The health of your baby is really important. Here are 4 useful tips to have a healthy baby:
1. diaper rash may be avoided if you keep your baby clean and dry. When having antibiotics or diarrhea however, your baby is more prone to it. To prevent it from happening, you may use A & D ointment, zinc oxide, Desitin or petroleum jelly on the area of the skin concerned. They are also used to treat the diaper rash.
2. If what you are using are cloth diapers, remove his plastic pants as long as possible during the day. If you can smell ammonia on the diapers, be sure to treat it with bleach when washing the diapers and rinse them well so as not to irritate your baby's skin.
3. If you are using disposable diapers and rashes keeps on occurring, you may need to switch to another brand of diapers. The one you are using may have chemicals or materials in it that do not go well with the sensitive skin of your baby. It would be better to put something on the rashes first before you put on a new diaper.
4. Formula milk can cause constipation at times. This is manifested by a hard stool or may look pellet like. You may need to see a doctor to treat this. If on the other hand it is diarrhea that is troubling your baby, immediate consultation with a doctor is required as dehydration can be very bad for your baby.
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