last time i went to the pediatrician for 1 yr check up the nurse kept saying my baby look like a carrot!! now, i have an olive skin tone and i feed my boy baby food and he loves carrots but thats not ALL i feed him, geez....but anyways, now these people got me scared like theres something wrong with him even though they said that even tho he looks a little orange or whatever that it doesnt hurt him...am i just thinking myself scared? or could it really be something else?
2007-06-01 07:36:18 · 11 answers · asked by etherialdowntime024 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
and uh im asking yall to see if the doctor thought it was one thing maybe and then turned out to be something different you ***** MOM KNOWS NOTHING
2007-06-01 07:43:12 · update #1
thanks everyone!!! that really makes me feel better i appreciate it :)
2007-06-01 07:48:06 · update #2
My sister freaked out for the same reason. It doesn't take a lot of carrots to affect a baby's skin tone.
Now, if the baby turns yellow, that is an indication of jaundice.
2007-06-01 07:43:28 · answer #1 · answered by mcmufin 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Eating a lot of carrots actually CAN make the skin look orange. Try cutting back on how much carrot baby food you give him and see if it changes.
( But if the doctor didn't think there was anything wrong with your child, why are you asking US?)
2007-06-01 07:40:50 · answer #2 · answered by MOM KNOWS EVERYTHING 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
My son had the same problem, it is because all the baby food had carrots in it. Try taking some of the carrots out of his diet and his skin color will improve.
2007-06-01 07:40:35 · answer #3 · answered by Maria b 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry! The same thing happened with my daughter when she was a baby. It is the carotene in orange vegetables. Carrots, squash, etc. Her favorite was squash. It doesn't hurt them at all. She is 32 now! It will go away when his diet includes a greater variety of foods.
2007-06-01 07:46:05 · answer #4 · answered by stampgrama 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
carrots can definitely make his skin look orange. if you've already had him checked by the doctor, i wouldn't worry about it. try stopping giving him carrots for a few weeks jus to see what happens. otherwise ask the doctor about it and see what they say.
2007-06-01 20:07:25 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I made my babies home made food...carrots did turn their skin orangey. Just lighten up on carrots and the coloring will lighten up as well. Don't worry.
2007-06-01 07:45:12 · answer #6 · answered by bin there dun that 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Don't worry about what other people say, unless the doctor said something. People say off hand remarks and not even realize it can hurt or make another person worry.
2007-06-01 07:41:56 · answer #7 · answered by mom-of-2 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
dont worry! my daughter had the same complexion. its from baby food...most of it has an orangish color to it and just causes the skin to turn that color...there is absolutely nothing wrong with your baby.
2007-06-01 07:44:56 · answer #8 · answered by kenna5106 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It can take years for babies to reach their true skin colour. Just be patient. Congrats and good luck!
2016-04-01 09:47:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
the carrots are the once causing that......so start giving him less carrots and he wont be orange.
2007-06-01 07:40:27 · answer #10 · answered by SweetNsexy♥ 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋