11 Responses to “My baby has "baby acne"?”

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   soccerchick0440 said on March 25th, 2010 at 10:37 am

   i dont think its acne its probably like lil red dots
   my lil cousin had it
   it goes away
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   Precious said on March 25th, 2010 at 11:07 am

   It’s normal!!! My baby is almost 7 weeks and is still getting over his baby acne. It’s due to hormones and there’s really nothing you can do for it. Per my pediatrician’s advice, I do use Cetaphil soap to bathe him which has helped his skin but truly time will make it better.
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   mummy 2 Mia said on March 25th, 2010 at 11:17 am

   my little girl has it BAD..it makes you feel like your not washing her enough right? well my doctor said it is totally normal and will go when it goes..it doesnt bother them at all so dont worry
   happy parenting!!
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   new mum

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   confederategirl0321 said on March 25th, 2010 at 11:43 am

   I dont know much about baby acne but my neice had baby acne at 3 months old so i would say it is normal. But it turned into a rash instead. Her doctor said that she was elergic to eggs so my sister stoped feeding her eggs and it cleared up. But i would take her to the doctor to see what the doctor says.

   10 weeks pregnant.
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   bee said on March 25th, 2010 at 12:05 pm

   baby acne is nomal my son has it and he is seven weeks the doctor prescribed hydrocortisone 2%
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   ~???~ said on March 25th, 2010 at 12:51 pm

   The only thing that made it go away was the medicine a doc prescribed.

   But someone on here (y answers) told me that witch hazel helped them.
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   Blaise said on March 25th, 2010 at 1:05 pm

   DrGreene Content

   What is Baby Acne?
   My one-month-old son’s cheeks are very rough. It looked at first like a rash. There are small bumps that are sometimes red and irritated looking, and other times it looks very clear, but the roughness is still there. Is that a rash or is it baby acne? Is there something I can do to treat it?
   Beckie Huckle,
   San Bruno, California

   To many parents’ dismay, their beautiful newborn’s face breaks out with red bumps. One of the most common causes for red bumps on an infant’s face is baby acne. It tends to occur at about the same age as the baby’s peak gas production and fussiness. How attractive! (This all coincides with parents’ maximum sleep deprivation.) Parents are often quite concerned both about how these bumps look and about their significance.

   In baby acne, these bumps, Beckie, are quickly fleeting evidence of the connection between your body and your son’s. During the final moments of your pregnancy, your hormones crossed the placenta into your son. Among other things (such as maturing his lungs), this stimulated the oil glands on your son’s skin, eventually giving rise to the baby acne.

   Fleshy or red pimples can be present at birth, but typically appear at 3 to 4 weeks of age. They occur predominately on the cheeks, but are also quite common on the forehead and chin. Whiteheads are sometimes present. This condition tends to come and go until the baby is between 4 and 6 months old.

   The acne will be most prominent when your son is hot or fussy (increased blood flow to the skin), or when his skin is irritated. If his skin comes into contact with cloth laundered in harsh detergents, or becomes wet from saliva or milk that he has spit up, the condition may appear worse for several days.

   Gently cleanse his face once a day with water, and perhaps a mild baby soap. Oils and lotions do not help, and may aggravate the condition. If the acne is severe or lasts beyond 6 months, your pediatrician may prescribe a mild medicine to help.

   Otherwise, you can expect that the rash will soon be a memory. The oil glands will disappear, and you won’t see the acne again until you turn around once, and he’s a teenager. This time the acne will be evidence that his own hormones are turning him into a man.

   Alan Greene MD FAAP
   February 14, 1996
   2 weeks ago

   Hope This Helps You! This is what I read when I freaked out about my Baby’s Acne. I didn’t do any special treatments or washes on his face except for the regular Bath time cleaning. He had the red rash and Whiteheads. The whiteheads would eventually dry up on it’s own and push it’s way to the surface!!! Don’t fret. It’ll dissapear soon enough : ) Good Luck!
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   Mommie to a 7 Month old Baby Boy!

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   lsmjt said on March 25th, 2010 at 1:12 pm

   Its not acne it is milk spots, its totally normal and will clear up all by itself, Good Luck
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   Mother of 6

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   IM a new MUMMY to ADDYSON said on March 25th, 2010 at 1:50 pm

   my little girl has it too shes 6 weeks old, my maternal nurse told me its very common and not too touch it or do anything to her skin just wash it with water in her bath, its just caused by the fact that they were in the amniotic fluid for so long and their pores get blocked just like us, it goes away by itself about 3 months onwards, nothing to worry about
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    moomoomum said on March 25th, 2010 at 2:17 pm

    i cant be sure whether what ur baby has is baby acne or maybe a case of mild eczema or skin’s reaction towards harsh soaps or lotions….

    but my then 2mth old baby (1st child) had this kinda thing too…
    we used all the natural stuffs on her…..etc etc…but nothing helped….until we consulted this paediatrician….
    ONE LOOK at her, she told us she’s actually allergic!
    CMPA: cow’s milk protein allergy!!!
    she immediately put her on hypoallergenic formula (coz i couldnt breastfeed her), and within a week++, her skin improved…..within 2weeks++ the reddish blemishes were gone!!!

    I cant be sure whether we have the same ‘issues’ here, but its worth discussing this with ur paed, and give it a try if all else fails!

    GOOD LUCK!
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    own experience with baby#1

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    rice said on March 25th, 2010 at 2:43 pm

    I remember when my baby had that… i was freaked out! But my doctor told me, if you’re breastfeeding… your hormones are passing to your child through your milk which could be causing that… Or could be excema, but its very normal!! Don’t worry… newborns aren’t all perfect skinned like in the movies

    But my doctor told me you could wipe your baby’s face with a cotton ball and warm water .. no soap, cuz it could irritate it more.
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