Little red bumps along side of head?

laceysmom82

Two days ago I noticed these little red bumps along LO's right side of her head.  What could they be?  I don't think its baby acne, it looks more like a rash to me.  Should I call the ped or put something special on it or will it just go away?  There seemed to be more red bumps this morning

Bredins wife

 Could it be a rash from something you have on like perfume or laundry detergent that is rubbing on her face?

carrie204

Does your LO sleep on that side of their face?  It may be heat rash.. or if they drool it could be from that too... it could be anything.

izzourclue

Mine has the same thing on the side she sleeps the most on.  I think its from drool, spit up, or just heat.

laceysmom82

Honestly, the first thing I thought was heat rash.  I did wear perfume the other day for the first time since her birth, so that might be it too.

Will it go away on its own?

Soap1

It should go away on its own.  A lot of times young babies are just adjusting to the switch from a water-filled environment to being exposed to air!  I wouldn't worry about it at all.

kcfan729

Mine also has them and at times it seems much worse. The pedi said it was baby acne and not to worry.

yourmom5309

Both of my girls had something similar.  Aquaphor makes a baby soap that helped a lot.  GL.

babyfished

We had this too for several of days, but it's starting to fade again this morning. I still don't know what caused it, exactly, but here are some things we tried:

Being more diligent about wiping L's face; she's been a little drooly and mouthing her hands lately, so I made sure I had a clean warm washcloth on hand to wipe her as soon as she started to get drooly.

Stopped using hats and blankets near her face that were fleece or other less-breathable fabric, and switched to only cotton for the time being.

Made H put a shirt on if she was falling asleep on his chest!

 

Don't know what it was that did it, maybe it wasn't related at all. But good luck!