Hey folks
My two-month old has really deep creases in her neck, they are a bit red and tend to get a lot of dead skin building up in them. I try to keep them clean but it's really hard to get at them, cause she tilts her head down really hard to stop me. I gave them a good go this morning when we were in the bath together, but when I tried to dry them she screamed blue murder! Understandable because they look really red and sore. Does anyone else have this problem and/ or any suggestions?
pixie, omg I was going to post the exact same thing. Jazz has the grossest neck, it doesnt matter how often i clean it it just gets so stinky!!!! I'd like to know what to do, they get so red, poor girl
Erin used to get this cause she was quite chubby and we lived in NT. I used to put cornstarch in her neck folds to keep them dry and if they were really red and sore i'd put lucas' paw paw ointment in there. We used to joke that there were lost tribes in her neck folds cause she was so chubby!!
The Bear has just suggested using this curash medicated powder we have so we will give that a go... have to wait for him to get home to help though cause she fights it so much!
Good to hear I'm not the only one with a stinky-necked baby! I was almost too embarassed to post but I'm glad I did now! LOLOL
pixie... I've been contemplating posting for about a week.... good too know Jazz isn't the only one growing potatos in her neck lol. Will try the cornstarch, and curash if that doesn't work.
Juliette is the same, seems to be quite common with chubby bubbies! Hers seems to come & go but I'm dreading summer cos I suspect it will get worse with her sweating over summer. Cornstarch works really well though, I just have to keep it up every day.
I found a wipe with a warm damp cloth twice a day helped to keep it clean and lucas paw paw ointment after a massage helped to keep Wills redneck under control. Can be tricky as we live in the tropics.
Be sure to wash it well each day in the bath. You really need to get the washer in there and give it a good wipe. Also make sure you rinse well and don't leave soap/baby wash trapped in the skin folds.
Afterwards, dry it thoroughly, and use something that will absorb moisture, like cornstarch powder.
Consider trying a dribble bib, or a bib during feeding, as dribble/milk leaking down will get trapped in the skin folds and cause excoriation.
My DD had it when she was 3 months old and the paed told me to use cornstarch. It helped heaps. Also, I add a little cornstarch in her bath and apparently helped to take away the smell instead of using all those chemical products like J&J for babies. From then on, the red areas have gone and she doesn't smell stinky anymore. Also, make sure when you feed her, the milk doesn't dribble on her neck since milk turns sour quite quickly especially in the neck as skin is folded. HTH
yep, we can join the smelly neck-crease ranks as well. it appeared that DD had creases on creases IYKWIM. we would gently wipe it down with a bit of cooled chamomile tea and dry it off and whack on sudocream. it did the trick within the day. i think the sudocream is also a bit soothing on the red inflammation...ITH.
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2 month old with stinky neck creases!
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