The poker in newborns is a mysterious phenomenon, which causes a lot of speculation and controversy. It is also called "bristle". In traditional medicine, there is no such concept and, as a result, there is no clear description and therapy. Do not guess about it and most of the young mothers who are told about the "illness" of their mother and grandmother. They, in fact, insist on the need for "treatment".
What does the poker look like in newborns?
The so-called poker or bristle is dark, stiff hairs that, supposedly, can not sprout through the baby's skin on the back and cause him obvious discomfort. And it is believed that they are not visible to the naked eye - they can be detected only if the baby is roasted in a bath or bath, and then "roll out" the hairs with a piece of bread crumb or dough.
Pough in newborns, symptoms
It is believed that if a child does not sleep well, turns, croats, lying on the back, arches - it hinders the hairs that make their way through the skin. It is noteworthy that the bristle is not visible on examination and is not probed if it is carried along the back of the hand.
However, the same symptoms are also observed with intestinal colic in babies, so the question of what to do when a child is uneasy, give him probiotics or think how to get a poker out of a newborn is a matter of suspiciousness and personal beliefs of young parents.
How to get the poker out of the child?
Those who believe that it is the poker that causes neonatal anxiety, believe that it needs treatment. To do this, resort to the following folk methods:
- back cover with a rich layer of greasy cream and after a while wash off, then gently wipe the skin with a towel, removing the hairs;
- after bathing, steam the skin with a diaper dipped in hot water and then rub the breast milk into the skin. It is believed that after these procedures the bristle - black hard hair, similar to the male "stubble", can be seen first hand;
- wipe the back with river water lilies;
- "Roll out" voloski sour dough, bread crumb.
These procedures are enough to repeat several times, it is believed that this is enough to ensure that the poker in newborns disappeared and stopped bothering the child.
Pediatricians for the most part believe that the mythical seta is the result of the fact that as a result of interacting with napkins of clothes or diapers, the hair of the hair rolls down, forming bumps that can give the baby some discomfort. To get rid of trouble, it's enough to change clothes to softer clothes.