Question
How should a 2-month-old baby’s head be cared for during summer?
Answer
As babies grow, subcutaneous fat begins to accumulate, making them chubby and adorable. However, during the hot summer months, the skin in areas such as the baby’s neck, armpits, groin, buttocks, elbows, underarms, behind the ears, creases of the thighs, and arms can easily become macerated due to the heat, sweating, and lack of ventilation. When caring for a baby during the summer, it’s especially important to be vigilant about heat rash. Sometimes a baby’s skin condition can deteriorate from normal to macerated overnight. This is because at this age, a baby’s skin is extremely delicate and thin, and as they start to move more, their skin rubs against each other, accelerating the onset of maceration.