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Apr
My Baby Has Hives On His Face. If my son 8 months cries for longer then a few minutes he gets all splotchy in the face and it will actually look like he has a rash on his face. Keeping babys skin clean is the best way to get rid of baby pimples. A chemical attack mistakenly launched by immune cells. Of healthy newborns develop milia which are tiny white or yellow bumps about 13 mm in size.
If your baby is persistent in scratching her face redness swelling and even bleeding might develop. The rashsplotchness is not raised but covers his whole face. I think it just sounds like a stress response - especially if its after hes been crying upset. Reaction to a medication. There can be many causes of baby hives including food allergies both from what the mom ate that the baby got from breast milk or what you your baby ate directly medications sun exposure infections and even repeatedly touching the skin known as dermographism. Keeping babys skin clean is the best way to get rid of baby pimples.
Histamine is a natural defense against external stimuli that are potentially harmful.
Reaction to a medication. The wheals may be anywhere between a half an inch or a few inches in size. However if your child wakes up with red marks covering his body or you notice blotches on his face after lunch youre right to worryand want answers. A baby may break out in hives because hes allergic to the food or to a chemical additive in the food. Your babys skin might start to flake in the area of the rash and she might try to scratch at the skin. Baby hives are an allergic reaction your babys immune system puts off when an allergen triggers the histamines to be released.