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Why Does My Baby’s Neck Stink?

June 5, 2020 By Karen Leave a Comment

Infant’s stinky and raw neck is a common problem faced by mommies of infants and newborn babies. It really requires for mommies to be keen to details and pay attention to everything about the baby. These things don’t usually happen to adults, so mommies are asking what’s making their baby’s neck raw and smell aweful or how can they prevent and cure this issue. This redness and stinky neck folds of babies are also called Neck Cheese. Find out more about it in this article.

What’s Causing Cheese Neck

Baby’s skin around their neck are often in folds, especially those babies who are chubby. Considering that babies are drinking milk constantly, there’s a big chance that every now and then, their milk would drip from their mouth to their neck folds. Along with it, every day dusts, sweat, and dirt may get trapped into those folds as well. Through time, it can irritate the skin of the baby, causing it to become red and raw. The mists in it can trap bacteria as well, and so, the more it becomes stinky.

How to Prevent and Cure Cheese Neck

•To prevent it, make sure that every after feeding, you wipe your baby clean including the neck folds to make sure of getting rid those milk.

•When giving your baby a bath or cleaning him, make sure you include the neck part too. Poke your fingers into the folds to wipe off those white particles in the folds. Make sure not to rub it though since it could be painful for the baby.

•Every after bath or cleaning time, make sure you dry baby’s neck folds and get rid of the moistures that can trigger cheese neck too. Keep it dry and clean.

•You can use bib or maybe any other clean clothes to put under your baby’s chin when breastfeeding or even when bottlefeeding too. The excess milk that may drip to the folds will be caught into the bib and won’t get into the neck folds.

•To cure it, again, cleanliness and proper hygiene is a big factor that can help. Make sure you do it properly without irritating the skin further.

•In my experience, my baby’s pedia recommended Drapolene Cream that i can apply to my baby’s neck folds every after bath, once he is already dry. For me that worked well. We were able to get rid of it after a few days.

•I have also read that vaseline and other doctor-recommended ointments and creams could help too. If you have done the cleaning and it doesn’t seem to get better, you can always ask for recommendations from experts too.

Who wouldn’t want to cuddle, kiss and giggle a baby, right? It is our job as mommies to keep our babies clean and smell good. The more, keep them away from any issues like the cheese neck or milk neck. Aside from the fact that it could be stinky, it sure is painful for the baby. So, keep that baby clean, dry, healthy and happy!

Filed Under: Baby Care and Needs, Bathing a Baby, infancy, Newborn

Should Babies Take a Bath Everyday?

April 10, 2020 By Karen Leave a Comment

It is always so enticing to think of our baby smelling so good and so fresh after every bath. Of course, if we are to choose, we’d want them to be in that state 24/7. How nice it would be to cuddle and kiss them. But can we really do that? Is it really safe to frequently give our baby a good bath? Can we do that everyday? If not, how often should we bathe our baby then? Let’s go ahead and find out.

What would happen if baby takes a bath everyday?

Baby’s skin (especially newborn and infants) are known to be delicate and sensitive. Ideally, we would want to keep it clean and healthy, but bathing everyday is not the solution to that. According to studies, bathing everyday could do more harm than good in baby’s skin especially with the use of too much soap and cleanser. It could dry out the natural moisture and wash off the natural vitamins in baby’s skin. Considering that it is still so sensitive, they baby’s skin might even develop rashes once it becomes so dry.

Bathing a baby should only be done around 3-4 times every week. If you are concerned with cleanliness, then you can wash his face with water then wipe his body with wet wash cloth. Avoid using too much baby bath, soap and cleanser especially for newborns too.

How often should toddlers and young kids take a bath?

It is said that the frequency of bathing a child should increase as he gets older. Toddler and young kids are very much active and playful already. They’d love to explore with everything that gets along their way, so its understandable that they’d become sweaty and messy. However, everyday bathing is still not advisable for them. Their skin still needs the vitamins and moisture that bathing might wash off. What you can do though is use wet wash cloth and wet wipes, or you can wash the hands, face, feet with plain water to clean them up.

Nothing’s as adorable as a baby who is always fresh and clean. However, that doesn’t only require bathing everyday to achieve. You can make sure your baby is clean and adorable in some other ways. Set as an example to him. Keep your place clean and tidy, and after every activity and playtime, wash those hands or wipe the dirt off. Make sure he is wearing clean and tidy clothes. Keep him clean with washcloth or wet wipes to avoid build up of sweat and bad odor.

Aside from the fact that a clean and fresh looking baby is so adorable, let’s not forget that cleanliness is one of the best way so your baby can fight and protect himself against harmful bacteria that may cause diseases too. So mommy, just make sure to keep baby clean even without daily bathing, and soon enough, he will also be able to practice cleanliness as he grows up to be that adorable and fresh looking little one.

Filed Under: Baby's Health, Bathing a Baby

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