What to do if your baby has prickly heat

Parents can treat baby prickly heat through general treatment and medication. 1. General treatment: baby prickly heat is usually caused by the stuffy environment and blockage of sweat pores. Parents should keep the baby’s environment ventilated and at a suitable temperature. At the same time, give the baby more baths, and when the body is dry, give the baby body pounce a little prickly heat powder, keep the skin dry. Usually give the baby to choose cotton, breathable and sweat-absorbent and loose clothing, can effectively prevent prickly heat. 2. Drugs: Parents can follow the doctor’s instructions to give the baby prickly heat using glycerite lotion, zinc oxide cream and other drugs, applied to the affected area for treatment. If secondary infection, you can also use erythromycin ointment, mupirocin ointment and other antibiotics for treatment. Baby prickly heat, if the symptoms are serious, parents are advised to take their babies to the hospital in time to avoid blindly using drugs to cause adverse consequences.