As babies continue to grow, they will become more lively and adorable, but some babies may be particularly active, especially when their small hands are constantly scratching while awake. And what worries both parents more is that they are afraid their baby will scratch their skin on their face or other parts of their body. So, what should I do if my baby keeps scratching?
1. Trim your nails to prevent scratching the skin. As infants gradually develop, they will gradually experience the phenomenon of feet kicking and hands grabbing randomly, which is generally a normal developmental phenomenon during infancy. The most common issue is that babies often scratch their own facial skin when scratching indiscriminately. So as parents, the first thing to do is to cut the nails for the baby, and touch the edges of the nails with your hand to see if there is any skin sticking. The cut nails should be ground smooth to avoid the baby scratching the facial skin and getting infected.
2. Attention should be paid to hygiene when experiencing hand desire. When a baby likes to grab and scratch things, is it because the baby's hand desire period has appeared? During this period, babies like to grab and pull things, and often like to eat their hands. So it is necessary to take good care of the baby's hand hygiene. It is necessary to wash the baby's hands frequently and avoid small and delicate objects around the baby to prevent the risk of swallowing suffocation if the baby puts them in the mouth.
3. Observe whether the baby has eczema. If a baby always scratches frequently and is accompanied by intermittent crying, mental distress, restlessness, etc., be alert to whether there is infantile eczema. So it is important to pay close attention and observe carefully. If there is infantile eczema, timely treatment and conditioning should be given to the baby.
