Newborn acne? Please stay relaxed
A small topic that is a big issue, especially for new parents: newborn acne.
Some newborns develop intense acne on their face after around three to four weeks, as is actually familiar from puberty. This occurs slightly more frequently in male babies than in females. The acne can also spread to the chest and abdomen.
It is particularly important for parents to know that this is a completely natural phenomenon that is not pathological and is easy to explain.
The cause of neonatal acne lies in the hormones during pregnancy. Towards the end of pregnancy, women produce more male hormones, known as androgens. These are of great importance for the development of the baby, for example for the maturation of the lungs. And it is also these hormones that often lead to the acne flare-up described above.
And what can you do? First and foremost, you should react to acne with patience and wait and see. The use of skin creams in particular is not recommended, as they can make the acne even worse. Even if the babies look different than expected during these weeks, it is important to remain patient, as the acne will recede on its own. Acne should no longer be visible by the time they are around one and a half months old.
Further interesting tips
U6 screening
The U6 screening is the doctor's favourite screening. Because at 10 to 12 months, the children are still cute and baby-cute and not yet so big that they can blow up the whole examination with a violent tantrum (yes, there's all that ...). In other words, the U6 is usually a very pleasant experience. How does it work?
Joint cracking
Today a topic from the category: "Annoying, but it's not bad." And no, we're not talking about the doctor. But the cracking of joints.
Regulation problems
It could all be so wonderful: The baby has finally arrived, everyone is happy and well. Actually. Because the little one cries and screams all the time and hardly sleeps. So the parents don't sleep either, are completely exhausted and at the end of their tether. The problem: so-called regulation difficulties.