Is cradle cap really bad?
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Topic: Is cradle cap really bad?
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: Is cradle cap really bad?
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 2:40pm
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Ok so other than the fact that it doesnt look very nice, is cradle cap bad or harmful in any way?
Everybody mentions eden's cradle cap and then asks what i am using on it...even a nurse at the docs when i took toby the other day! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 2:44pm
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Gosh, I hope not. Michaela still has some. *opens google to search*
BTW when she had it bad I used olive oil, left it on (under a hat) for several hours then brushed it off. That got rid of most of it and had I been a bit more persistent it probably would have got rid of all of it. -------------  
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 2:47pm
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Oli had it and I only half-heartedly treated it, somedays I would put some olive oil or almond oil on it, but most of the time I didnt worry about and it just went away. My Plunket nurse told me to use a credit card to scrape it off....I thought that was just wierd....and couldnt imagine it would be hygenic or comfortable!
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 2:54pm
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Here's some info about cradle cap: http://www.everybody.co.nz/page-c38dd24c-0a6a-4593-b443-2d069309ee23.aspx - http://www.everybody.co.nz/page-c38dd24c-0a6a-4593-b443-2d069309ee23.aspx
On this site it says: "Cradle cap is not a serious condition and is only temporary. It usually clears up by the time the child is 6 to 12 months old but may occasionally persist for longer." -------------
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Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 2:55pm
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BTW. The site specifically says not to use olive oil
ETA: I've just read several other sites that recommend use of olive oil and other vege oils. I'm so confused -------------
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 3:05pm
thanks for that... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 3:24pm
Spencer still has a lot now, you can see it though cos he has so much hair I gave up trying to get rid of it------------- 
 
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Posted By: BugTeeny
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 3:32pm
Hannah's is chronic 
We've tried everything from baby and olive oil to Bepanthen and Egozite. Nothing worked. I don't know if it's just coincedence, but we've started using Johnson's baby shampoo+conditioner and it's getting (slowly) better each day. Unfortunately, her hair is coming with it...she's starting to look like her Grandad!  ------------- 
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Posted By: kebakat
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 3:45pm
| Daniel still has a little bit. Shampooing helps. Getting rid of excess oils from the scalp |
Posted By: My3Sons
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 4:37pm
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ouch at the credit card! and lol at Hannah looking like her grandad Charly!! Have always had success with baby oil and a soft brush, I dont think its bad though? Just one of those things that may not lok that fantastic but isnt actually harmful ------------- Mum to Mr 10, Mr 6 and Mr 4 
 
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Posted By: kriss
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 5:54pm
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how about lucas' pawpaw ointment? works a treat for most other dry or flaky skin ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Little Angel, April 10
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 5:54pm
| Jake still had it up until recently. Taine still has it realy bad. we use t-gel now - which stinks but is working. i think his is less cradle cap and more dermititis now though |
Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 6:11pm
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It bugs me that the likes of Plunket bring this up all the time and yet when you ask them, they'll readily agree that it's not a problem! It's just cosmetic.
My mw told me to not bother with all the oils, just brush it with a baby brush as that brings out the natural hair oils and that's fine!! ------------- |
Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 6:58pm
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sarah had bad cradle cap, my doc told me to make a paste of baking soda abd massage it in then rince after a few mins, and . . .
it actually worked!! ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 7:08pm
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I just checked Michaela's head while she was in the bath and it looks like hers is gone. So it's one of those things where procrastination works a treat. -------------
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Posted By: Maya
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 7:13pm
Mercedes still has it. All three of mine had it bad as little babies, I used to pick at the gremlins heads until it got red and nasty looking and I had to use diprasone scalp lotion on it from the doctor  No more picking after that!------------- Maya Grace (28/02/03)
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The Gremlins:Sienna Marie & Mercedes Kailah (14/10/06)
Lil miss:Chiara Louise Chloe (09/07/08)
Her ladyship:Rosalia Sophie Anais (18/06/12)
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Posted By: pikelets
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 7:40pm
I tried this too as DS had it really bad when younger. It worked a treat but did return. The Plunket nurse was horrified when I told her I had used this old remedy  . She told me to leave it alone and it will go away. Got worse again so used olive oil and brushed the flakes off which worked well. Has nearly all gone now.
I think it is one of those things where you just have to try things and see which works for your bubs. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
3 Angels - Dec10 / Mar11 / Dec11
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catrad wrote:Posted By: Neeks
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 7:54pm
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mum put a little lavender essential oil on Keziah's head, left it for about 1/2 an hour then took to it with a bank card.... came right off!! I thought 'EWWWW mum stop using that on my daughters head', but it definitely did the trick and now her CC is almost gone and it was REALLY bad \
We also found that Ecostore shampoo (with essential oils in it) helped HEAPS and it smells really nice too!! -------------  
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Posted By: arohanui
Date Posted: 28 July 2008 at 8:24pm
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Harry's was bad for him cos he was scratching it all the time and it was kinda weeping when he scratched it, poor lil mite. I tried everything, olive oil did nothing. In the end the only thing that cleared it up was putting hydrocordisone on it a couple of times, and thank goodness we haven't had it again since cos I can't keep doing that. He'd had it for months though and it was really bothering him (scratching etc). I did wonder if it wasn't exactly cradle cap in the end though, who knows. ------------- Mama to DS1 (5 years), DS2 (3 years) and... http://alterna-tickers.com" rel="nofollow"> 
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Posted By: peanut butter
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 9:18am
| Tom had/has heaps of it. I was far too lazy to do anything about it. now that his hair has grown I dont notice it...I think it may have gone. |
Posted By: Kels
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 6:30pm
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 7:20pm
awww kelly i wasnt meaning you in any way... 
your suggestions was probably the best of all the well meaning advice i have been given. ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: bookwyrm
Date Posted: 29 July 2008 at 10:57pm
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Phoenix had it for about a month, not super bad... but I did wash his head more frequently massaged and dried off after and it seemed to go away.
Mum said I had chronic cradle cap and she said it didn't budge for like 6 months. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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