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Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kuyisimo esivamile sesikhumba esithinta abantwana abasanda kuzalwa abangafika ku-20%, kubonakala njengezimpumputhe ezincane ezibomvu noma ezimhlophe ebusweni bomntwana wakho omncane. Lezi zimpumputhe ezincane zivame ukuvela phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa okuqala kokuphila futhi zibonakala zifana kakhulu nokuqhuma kwemivimbo kwentsha, nakuba zingalimi futhi zingapheli isikhathi eside.
Uma uqaphele lezi zimpumputhe ezincane emagqabeni, ekhaleni, noma ebunzini lomntwana wakho, cishe uyakhathazeka ngalokho okushiwo nokuthi ngabe kufanele ukhathazeke. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kuyinqubo evamile yokukhula kwesikhumba somntwana wakho futhi ngokuvamile kuyaqina ngokwalo ngaphandle kokwelashwa.
Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane, okuthiwa futhi i-acne neonatal, kuqukethe izimpumputhe ezincane ezivela esikhumbeni somntwana wakho osemncane phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala zokuphila. Lezi zimpumputhe zikhula lapho ama-pores omntwana wakho evalwa yi-oyili nezicubu zesikhumba ezifile, okwenza indawo efanelekile yokuvuvukala okuncane.
Ngokungafani nokuqhuma kwemivimbo kwabantu abadala, ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane akubandakanyi ibhaktheriya noma ukutheleleka. Kunalokho, kubangelwa ikakhulu yizinguquko ze-hormonal ezivela njengoba umntwana wakho eziqondanisa nokuphila ngaphandle kwesisu. Lesi simo sithinta abafana kancane kunamantombazane futhi sivame ukubonakala kakhulu kubantwana abanesikhumba esimhlophe.
Izigameko eziningi zokuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane zibumnene futhi zingapheli isikhathi eside, zihlala noma kuphi kusukela emavikini ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni eziningi. Izimpumputhe azivami ukubangela ukungakhululeki kumntwana wakho futhi azibonisi noma yiziphi izinkinga zempilo.
Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kubonakala njengezimpumputhe ezincane, eziphakamile ezingaba bomvu, ezimhlophe, noma ezimibalabala yenyama. Uzovame ukubona lezi zimpumputhe ezihlanganiswe ebusweni bomntwana wakho, ikakhulukazi emagqabeni, ekhaleni, ekhaleni, nasebunzini.
Nazi izimpawu eziyinhloko ongazibona:
Izimpumputhe zingabonakala kakhulu lapho umntwana wakho efudumele, ekhala, noma lapho isikhumba sakhe siqiniswe izinto ezinobukhali noma ukukhipha umlomo. Ngokungafani nezinye izimo zesikhumba zabantwana abasanda kuzalwa, ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane ngokuvamile akubangeli ukukhahlela, ubuhlungu, noma ukungakhululeki okubonakalayo kumntwana wakho omncane.
Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kuvela ikakhulu ngenxa yethonya le-hormonal elithinta isikhumba somntwana wakho esibucayi. Ngesikhathi sokukhulelwa, ama-hormones akho adlula kwi-placenta futhi ahlale ohlelweni lomntwana wakho amasonto ambalwa ngemva kokuzalwa, ekhuthaza ama-glands awo e-oyili ukuba akhiqize i-sebum engaphezulu.
Izici eziyinhloko ezifaka isandla ekuqhumeni kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane zihlanganisa:
Abazali abanye bakhathazeka ukuthi ukudla komntwana wabo, i-detergent yempahla, noma imikhiqizo yokunakekela isikhumba ingaba yimbangela yokuqhuma kwemivimbo. Noma kunjalo, lezi zici zangaphandle azivamile ukudlala indima ekuqhumeni kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane. Lesi simo ikakhulu kuyinqubo yangaphakathi ehlobene nokuthuthuka komntwana wakho kwemvelo.
Izigameko eziningi zokuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane azidingi ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha futhi ziyakuqina ngokwazo njengoba ama-hormones omntwana wakho eqina. Noma kunjalo, kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma isimo sibonakala sikubi noma uma uqaphela izinguquko ezinkulu.
Cabanga ukuhlela i-aphoyintimenti uma uqaphela:
Udokotela wakho angakusiza ukwahlukanisa ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kwezinye izimo zesikhumba zabantwana abasanda kuzalwa ezifana ne-eczema, i-milia, noma ukungezwani.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba okuthi umntwana wakho aqale ukuqhuma kwemivimbo phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa zokuqala zokuphila. Ukuqonda lezi zici zengozi kungakusiza ukwazi ukuthi yini okulindelekile nokulungiselela ngokufanele.
Izici zengozi ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Kubalulekile ukukhumbula ukuthi lezi zici zengozi azinawo uqinisekiso lokuthi umntwana wakho uzoqala ukuqhuma kwemivimbo. Abantwana abaningi abanezici eziningi zengozi abazange bahlushwe yilesi simo, kanti abanye abangenazo izici zengozi eziqondene nabo bayakuqala.
Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane ngokuvamile kuyisimo esingalimi esiyaqina ngaphandle kokubangela noma yiziphi izinkinga zesikhathi eside. Iningi labantwana lihlushwa izimpumputhe ezincane, ezingekho isikhathi eside eziyaphela njengoba isikhumba sabo sivutha.
Izingozi ezingavamile ezingase zenzeke zihlanganisa:
Lezi zingozi azivamile futhi ngokuvamile zingavikeleka ngokunakekelwa kwesikhumba okumnene. Abantwana abaningi abahlushwa ukuqhuma kwemivimbo bayoba nesikhumba esicacile, esinempilo phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo.
Njengoba ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kubangelwa ikakhulu izici ze-hormonal yangaphakathi, ayikho indlela eqinisekisiwe yokuvimbela ukwenzeka kwalo. Noma kunjalo, ungathatha izinyathelo ezimnene zokusekela impilo yesikhumba somntwana wakho futhi mhlawumbe unciphise ubukhulu bokuqhuma.
Nazi ezinye izindlela zokuvimbela eziwusizo:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kuyinqubo evamile yokuthuthuka kwabantwana abaningi abasanda kuzalwa. Ngisho nangenakekelwa okuhle kakhulu, abanye abantwana basaqala lezi zimpumputhe ezingalimi njengoba isikhumba sabo siqondanisa nokuphila ngaphandle kwesisu.
Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane ngokuvamile kuxilongwa ngokuhlolwa okulula kwamehlo ngudokotela wakho ngesikhathi sokuhlola okuvamile. Ukubonakala okuqondene nesikhathi sezimpumputhe ngokuvamile kwenza ukuxilongwa kube lula.
Udokotela wakho uzobheka izimpawu ezibonakalayo ezifana nezimpumputhe ezincane ezibomvu noma ezimhlophe ezikhona ikakhulu ebusweni bomntwana wakho, ezivela phakathi kwamasonto ambalwa kuya ezinyangeni zokuqala zokuphila. Bazobheka futhi iminyaka yomntwana wakho, impilo yonke, nanoma yimuphi umlando womndeni wezimo zesikhumba.
Kwezinye izimo, udokotela wakho angadinga ukuhlukanisa ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kwezinye izimo zesikhumba zabantwana abasanda kuzalwa. Bangabuza ukuthi izimpumputhe ziqale nini, uma zibonakala zikhathaza umntwana wakho, nemikhiqizo oyisebenzisile esikhumbeni sabo.
Ayikho izivivinyo noma izinqubo ezikhethekile ezidingekayo ukuxilonga ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane. Ukubonakala kanye nesakhiwo sesimo ngokuvamile kuyahluka ngokwanele ukuze umhlinzeki wezempilo onolwazi akwazi ukuqonda ngokuqinisekile.
Ukwelashwa okuhle kakhulu kokuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane ngokuvamile akukho ukwelashwa nhlobo. Njengoba lesi simo siqina ngokwalo njengoba ama-hormones omntwana wakho eqina, ukubuka okuqondile nokunakekelwa kwesikhumba okuyisisekelo ngokuvamile konke okudingekayo.
Udokotela wakho angakuncoma lezi zindlela ezimnene:
Kwezinye izimo lapho ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kunzima noma kuhlala njalo, udokotela wakho angakuncoma imithi yendawo ebushelelezi. Noma kunjalo, imithi eminingi yokuqhuma kwemivimbo eyenzelwe intsha nabantu abadala inamandla kakhulu esikhumbeni somntwana wakho esibucayi futhi akufanele isetshenziswe.
Ukukhathalela isikhumba somntwana wakho ngesikhathi sokuqhuma kwemivimbo kudinga indlela ebushelelezi, encane. Umgomo ukugcina isikhumba sabo sihlanzekile futhi siyamukelekile ngenkathi sivumela isimo ukuba siqine ngokwalo.
Landela lezi zinkombandlela zokunakekelwa kwasekhaya:
Uma uncelisa, qhubeka njengoba kunjalo njengoba ubisi lwebele empeleni lunezinto ezinhle esikhumbeni somntwana wakho. Abazali abanye bathola ukuthi ukushaya kancane inani elincane lebisi lwebele ezindaweni ezithintekile kungaba khululekile, nakuba lokhu akudingeki ekwelapheni.
Uma unquma ukuxoxa ngokuqhuma kwemivimbo komntwana wakho nodokotela wakho, ukulungiselela kancane kungakusiza ukwenza okuningi nge-aphoyintimenti yakho. Ukuba nolwazi oluqondile okulungile kuzosiza udokotela wakho ukuba anikeze isiqondiso esihle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kokuya kwakho, bhala phansi:
Cabanga ukuthatha izithombe ezimbalwa zesikhumba somntwana wakho ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti, ikakhulukazi uma ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kuvamile ukubonakala kakhulu noma kuncane ngezikhathi ezithile zosuku. Lokhu kungasiza udokotela wakho ukuba athole isithombe esiphelele sesimo.
Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kuyisimo esivamile nesingekho isikhathi eside sesikhumba esithinta abantwana abaningi abasanda kuzalwa phakathi nezinyanga zabo ezimbalwa zokuqala zokuphila. Nakuba ukubona izimpumputhe esikhumbeni somntwana wakho esibucayi kungakhathaza, lesi simo asilimi futhi siyoqina ngokwalo njengoba ama-hormones omntwana wakho eqina.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane akudingi ukwelashwa okunzima noma imikhiqizo ekhethekile. Ukukhathalela okulula, okumnene ngamanzi afudumele nengubo yokuhlanza ethambile ngokuvamile konke okudingekayo. Abantwana abaningi bayoba nesikhumba esicacile ngokuphelele phakathi nezinyanga ezimbalwa, ngaphandle kwemiphumela ehlala njalo yesimo.
Themba izinzwa zakho njengomzali, kodwa futhi themba ukuthi isikhumba somntwana wakho siqondanisa nje nezwe labo elisha. Ngokubekezela nokunakekelwa okumnene, nobabili niyodlula kuleli zinga lesikhashana, futhi isikhumba somntwana wakho siyovela sinempilo futhi sihle.
Cha, ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane akubikezeli ukuthi ingane yakho izoba nokuqhuma kwemivimbo eminyakeni yobusha. Lezi zizimo ezimbili ezihlukile ngezimbangela ezihlukile. Ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kubangelwa ama-hormones kaMama asaqhubeka ohlelweni lomntwana wakho, kuyilapho ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kwentsha kuhlobene nama-hormones okukhula nezinye izici.
Kungcono ukugwema noma yimiphi imikhiqizo ekhethekile yokuqhuma kwemivimbo eyenzelwe abantwana ngaphandle uma kunconywe udokotela wakho. Amanzi afudumele nje nengubo yokuhlanza ethambile ngokuvamile konke okudingayo. Imikhiqizo eminingi ethengiswa ngokuthi ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane empeleni ingaqinisa isikhumba somntwana wakho esibucayi futhi yenze isimo sibe sibi.
Izigameko eziningi zokuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane ziyaqina ngokwazo phakathi nezinyanga ezingu-3 kuya ku-4, nakuba abanye abantwana bangaba nayo kuze kube izinyanga ezingu-6. Isimo ngokuvamile sifinyelela izinga eliphezulu cishe emavikini angu-3-4 ubudala bese liqina kancane njengoba amazinga ama-hormones omntwana wakho eqina.
Kuyinto evamile ukuthi ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane kuhluke ukubonakala, ngezinye izikhathi kubonakala kubi lapho umntwana wakho ekhala, efudumele, noma ekhala. Noma kunjalo, uma uqaphela izimpumputhe ezinkulu, ezibuhlungu, izimpawu zokutheleleka, noma uma isimo siqhubeka ngaphezu kwezinyanga ezingu-6, xhumana nodokotela wakho ukuze uhlolwe.
Ukuncelisa ngokwalo akubangeli noma akwenzi kube sibi ukuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane. Eqinisweni, ubisi lwebele luqukethe ama-antibodies anempilo nezondlo ezisekela impilo yonke yomntwana wakho. Abanye omama bakhathazeka ukuthi ukudla kwabo kungathinta isikhumba somntwana wabo, kodwa ayikho ubufakazi bokuthi ukudla okuthile ekudleni kukanina omuncelisayo kuhambisana nokuqhuma kwemivimbo kubantwana abasebancane.
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