When a baby is born there are numerous feelings and apprehension, as a new mom I use to get anxious on every little thing.
One fine morning I saw a spot on my child’s scalp it was Cradle Cap and my first reaction was to start scraping it but after a while, I saw little blood coming out of the spot I had scraped, I ran to my mother in law and that’s when she told me how to deal with it.
First of all the main question is
What is the Cradle Cap?
From what I gathered from Google is crusting and yellow or white scaling on the baby’s scalp, which is caused due to excessive oil produced around the skin glands surrounding hair follicles, it is very common and can be easily treated at home.
How to deal with the Cradle cap?
Usually, it’s very easy to get rid of the Cradle cap but if you see below tips are not working we encourage you to consult a doctor.
1. Take a washcloth or simply rub ur fingers gently on ur child’s scalp. DO NOT SCRATCH
2. Before you give ur child a bath, loosen the scales with a soft small bristle brush, please make sure you do this gently. Now wash your baby’s head with a mild shampoo.
3. If you find scales are not coming out easily, then try applying a tiny amount of petroleum jelly. Let it sit for a few minutes then shampoo as usual.
4. Avoid the oiling of hair during this time, as leaving oil may deepen the condition.
5. Once the condition is in control, shampoo regularly for a week to avoid rebuilding of scales.
Hope these above tips help you 😊
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Very informative post that will help new moms for sure. I had no idea what it is and I have three kids, so thanka for sharing it
wow, you are lucky you didn’t have to suffer this 😊
This is a big help for all the moms like me. I will definitely share this to my family and friends. Thank you so much.
That would be so nice 😊 Thank you
Nice tips for cradle caps. Can I interject and say please dont use petroluem jelly and use an organic carrier oil such as coconut oil, jojoba, avocado oil, etc..
Sure dear, any suggestions are more then welcome, will surely keep ur tip in mind 😊
I had no idea what cradle cap was so thank you for informing me!
Ur welcome, glad i cud help
Most of my kids got cradle cap, but at the time, many years ago, we were told to put oil on it to loosen it up. And they said it occurred because I gave my babies daily baths/shampoos. They said because I was taking away the natural oil, the baby’s head was then over producing to make more oil, which was then causing the cradle cap. It seems that things have changed a lot since my kids were babies!
I agree my mother also told me the same thing, i guess as climate has also changed immensely
This is so informative. New mommies should know about this. I’ll share it to them.
Thank You !
Using a soft brush to loosen is key. I did have good success using coconut oil, but maybe the recommendations have changed over the last decade.
Thank You for sharing your experience 🙂
I’m not a mom and I had no idea about Cradle cap before I read your post. Thanks for creating awareness about it. Glad to know that it is not so difficult to deal with it!
So glad you like it 🙂
oh wow. i am no parent but i would have freaked out if i saw this cradle cap. i am sure most parents are very happy to read your post. thanks for sharing.
Yes, cradle cap is one of those things that surprises you if you haven’t heard about it before you see it. It is something you wish people would have told you about…but it’s easier today with the internet, I suppose. I didn’t have online resources when I had my littles. 🙂
True, thse days google hlps a lot to solve queries 🙂
My son has major cradle cap for the first month or so. I used oil to loosen it up just as you suggested with the petroleum jelly. Good thing it doesn’t bother the kiddos too much! Unless there is some bleeding as you noticed.
You are definitely not alone in not knowing what cradle cap is. Until I read this post, I had never heard of it myself. Fortunately it seems to be easy enough to deal with but I’m sure it was a bit scary when you first see this.
wow thats amazing, Thanks for dropping by ☺️
Great advice. I used to use petroleum jelly as well. I would first take a moist, warm wash cloth to soften the scales and then lightly massage the jelly. Worked like a charm.
I used baby oil to remove the scales , but i did hear that petroleum jelly works as well.
Yes dear it does, thanks for dropping by !
Great tips! We went through this with my son.
Thank you, so glad You liked it 😊
I will share this with my momma friends! Great tips!
Thanks for dropping by 😊
Glad to read and see that you are going so deep and talking about the basics problems with their solutions.
Yes dear , I had to do a lot of research as a new mom , it feels good to share the experience 😊
My baby cousin had it pretty bad and her mother didn’t know what to do. This is a really handy guide for new moms or those who never dealt with it to such an extent
Thank You so much dear 😊
Excellent post. Parenthood is tough and babies don’t come with an instruction manual
So true, being a parent is so difficult !
Thank you for your helpful tips. My kids are teens now but this is great information for new moms!
Thanks for dropping by 😊
Hey these are so helpful tips. Amazing.
It’s great that you’re sharing these tips to the mom’s out there! Can’t relate as I don’t have kids tho.. 😀