my baby is almost 3 weeks old n shes starting to get baby acne. Im just wondering what causes it and how long does it last?
2007-06-13 08:28:54 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
My daughter looked as if she had really bad acne too, I changed her formula and it cleared up right away. If you are bottle feeding check if it flairs up at feeds.
2007-06-13 09:16:52 · answer #1 · answered by Introverted extrovert 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's not acne. All baby's go through it. I don't know what the correct name for it is but, it has something to do with them getting their new skin, if that makes any sense. I don't think there is anything that you can do about it, but I do know that it eventually goes away. Contact the baby's pediatrician just to be on the safe side.
2007-06-13 08:38:30 · answer #2 · answered by Lady 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
left over hormones in the baby from the pregnancy cause the baby acne it can last for a while my sons acne didn't fully go away until he was about 3 months old, but it varies from baby to baby.
2007-06-13 08:38:28 · answer #3 · answered by juggalete_freak666 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Up until now the baby's body has been regulated by your hormones. Now its body is working on its own and your hormones are getting out of its system.
My girl still gets a pimple or two every so often, but just wiping her face down with a soft warm moist cloth several times a day really helped.
2007-06-13 08:43:13 · answer #4 · answered by gypsy g 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's caused by a couple different things. One is your hormones still circulating through her body and also by her getting "comfortable" in her own skin. It can also be from being too warm all the time. My little girl is almost six months and still gets has a pimple or two on her cheeks. My pediatrician said not to worry, so I'm not. :)
2007-06-13 08:35:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Totally normal. It's just hormones and it will go away on it's own. I've read that sometimes it will stay up until 4-6 months of age.
2007-06-13 09:04:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
when my son was a baby i thought he was getting it too. But it turned out to be the kind of soap i was using on him. I changed the soap to johnson and johnson and it went away in less than a week
2007-06-13 08:35:11 · answer #7 · answered by shady_angel83182 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's natural. The bacteria in your skiwas passed on to your child It goes away on it's own. One of my children had it as an infant
2007-06-13 08:34:20 · answer #8 · answered by rrh2 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋