Milk Rash Attack!

Do you know that milk rashes are actually ringworms? It is infectious and can get pretty nasty when it gets uncontrollable. If you see red patches that are slightly rough in texture appearing on your baby's skin, it should be milk rashes. 

S got attacked quite badly after playing with his infected cousin in Singapore. Her mum's fault, not hers okay. Ok, actually S's fault coz he went to grab her face. It worsened when we got back to Indonesia as I fed him and had to wipe his face with a wet cloth and it spread all over his cheeks and chin.

Ewwwww. Look at those rashes.

I had to consult my ever-so-sweet granny-in-law, since she is the most experienced mum around. Is it how I should call my hub's granny? Upon spotting the rashes, she went around the estate looking for the remedy to this on that very day. She came back happily with a bag filled with Jasmine flowers she collected from neighbours who planted it. We are so blessed to have her around, seriously.

These gentle-looking Jasmine flowers killed the ringworms! OMG!

Tried and tested! Natural method is always the best! It isn't panting ok! It really worked due to some chemical reaction that happened between the flowers and the ringworms!

My granny-in-law showed me how to hold five flowers and use it as a brush and gently brush it on the infected areas. S did not show any discomfort when she did it to him but somehow he retaliated when I did the same. This boy just knows who to bully one. Tsk tsk tsk! So now I just sneakily do it after he falls asleep. No big deal!

This is how it is done! Try it! 

Just make sure your baby doesn't wake up as it can get a little itchy-scratchy. lol.

 See! It got so much better after three days!

Now, my granny-in-law plants two jasmine flower trees at home to get fresh ones for our little rascal every day. Blessed boy. If you have space to plant it at home it'll be good if you do the same because I heard the flowers in Singapore might have a lot of pesticide which is harmful for your baby. Use the water which you use for washing rice grains for watering the plant, it will bear flowers sooner, according to my botanist granny-in-law. Love her so much!

Most importantly, keep the hygiene level up for for your baby. Always prepare a wet cloth to clean the milk that gets onto your baby's face after every feed.  As the old saying goes, "Prevention is better than cure."