Infant eczema can be said to occur more frequently on babies, which is a common skin disease in infancy. Some mothers often take their babies swimming during periods of eczema. Can babies with eczema swim and take showers if their skin has this condition?
Generally, for babies with eczema, whether they can swim or take a bath depends on the specific condition of the eczema. If the baby has mild eczema and the area is not very large, and the skin in the eczema area is not broken or leaking, then they can go swimming and take a bath, but the bathing and swimming time should not be too long.
And it is also important to note that the water temperature during bathing should not be too high. If the water temperature is too hot, it may cause the baby's eczema area to itch and worsen. When using shampoo and shower gel during bathing, it is necessary to use products specifically designed for infants and young children. These products are relatively less irritating to the skin of eczema prone areas in babies.
If the eczema area is too large and some areas have severe eczema, it often forms skin ulceration and exudation. At this time, it is not advisable to take the baby to swim or take a bath. Because the local skin rupture site is soaked with water, it is easy to cause infection and the rupture surface to expand, which is not conducive to the disappearance of eczema. So severe infantile eczema should be treated, and only after complete recovery can the baby be taken to bathe or swim.
