Cradle Cap

Aidyn has had cradle cap for quite a while now. At his 2 month check up, the dr said it's just dry skin on the scalp caused from laying on his head all the time. He said that once Aidyn starts sitting up more, the cradle cap should heal and disappear. In the meantime, we shampoo him about every other day. We start with a cradle cap "cream" that we scrub on real good. Then on top of that we use Selsen Blue shampoo. After drying off, we add baby moisturizer to his head.

The cradle cap started in the back of his head and got pretty bad before it began healing. Now it's spread to the sides of his head. It had been looking worse, but I think it's started to heal as well. I sure hope so. After baths and usually the next day, it doesn't look so bad. But by the 2nd morning and end of that day - with the red "rash" spots covered in yellow scales, kinda like scabs.

In the pictures below, you may be able to see the red, raised places on the side of his head above his ear. This is what the cradle cap looks like after the yellow flakes are scrubbed off.

It doesn't seem to bother him at all. Our only problem that we've run into now is the moisturizer we put on his head. When Aidyn gets tired, or is just relaxing really, he has started rubbing the back of head with his hands. It's very sweet and a sign usually that he's ready for a nap or bedtime. When we put the lotion on his head, I have to keep his head covered with his bath towel long enough for everything to dry. Otherwise, he rubs his head, gets the lotion on his fingers, and then either rubs it in his eyes or tries to eat it. Yuck! :)