Can’t get a GP. What is this on my baby’s head?

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Just discovered this wound behind baby’s ear and some spots. Can’t get a GP to call me back until tomorrow.

Just savlon it or is this more serious? Baby happy in himself.

I would go to the pharmacy if I were you. They will be able to advise you.

Can you pop into a community pharmacy and ask, they'd be better placed to judge and may be able to give you cream or help.

If you really can’t get a GP appt till tomorrow, go to a pharmacy as they can often advise
does baby seem welll? They can get sore skin behind ears if they dribble milk when feeding / get hot etc
no one can really diagnose over the internet so I would deffo get to a pharmacy as soon as you can

yes pharmacy is a good shout. though they might send you on to the gp as they can't dispense even otc medication to under 2 yo.

behind the ear is a great spot for infection. keeping it clean and dry should be the aim.

DS1’s ear went through a phase like that. Looks really sore. I just whack some germoline on. Not a GP issue IMO, see what a pharmacist says?

Looks sore!

Maybe got chapped or scratched, but could be infected.

The spots may or may not be connected.

Have you done the glass test on the spots?

As a precaution I would do that in case they are the result of infection behind the ear.

Monitor the redness for signed off getting bigger or hot.

Take your child to a pharmacy and show them