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Mumsnet Discussions: General health : is cradle cap itchy? should it bleed? How to treat it please (16 messages)
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Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By meimango on Fri 16-May-08 21:14:44
Its worth getting it checked out by GP as some other forms of Seborrhoeic dermatitis which look like cradle cap but are itchy may need a zap of hydrocortisone or poss antifungal agent.sad Only know this as Ds now 4 months had this at 3 months and had scratched his forehead to bits. I'm back to the olive oil now and all is peachy. hth
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Upsidedowncake on Fri 16-May-08 20:42:12
Thanks, Fizz. Phew.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By fizzbuzz on Fri 16-May-08 20:40:42
My ds had it until he was about 9. He's 14 now, so it must have gone at some point................
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Upsidedowncake on Fri 16-May-08 20:37:31
Yikes. My DS still has some kind of cradle cap thing at 30 months. I always thought it would disappear and hasn't.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By cosima on Fri 16-May-08 20:35:27
ok. ta
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By VictorianSqualor on Fri 16-May-08 20:33:47
No idea, but it was basically a horses version of ringworm, if it's cradle cap it'll pretty much clear up by itself, if it's not it will get worse.
It probably is cradle cap, but just wait til it clears up a bit before you use the olive oil.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By cosima on Fri 16-May-08 20:21:09
okay VS. [worried now], how would he get a horse disease though?
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Rowlers on Fri 16-May-08 20:16:19
Ugh horrid vs
no, I'd only put olive oil on once the scabs were completely dry
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By VictorianSqualor on Fri 16-May-08 20:12:00
bleeding and blistery?
Do NOT put anything on it, get it checked first, I thought ds had cradle cap and put olive oil on it, turned out it was some fungal horse disease, his hair fell out and everything, then DD got it.
It has scarred his head and altered his hair pattern.
You mustn't put oil on broken skin.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Ambi on Fri 16-May-08 20:11:47
*til not tip! Blardy predictive text.
Contact the poster See this person's profile Contact mumsnet about this post By Ambi on Fri 16-May-08 20:10:23
olive oil and a soft baby brush, brush the hair backwards should remove most of it. Though I prob wouldn't brush tip it stops bleeding.
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Rowlers on Fri 16-May-08 20:10:06
DS used to scratch his and it bled.
It dries up quickly so applying olive oil shouldn't be a problem
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By cosima on Fri 16-May-08 20:08:07
cool, this looks quite sore tho and patchy blistery. will try olive oil
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By Rowlers on Fri 16-May-08 20:04:56
Rub olive oil into it each day
don't worry about greasy hair
it will clear up soonish
ds had it for a while
kept rubbing in olive oil
one day noticed it had completely gone
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By cosima on Fri 16-May-08 19:59:28
bump
Contact the poster Contact mumsnet about this post By cosima on Fri 16-May-08 19:50:50
my 3 mths ds has what I thought was cradle cap, but it is obviously itchy and now he has scratched it and it is bleeding? Should I treat it? I am a natural kinda mum and i don't really like using chemicals or unnecessary medication. Will it clear up on its own?


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