Nattie has mild cradle cap [seborrheic dermatitis] and it appeared worse as she starts loosing her hair, exposing the underlying yellow crusty rash on her head. For the records, removing is easily done after a shampoo, massaging baby oil and a using fine comb to comb through. Apparently the cause is unknown and is harmless and disappears in most children by 6 months of age.
Since we are on the topic of rashes, because of the hot weather, Nat has also develop a slight eczema - pink scaly, dry rash near her collar bone and arm joint area. It helps when we turn on the aircon. Based on my googled results, eczema tends to run in families and in many cases is thought to be due to an allergy. Most children outgrow eczema, but for others eczema is a life-long condition. My sister and I had eczema whilst we were little. Mum said it was because the environment was too clean and so a little dust & heat would easily triggle the rash. Might have been the same in Nat's case. To prevent it from aggrevating into a serious allergy in the future, we've introduced a little dust and germs ( from Junior at least ) so she could develop her own immunity =>.
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