Baby eating hands eating fingers red and swollen may be the baby is in the micturition period, can be improved by cleaning fingers, applying drugs, distraction and other ways.
1. clean fingers: if the baby eat hand eat finger red and swollen, to timely use warm water to wash the baby finger, or can use clean disinfectant wipes to wipe off the finger surface saliva, try to keep the baby’s local skin dry and clean.
2. Apply drugs: baby eat hand eat finger red and swollen, there may be an infection, you can follow the doctor’s instructions to the baby coated with erythromycin ointment, mupirocin ointment and other drugs for treatment, applying the medicine during the baby try to avoid eating hands.
3. divert attention: to correct the baby’s bad habits in a timely manner, in the baby to eat hands in a timely manner with toys to attract the baby’s attention, but also allow the baby to eat teething sticks, generally can improve the baby to suck the finger to the red and swollen situation.
If the above measures can not improve the baby’s finger redness and swelling of the situation, it is recommended that timely consultation to take relevant treatment.