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Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind ears
soontobewith4 posted:
My daughter is 4 months old. She still has Cradle Cap. I am not sure if this is related. So behind both her ears it is VERY red, looks raw even. If I touch it, it feels as if it is wet. If I leave it it gets crusty so I know its oozing something. I see it behind both ears as I have said. I whip it down a bit but haven't done anything else. Her Cradle Cap won't go away and I have been doing the baby oil and tooth brush thing. Is this related? It looks painful but she doesn't seem to be pulling at her ears. This is baby number 5 for me and I don't remember it ever being this bad if at all.
7 Replies |Watch This Discussion | Report This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind earsMy daughter is 4 months old. She still has Cradle Cap. I am not sure if this is related. So behind both her ears it is VERY red, looks raw even. If I touch it, it feels as if it is wet. If I leave it it gets crusty so I know its oozing something. I see it behind both ears as I have said. I whip it down a bit but haven't done anything else. Her Cradle Cap won't go away and I have been doing the baby oil and tooth brush thing. Is this related? It looks painful but she doesn't seem to be pulling at her ears. This is baby number 5 for me and I don't remember it ever being this bad if at all.
kefdc responded:
Could be a small infection. You may want to talk to your dr but 1% hydrocortizone cream is what my dr recommends for every rash my son has. You can buy it at any drugstore (totally works on red oozy drool, spit up rash under the chin)
As for the craddle cap. I bought Stella B "Craddle Cap Be Gone" shampoo and saw an improvement in a week. http://www.amazon.com/Bella-Gone-Cradle-Foaming-Shampoo/dp/B001W03ANQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293563490&sr=8-1-fkmr0 It's a bit expensive but I'm only halfway through the bottle in over 8 months. I never tried the baby oil thing--right when I bought it, the shampoo worked it's magic.
HTH
As for the craddle cap. I bought Stella B "Craddle Cap Be Gone" shampoo and saw an improvement in a week. http://www.amazon.com/Bella-Gone-Cradle-Foaming-Shampoo/dp/B001W03ANQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293563490&sr=8-1-fkmr0 It's a bit expensive but I'm only halfway through the bottle in over 8 months. I never tried the baby oil thing--right when I bought it, the shampoo worked it's magic.
HTH
Report This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind earsCould be a small infection. You may want to talk to your dr but 1% hydrocortizone cream is what my dr recommends for every rash my son has. You can buy it at any drugstore (totally works on red oozy drool, spit up rash under the chin)<br /> <br />As for the craddle cap. I bought Stella B "Craddle Cap Be Gone" shampoo and saw an improvement in a week. <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.amazon.com/Bella-Gone-Cradle-Foaming-Shampoo/dp/B001W03ANQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293563490&sr=8-1-fkmr0">http://www.amazon.com/Bella-Gone-Cradle-Foaming-Shampoo/dp/B001W03ANQ/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1293563490&sr=8-1-fkmr0</a> It's a bit expensive but I'm only halfway through the bottle in over 8 months. I never tried the baby oil thing--right when I bought it, the shampoo worked it's magic. <br /> <br />HTH
jrap1978 responded:
my son had the exact same thing when he was that age...started around 3 months and I didnt get a firm diagnosis until the age of 6 months and a pedi change.His cradle cap mixed with a bad case of eczema.Because it was so bad,he had to take antibiotics 1st(which gave him rampant diareah,fun) and then they gave me a steriod cream for it.Id go to your pedi ASAP cuz more than likely it will get worse before it gets better
Report This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind earsmy son had the exact same thing when he was that age...started around 3 months and I didnt get a firm diagnosis until the age of 6 months and a pedi change.His cradle cap mixed with a bad case of eczema.Because it was so bad,he had to take antibiotics 1st(which gave him rampant diareah,fun) and then they gave me a steriod cream for it.Id go to your pedi ASAP cuz more than likely it will get worse before it gets better
5ylver responded:
used Gentle Naturals Cradle Cap Care on my little girl and her cradle cap was gone in about 3-5 days. 3 treatments with that shampoo and I haven't had to use it again ever since 
as far as the ears go i'm not really sure
as far as the ears go i'm not really sureReport This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind ears<i>used Gentle Naturals Cradle Cap Care on my little girl and her cradle cap was gone in about 3-5 days. 3 treatments with that shampoo and I haven't had to use it again ever since <img src="http://img.webmd.com/community/images/smile.gif" align="top" border="0"> as far as the ears go i'm not really sure</i>
oh and i bought that shampoo at walmart, it's a green bottle
Report This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind earsoh and i bought that shampoo at walmart, it's a green bottle
TyPatrick08 replied to 5ylver's response:
It sounds like a secondary infection. I would call your pedi and get the baby seen I bet they would want to start antbiotics. From the sound of it, it sounds infected vs just being irrittated.
Report This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind earsIt sounds like a secondary infection. I would call your pedi and get the baby seen I bet they would want to start antbiotics. From the sound of it, it sounds infected vs just being irrittated.
JessHeath responded:
It kind of sounds like impetigo which will not go away with just hydrocortisone. I would go in and have them look at it.
Report This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind earsIt kind of sounds like impetigo which will not go away with just hydrocortisone. I would go in and have them look at it.
countrygirlscansurvive responded:
I know this is from a while ago but.. My baby had the same thing, it was caused by a gluten allergy, I stoped eating gluten (she was breast feeding) it started getting better almost emediatly, gone in 2 weeks. treat the problem, not the symptoms!
Report This| Share this:Red irritation almost bleeding wet behind earsI know this is from a while ago but.. My baby had the same thing, it was caused by a gluten allergy, I stoped eating gluten (she was breast feeding) it started getting better almost emediatly, gone in 2 weeks. treat the problem, not the symptoms!
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