Rash - Sweat Rash

[mum2anthony]

Hey there,

just wondering... My son has these pimply red spots on his arms, back and legs... I still wrap him cause he wont sleep and it's been really hot here... He's not sick or anything

Could it just be a sweat rash... And what could I use to get rid of it?

[Little Gorilla]

My 23 monther had a sweat rash on his belly yesterday...i just put some sudocream on (usually for his bub for nappy rash)....a very light layer, rubbed and it dissapeared within an hour or 2

[dragonflyblu]

my dd has pimply red spots on her cheeks as well. they have been there about 3 days and it has been hot here too, it is heat rash from where her milk covered cheek lays against my chest. sounds like the same thing as your son.

[mum33]

sounds like a heat rash and if it is heat rash, nothing you put on it will make it go away. you just have to try and keep him cool and it'll go away on its own. well thats what the doctors at the hospital told us.

DS got really bad heat rash when he was 1 week old. we couldnt take him to the doctors because we didnt have a medicare card for him and we couldnt afford the consultation so we took him to the emergency room coz we were new parents and were panicking what to do.

they took us straight in and they looked at his rash and told us straight away what it was and that we just had to wait til it went away and we could go home. we spent the next 5 minutes just waiting til all the female nurses stopped oohing and ahhing after him and telling us how gorgeous he was (yeah we know he is...lol)

so i wouldnt worry about it too much but if you are just take him to the doctors if you can.