion had come from fair to wheatish. Thats about when we stopped noticing the red flush on her face when something like yawning etc are done. Now its noticeable only when she cries (which happens very rarely).

 

Yes ashwini it common for babies to go red while doing strong movements it starts easing out after 3 months or so....but this is nothing to worry...