He's had it for a couple of weeks now, he's 7wks. And it's just around his moth. Little red bumps, and some of them look white in the middle. It's on his chin above his upper lip, and cheeks next to his mouth. Could it be from breastfeeding and rubbing on my skin with milk irritating it? Some days look better than others....why? Any advice will help. Thanks!!!!!
2007-02-16 05:05:06 · 5 answers · asked by Melissa t 2 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Skin Conditions
Yes - both of my kids had it and yes your son is exactly the right age for it. It usually will appear around 5 - 6 weeks and should be gone by 8. It's caused by immature pores. His sweat is prevented from leaving the skin in areas where the pores are still closed. Brest feeding of course will leave moister around the mouth and if the pores are immature, they will clog and form the tiny "pimples" that you see. It is important that you keep it clean as baby acne can in rare cases become infected.
Congratulations on the your new son!
2007-02-16 05:17:29 · answer #1 · answered by Aunt Bee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
NATURAL ACNE PROTOCOL
1/ Never, ever touch your face.
2/ Use 3 facecloths to wash your face, one to soap on, one to soap off with very hot water, one to rinse off with ice cold water, in that order, once a day.
3/ If you are under 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A once a day with a full meal
4/ If you are over 18 take 5,000 IU of vitamin A twice a day with a full meal.
Do not get pregnant while taking vitamin A. Do not take any more, like Accutane, it will stop you growing.
5/ Never, ever. pick, squeeze or pop your spot. Read number 1 again.
6/ Do this for 90 days.
7/ Invest in a brand new pillow and 2 new or more pillow cases to �double bag' your pillow. HOT wash every couple of days.
Source:
A bit of advice given to me as a teenager, a bit of science as I am studying allergic reactions and vitamin A is a part of that. A bit of research: I sat in a lecture at the back and watched the acne prone pick at their faces, those with the worse acne touched their faces 32 times in an hour, the clearest complexions didn't touch their faces even once. I have circumstantial evidence that acne is the result of dermatophyte transfer from hands to face...where it does not get washed off and is well fed by hormones, sweat a
nd oil...just a hypothesis... But it would explain why vitamin A is so effective as vitamin causes skin to remove dermatophytes.
The secret is never to touch the spots
Tips on how to treat acne and achieve perfect clear skin in as little as 7 days?
2016-05-14 10:31:04 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
wow my son has the same excat thing. i am not breastfeeding and he is 5 weeks. he has it on his cheeks and forehead. i think its just the oils in there skins devolping and changing. if it gets bad call your doctor or pharmacy and ask for baby face wash... my friend used that on her daughter and it worked great... or you can just whip his face with a cool wet washcloth at least once a day..
and i think the white ones are milk bump
2007-02-16 05:13:20 · answer #3 · answered by missmeliss 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it is very normal for a baby to have baby acne i am not sure why but do not pop them bec it will leave scars but at maybe 12 weeks or so it should stop just make sure you wash his face with baby tear free all in one soap after every feeding and hopefully that should clear it up
2007-02-16 05:32:25 · answer #4 · answered by Dclp8204 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
don't worry about it. it passes in time. don't use soaps directly on the face warm water will do and do not apply alot of pressure when washing the face as the skin especially the eyes is very fragile right now.
2007-02-16 05:42:15 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋