How does darling scalp hematoma do?

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My son was born in this year, now less than 2 months old, but not long after the baby was born, I found a swelling on the right side of the baby's head. After the doctor's examination, the doctor said that the baby is scalp hematoma, which will be absorbed by itself. Now more than a month has passed, the hematoma on my baby's head still does not disappear, what about the baby's scalp hematoma? Now let me tell you something.

How does darling scalp hematoma do?

Baby head hematoma is actually because the fetus through the mother's birth canal, the skull by too much compression, resulting in the baby's head subperiosteal hemorrhage, known as head hematoma. And the baby's head hematoma will not cause any bad effect on the baby's body, and the baby's head hematoma will gradually disappear with the growth of the child's age and be absorbed by the body. Moms don't have to worry too much.

When there is hematoma in the baby's head, mothers don't need to take special care of it. Mothers should not use their hands to touch or squeeze the hematoma on the baby's head, in order to prevent unnecessary lesions caused by hematoma. When cleaning the baby's body at ordinary times, when washing the baby's hair, gently clean the baby as much as possible, and prevent hematoma on the head when the baby sleeps.

Hematoma generally does not need to go through any special treatment, usually mothers should pay attention to the baby's head clean, do not rub, do not touch the local hematoma. But if the hematoma on the baby's head is enlarged, it is necessary to go to the hospital for pressure bandaging and external application of ice bags for treatment. And the mothers had better buy a professional pillow for the baby, so that the baby can sleep with it, so as not to make the baby sleep askew because of the hematoma on the head.

matters needing attention

For the hematoma on the baby's head, mothers should not apply hot compress on the baby's lump, or apply some anti-inflammatory ointment to prevent infection of the hematoma on the baby's head. For the baby head hematoma longer more children patients, mothers should take the baby to the specialized hospital in time for treatment.