Re: Skin irritation - more questions

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Good thought about winter coming and skin getting dry. I guess it

depends on where you live. Noticed daughter's forehead was slightly

chapped this morning. Put some lotion on it. Just can't stand to

have her be stinky!

Maybe just a warm or tepid water wash without shampoo may be helpful

in cooling off and getting rid of the sweaty smell?????? I guess we

all learn from trial and error as we plug along in plagio world.

Great to get ideas and suggestions from everyone!

Thanks !

Elaine

- In Plagiocephaly , Filyaw <monicash@y...>

wrote:

> The higher the alcohol concentration the faster it evaporates. So

that may be helpful in minimizing irritation. I imagine any baby

shampoo would be mild enough. I wouldn't wash her hair twice per

day with winter coming that could dry her skin out and cause a

different kind of irritation.

>

>

> mom to na

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> cheryl_crowel@y... wrote:

>

> Thanks, Hannah! Paige got one of those heat rashes with the white

> centres -- and the skin stayed irritated for days. Since then, it

> gets red and sweaty (usually after nap) -- so I just gently blot

the

> wetness with a white cotton cloth and let the helmet stay off for

a

> little while (about 15 minutes to make sure the red fades). I had

> been cleaning it with alcohol then too. There are spots that are

> discolored when I take it off, so that's why I've been cleaning it

to

> take them out thinking it will keep from irritating her skin. But

> maybe the extra cleaning is irritating her skin. And I'll turn

the

> heat down during the day. It's already chilly to me (68 degrees

> Fahrenheit), but heck, I'm usually cold anyway! Maybe 66 is a

better

> idea for a while to see how she does.

>

> I know that I've been using too much alcohol after reading your

> post! Thank you big time. I will go back to just a damp cloth

> instead of wet. Also, does it make a difference on the type of

> alcohol? 70% versus 90%? With the Hanger bands, our orthotist

told

> me that we could clean it with baby shampoo. However, I feel that

> the alcohol does a better job of killing any bacteria or germs

(which

> probably causes the dirty sock smell). Should we go with the baby

> shampoo instead of alcohol? And if so, I'm wondering how I keep

it

> from getting as wet as that seems like I'd have to use water to

get

> it off. Goodness, this can be complicated! Sorry for the tons of

> questions.

>

> With sensitive skin, would it be better or worse to find the most

> mild shampoo (maybe even that you don't use water with) to clean

her

> head another time during the day? That means two shampoos per

day.

> Is that too much? I've been giving her bath at night before bed

as

> that's been our bedtime ritual for months. Is a daytime bath

better

> due to the band?

>

> Thank you so much again for taking the time to post your reply.

>

> Cheryl

>

>

> > >

> > > Hello all! I'm hoping someone may be able to give me some

good

> > > advice. Paige was banded on 10-29 in a Hanger Band (feel free

to

> > see

> > > her photo). With Hanger, we build up on the wearing schedule

> > where

> > > it takes about 6 days to get to the 23 hour per day. After a

> week

> > > and a day, Paige had a major skin irritation on her left cheek

> > (due

> > > to moisture). It didn't fade for days, so I left her band off

> for

> > 3

> > > or 4 days to allow the skin to heal. Then, we built back up

on

> > her

> > > wearing schedule. Yesterday, she was in it all day and

overnight

> > > last night. This morning, all looked fine (a few minor red

spots

> > > that faded in less than 10 minutes). But after her morning

nap,

> > she

> > > woke up with an irritation on her forehead over her left eye.

So

> > > here we go again, I took off the band to allow the skin to

heal.

> > >

> > > She's definitely warmblooded and sweats quite a bit with her

> > band.

> > > I'm fairly certain now that the perspiration caused the first

> > issue

> > > as I check her throughout the day and have found that it's

best

> to

> > > take the band off for a few moments to clean her face and the

> > band.

> > > However, the irritation today seems like it was from fit. Is

it

> > > possible that it's from a growth spurt? Am I doing the right

> > thing

> > > to take the band off and leave it off? Our appointment with

> > Hanger

> > > is on Friday morning. She's already seeing some huge

> improvements

> > in

> > > her assymetry (spelling?), so I know there has been growth.

But

> > > goodness, I just got her built back up on her wearing schedule

> and

> > > now have to take it off again. Am I doing anything wrong?

> Should

> > I

> > > put her back in her band on a shortened schedule before

Friday's

> > > appointment or just leave it off until they adjust it? And

when

> > it

> > > does get adjusted, should I be using anything on her skin to

> avoid

> > > irritation in the future? Should I be bathing her or at least

> > > washing her hair and face more than once per day?

> > >

> > > Thanks in advance for the advice as I know a lot of you out

there

> > > have some great experience with this!!

> > >

> > > Cheryl

> > > Paige, 8 mo, plagio

> > > sville, NC

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