Does anyone have any suggestions? My baby keeps on scratching his face with his mitts overnight (half the time, i don't think he actually knows he's doing it). Recently, he managed to scratch 1 cheek open, whilst the other is red raw and it's only a matter of time before that one opens up as well and i'm worried he might get an infection at some stage. He's got very dry skin on his face as a result. During the day it's fine, and his skin calms down as i apply creams to alleviate the dryness but come nightfall, it starts all over again which is very frustrating. I've tried putting his arms in his babygro/grobag so he doesn't scratch his face with his mitts but his arms still manage to find their way out and come morning his face is red raw dry, sometimes weeping from where he's scratched it alot. I don't think his face is itchy, just think he does it cos he's not fully aware of what he's doing.
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How to stop 13 wk old from scratching face overnight
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Blyton · 30/12/2006 21:56
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