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How happy you are with the arrival of your
baby, first or second I do not know, but how sorry you are to see the
small red spots on the cheeks of the baby. Many of your friends and
relatives have assured you that it will go away, you also know that it
will pass over, yet you are worried. You feel the need to seek tips to
cure baby acne, either from your doctor or other experienced ones, who
have tackled such situations.
Baby acne is not
uncommon among the new born. Its other name is infantile acne. Though
cheek is the favorite place of baby acne, it manifests over chin and
forehead as well. Babies are born with it, it can get it anywhere from 2
weeks to 2 months age. It can hang on till the baby reaches the age of
six months as well.
Again, nothing much to worry. Time is the best
healer. Mother's hormones did the trick. The baby gets exposed to the
hormones, when mother carries it. The good and bad of the hormones were
passed on to the baby. As the baby grows, the effect of the hormones
also fades away and you are happy to see the clean, rosy cheeks of your
baby.
As for tips to deal with the baby acne, the first tip is,
don't do anything to worsen the situation. Picking any acne is bad, and
to do it on your baby is worst. The skin of the baby is very tender.
Also, you are not expected to put any oil or lotion on it. Let
your anxiety not score over the reality. Wash the baby with the finest
and mild soap. As for washing its clothes, treat it as the part of the
baby itself and use a good quality detergent.
You are again told
not to worry much about the baby acne, your concern is understandable,
if acne persists even after 6 months of age. Then you need to contact
your doctor.
In fact, your care about the skin
during and after pregnancy and your diet is as important as the care of
the baby. New born baby's skin is gifted to it by you. Since most of the
babies depend upon mother's milk, for their maintenance and growth, your
style of life has direct effects on it.
Skin is the base on which
acne thrives. An infant's skin is highly sensitive, and in the first few
weeks after the birth, many changes in the conditions occur. Don't make
a grim situation of the normal changes and minor irritants. The market
is flooded with some necessary and a host of unnecessary baby products.
Don't daub the baby with powders, oils, lotions and creams. Let the skin
breathe freely to enable it to meet the acne condition in the natural
way.
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