The reasons why your baby’s skin was originallyeither a few weeks after the birth becomes dry, flakes, you can specify a few. In this case, a significant role is played by the diet of the mother of the infant, who is breastfed. If the diet of a newborn is made up of adapted mixtures and water, the baby’s rough skin may appear as a result of the wrong composition of the mixture.
The most common disease leading tounpleasant sensations in the form of itching of the skin, as well as scaly islets, is atopic dermatitis caused by an allergic reaction of the body to external pathogens, or food. The more familiar name for such a disease is diathesis. Our mothers and grandmothers, as a rule, do not consider such a manifestation as rough skin, a disease, but you should not treat this frivolously.
If you notice that the baby’s rough skin is notit becomes, like at birth, smooth and pleasant to the touch, be sure to inform your district pediatrician about this if you do not want to get further development of atopic dermatitis.
In addition, from the place of your jointstay with the baby remove everything that can provoke an allergy. The most common allergens in the apartment can be: tobacco smoke, pets, as well as some types of interior decoration.
Чтобы шершавая кожа у грудничка не доставляла discomfort in the form of itching, as well as in order to prevent and get rid of dermatitis, it is necessary to carefully select a wardrobe for a little allergy. For things in contact with the body, the best material is cotton, but for sweaters and outerwear you should not choose things made of natural fur and wool.
In addition, discomfort delivering rough skinin a child, it should be treated with special ointments, usually with hormonal basis. However, you should not purchase such drugs without a doctor's prescription, since hormones that have the ability to relieve dry skin and eliminate the visible manifestations of allergy can have a negative effect on the baby’s body as a whole.
Separately, it should be said about nutrition.Choose a hypoallergenic mixture if the child is bottle-fed, but note that they are of two types - lactose-free, that is, not containing milk sugar, or protein-free, and, before you buy the mixture, find out what element the allergic reaction is in the form of redness and irritation of the skin.
If the baby has reached the age of introduction of the firstcomplementary foods, you should not start with fruit purees and juices, as they often provoke allergic reactions. The best option of the first tried food is vegetable puree, made from one component. The most allergic dishes - squash and mashed cauliflower.
Until the child reaches the age of one and a halfMake it a rule to write down all the food you entered again in a special diary, as well as write down the skin reaction a few hours after eating the food. To get used to a single product, take at least one week, because this is the way you can understand which component is contraindicated.
It is worth noting that those mothers who carefullyrelated to the health and nutrition of their baby in the first months of life, in most cases they were able to permanently get rid of such a problem as the baby’s rough skin. Do not be lazy, and you will notice that after the age of three years your child is no longer allergic, in the opposite case there is a possibility that atopic dermatitis will develop into another form of allergy - bronchial asthma. Do not let this take care of your kids!
