Unzela Khan Sheikh is HuffPost UK’s Parents Editor. She covers everything from expert advice for struggling parents, product reviews, pregnancy + newborn life and tips for parents with older kids. She previously worked as the Race and Diversity Editor for MyLondon and has written for Glamour Magazine, Metro UK, Daily Mirror and Gal-Dem Magazine.
Whether your a first time parent or not, it’s easy to worry when rashes seem to appear on your child. These often pop up on babies and it’s difficult to know whether it’s just a tomato sauce stain — or something you need to flag with the GP.
“They don’t need any treatment and are harmless. About half of all babies will develop these,” she says.Though this has a long name and can look frightening in your newborn, it is actually very common and is nothing to worry about, explains Dr Barr. “It will usually settle on it’s own over the course of a few hours or days. You can help by keeping your little one in cool lightweight clothing and keeping them hydrated with plenty of fluids,” she advises.This usually appears in the first few months of life but can look different in different age groups. In babies it classically affects the face and scalp most, whereas in older children it more typically affects the ‘flexures’ i.e.
“It starts with a fever, runny nose, sore throat, headache and sometimes some joint pain. After a few days you then get a characteristic red rash on one or both cheeks. It can be less easy to spot in darker skin tones.
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