Teething can cause rashes on a baby’s skin, such as drooling rash and diaper rash. Parents can ease the pain by recognizing teething symptoms and using teething rings, gum tubes, and creams to treat the rashes. Natural balms can also be used to treat diaper rash.
A teething rash is one of the teething symptoms that babies often experience. It can result from excessive salivation, leading to a rash around the chin and general mouth area. Some babies develop diaper rash from teething, and the rash doesn’t go away until it’s treated or the teething stops. Relieving the symptoms of teething may help with the rashes, but there are also ways to treat each type of teething rash.
There are often telltale signs of teething, and parents can help ease the pain if they can recognize them. For starters, babies often drool more than usual. They are also often pickier, especially around mealtimes when they may refuse to eat altogether. Many children chew everything they can get into their mouths to try and find relief, and sometimes bite siblings and parents in the process. The gums swell and it is often easy to see the teeth underneath.
When teething occurs, a rash may develop on the baby’s skin. One form of teething rash is a drooling rash. As the name suggests, the rash is a result of drooling around the mouth area. It can also extend to the neck and chest area. A smear rash consists of red bumps that are raised on the skin. The easiest way to treat drool rash is to keep your child’s face, neck and chest dry.
Treating teething itself is another way to help reduce or eliminate teething rash. Fresh teething rings and gum tubes can often provide relief to a teething baby. Some parents wrap ice cubes in a cloth to chew on or rub against the gums, which helps with pain and swelling. Parents often rub their gums with their fingers to help their babies with the itching that accompanies teething. In severe cases, infant ibuprofen can be used to reduce pain relief.
Some babies react to teething by developing diaper rashes or having existing rashes flare up. Teething rash that manifests as diaper rash consists of raised red bumps on the baby’s buttocks. There are several creams and ointments available to treat diaper rash that need to be applied often until the rash goes away. Some parents have had success letting their babies go without a diaper for an hour or so to calm the rash, and when the baby is in a diaper, the parents work hard to change it as soon as it’s wet. There are also all-natural balms with aloe vera to help treat diaper rash that don’t contain the chemicals found in some commercial creams.
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