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What's All the Drool About?

Tips for Getting Through the Drooling Stage

By Shannon McKelden

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While this may be reassuring, you should always feel free to speak with your pediatrician if you are concerned about the possibility of reflux in your infant.

Problems and Solutions

Drooling doesn't usually cause too many problems in and of itself. However, all that extra saliva has to go somewhere. Clothing and sheets can become soaked, and where Baby's delicate skin rubs, for instance their cheeks during sleep, secondary problems can occur, such as rashes or chafing of the skin of the cheeks and chin.

If skin irrigation occurs, Dr. Wible suggests using a moisture barrier on the skin, such as Vaseline, which can provide a degree of protection. "Bibs can be used to protect clothing but we don't recommend these or other loose materials for the unobserved sleeping infant because they may result in airway obstruction," he says.

If the above solutions don't work, he also recommends use of a mild anti-inflammatory cream (0.5 percent hydrocortisone cream), which may be applied very sparingly to the area once daily. "If this is not successful in producing relief of redness and irritation, the infant should be seen [by a pediatrician], as secondary infection can occur due to the skin breakdon," Dr. Wible says.


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