Cradle Cap

Hi Mommas ;

Does anyone know how to get rid of cradle cap on a 9 weeks old infant? šŸ‘¶šŸ½

Also I was told to buy the ā€˜Mustela cradle cap cream’ but then I read everytime you apply it ; you have to wash it off the following day; is that true or can you just keep applying it without washing it off or you can only wash it off when you’re giving baby a bath?

I have heard to apply ā€˜coconut oil’ ; so anyone that can help and answer my questions please and thank you 😘

Read more on Peanut

The views expressed in community are solely the opinions of participants, and do not reflect those of Peanut.

Learn more about our guidelines.
Add a comment
Avatar

I use coconut oil, everything comes off really quick. You basically apply a little to the affected area, leave for a bit and then remove in the bath or I just wipe it off with cotton balls soaked in preboiled water on days when we don't do a bath. You should then gently brush babies head in direction opposite to how the hair grows. It will be much better within a few days.

Avatar

Coconut oil didn't work for my LO as he had quite a lot, so we bought the Frida cradle cap set which has worked wonders within 3 uses. Just have to be really gentle with it to ensure it doesn't irritate the scalp

Avatar

Perfect!

I did not wanted to keep applying the cream when I have to wash it everytime as with the weather now it’s cold and I don’t want to be giving my baby bath everyday or everytime I apply the mustela cream.

Thanks so much mama!

Avatar

I use the Frida cradle cap brush and mustela shampoo and it gets rid of the cradle cap in one wash!

Avatar

I used dentinox cradle cap, but was told I could use coconut oil that works very well x

Avatar

When it’s not a bath day and I find a spot of cradle cap, we use a silicone brush (in circular motions) on a dry scalp to remove some flakes. Then I’ll put baby oil on his head and reuse the brush. We then dip the brush in warm water to clean it and repeat a few times. Then with a warm flannel I’ll massage his scalp and squeeze some water in his hair each time (just to help wash out the oil).

With every bath I also use the silicone brush on his scalp always in circular motion.

This works wonders. He doesn’t often need this done as he only gets it intermittently. But when he’s had a bad case of it I did all this and it was all gone after one session of this process.

Avatar

The baby frida comb is something we swear by. Has worked on both our children

Avatar

oh wow that’s amazing to hear ; I tried it on baby girl today and it doesn’t seem like it worked lol maybe I need to keep using more?

Thanks mama!!

Avatar

oh wow ! That’s amazing to hear, I will order that and hopefully it works on baby girl.

Thanks mama!

Avatar

thanks mama!

I will try using the silicone brush but then I was told not to brush it out šŸ¤” šŸ¤·šŸ¾ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤·šŸ¾ā€ā™€ļøšŸ¤¦šŸ½ā€ā™€ļø

Avatar

I wouldn’t full on tug it out but I do circular motions gently so it’s not pulling it harshly out just loosening. And that’s what the oil helps with too. The reason they recommend to not brush it out is that it can pull off skin not ready to be removed or pull out hair. So the oil loosens it so just the dry bits come out and not healthy skin

Avatar

Always go natural darling coconut or olive oil will do the trick

Avatar

We’ve been using the Child’s Farm coconut oil spray since 3/4 weeks and it cleared up within a few days and hasn’t returned sincešŸ¤žšŸ» my boy is 9 weeks today

Avatar

Thanks so much mums!!!
I appreciate you all for sharing xxx

Read more on Peanut

Trending

in our community

circumcision

are we circumcising our boys? or leaving that to dad?

Avatar

2

78

Routines?

When did you start to introduce your baby’s routine? Do they just have a night routine or full day routine? Wondering when I should start this e.g naps at the same time everyday.

Any routines you have that work for you, please let me know them with timestamps. my baby is 6 weeks and just wondering when we should start them?

Avatar

5

I think Motherhood has made me more bitter than I realized…

This is such a ramble but I don’t know where else to put it all.

I’m four months in and I don’t really have hobbies right now. I don’t do anything for myself except maybe doomscrolling or listening to a podcast while I breastfeed my baby. I used to craft and have game nights with friends. Activities that usually are at least 2 hour stretches. Now if I have an hour free my mind immediately goes to baby, or doing something in the house for baby.

And I thought I didn’t mind. Like I knew postpartum could be very mentally consuming. But I think it’s altering how I view people around me and it’s prodding at my relationship with my husband.

He spends most of his time making food for us, looking after our dogs, playing with the baby, ect. But he still has time for his hobby. Spends maybe an hour a night on it. Even adapted to using a bot for shopping for his hobby after a certain incident where we had to have a heart to heart after he left me home alone with the baby for hours during a busy workday (I work from home) to shop for his hobby.

And yet there’s like this little green eyed monster in me that rages every time I know he’s running off to start up the bot. Even though I’m the reason he does it this way.

We took a family trip last weekend to see his best friend and their kids and let them meet the baby. He brought the laptop. He’s always brought a laptop on trips and it’s never been a problem to me before. But one night we both woke up while the baby was still asleep, and he wandered out of the room. I tried to fall back asleep but couldn’t. So I went to the kitchen to try having something warm to drink to settle me. And he was there at the table running the bot from his laptop. I flipped out at him. But there really wasn’t reason to. It’s not like I needed help with the baby and he was ignoring me. He wasn’t avoiding our friends. He was just awake and unable to sleep and found something to do with his time. Yet my snap reaction was ā€œwhy the hell would you do this on a family trip?ā€

I don’t know what it is. Maybe it’s the less complete sleep from baby’s middle of the night feed? My brain being just consumed by baby? Maybe I’m not as over that shopping incident as I thought? But I’m just so annoyed at his hobby right now. The green eyed monster thinks ā€œyou could be using that time differentlyā€ but realistically to do what exactly??? Stare at our baby in the dark???

I spent probably an hour apologizing to him after I snapped. And he’s of course hurt and frustrated because I said some very mean things in the moment.

I don’t want to be this jealous, angry person. But I also don’t know how to find time for myself in this right now outside of basic hygiene. It’s like I’ve forgotten how to be myself, even if just for an hour.

Maybe I need a therapist.

Avatar

3

6

Complicated pp

I’m 4 weeks pp; am I the only one that has a uti and clit kinda went inward?? I’m waiting the 6 weeks but I have used a vibrator and I have a hard time feeling anything

Avatar

3

Stroller

Hey,

Baby is getting slightly too heavy for his travel system now.

I was just wondering want strollers people recommended. Thank you

Avatar

5

Naps

How is everyone doing for naps?

Little one is 9 months old and will have 2 half hour naps and one solid 1 hour - 2 hour nap a day

Then settles for night around 9pm. Wakes for a feed around 3:30 then sleeps until 6-7

Avatar

3

Read more on Peanut