| If you are reading this article, it's probably because | | | | glands overproduce for several weeks to several |
| your infant or your grand baby has Cradle Cap. The | | | | months, resulting in the scale. |
| malady is certainly not dangerous but it is very | | | | It is unusual for a toddler to have cradle cap even |
| aggravating to most parents - myself included. | | | | though some infants will keep it until they about one |
| All four of our children suffered with it (or should I say | | | | year of age.. I bring this up because if your |
| my wife and I suffered because of it) and it became | | | | pre-schooler seems to have the malady you would be |
| known in our house as "Cradle Crap". | | | | advised to have his pediatrician take a closer look to |
| Cradle cap is the common name for a condition | | | | rule out something more serious such as another |
| newborns or young babies develop which causes | | | | ailment of allergies of some kind. |
| redness and scaly patches on the scalp. The baby | | | | Should the scale spread beyond the scalp to the face, |
| gets a sort of infant dandruff caused by overactive oil | | | | neck, armpits, and even the diaper area it has another |
| glands on the scalp and face, and the condition | | | | name, "seborrheic dermatitis". Even though this looks |
| sometimes also affects the neck, ears and even | | | | horrible and uncomfortable to the baby that doesn't |
| armpits. In our youngest son's case it became a thick | | | | seem to be the case. It doesn't seem to cause the |
| waxy scale on his scalp. | | | | infant any pain but causes most of the grief to the |
| It's certainly upsetting when your beautiful baby | | | | parents. Just remember mom and dad, you're not |
| suddenly comes down with cradle cap but regardless | | | | doing anything wrong and you are not to blame. |
| of how concerned you might be, it is generally | | | | This subject has engendered a number of remedies, |
| harmless and will eventually go away in time even | | | | but with mixed success. They include shampoos, |
| untreated. | | | | herbal remedies, and in the past, even witch doctors |
| Cradle cap's root cause generally remains unknown | | | | and shamen. However, none of these remedies keep |
| but it seems that hormonal changes the baby | | | | the baby's sebaceous glands from over producing oil. |
| experiences after birth brings on the condition. The oil | | | | |