I have a 3wk old son with baby acne....How long does this last and is there anything I can do to help it go away. I've been washing his face everyday with just a cotton ball and water.
My son had a little acne after birth. My doctor told me not to do anything specific to it, just normal baths, and that it would go away. He said it's somehow leftover hormones from the mom that effect the baby and cause the acne. He said, specifically, not to try to pick at the spots. In my son's case, he was right. After about a month or so, it went away.
Hi A.,
My daughter had pretty bad baby acne. I would gently clean her face with warm water and a wash cloth. Her pediatrician said I could use hydrocortisone cream but I never tried it. It resolved on it's own within a couple of weeks then that beautiful baby skin came through. Good luck!
C.
First of all Congratulations. It is hormones from you leaving their system and it will go away on it's own. My son had it as well and we did nothing special for it because we were told it would go away and it did very quickly.
My son had it too. There's not a whole lot you can do for it. Just water and NO SOAP! The breast milk thing some have suggested is interesting...and harmless. Try that! My son's cleared up between 3 and 4 months. Good luck and congrats!
I would talk to your pediatrician. Our daughter had the same problem and it was due to a milk protein allergy. Cleared up when we switched to Alimentum formula.
My daughter had that at that age. I started moisturizing with some mimxy cream my pediatrician gave me samples of and my clinique moisturizer. Any kind of thick, perfume free cream works (like cetaphil or aveeno has one). It cleared up pretty fast. Since then I use aveeno baby cleanser/lotion on her. Target also has sensitive skin wash/lotion called California baby that is good. If I use non-sensitive bubbles or anything in her bath her skin gets irritated.
If you are breastfeeding, put some breastmilk on it. It works wonders!
Hey A.,
Baby acne can be a disturbing site...I remember feeling so bad for my girls because it looked painful. However it isn't so at least you don't have to worry on that front!
If I remember correctly my girls had it for about one to two months. I used to wash their face with a soft cloth dipped in warm water and an oatmeal bath. Aveeno makes a good oatmeal bath and I think they make it for babies specifically. All I would do is dissolve a small amount of the packet in some warm water and dip the cloth in and wipe their little faces. Then I would use a mild lotion (Aveeno again). This seemed to calm the acne a bit. It didn't go away but I noticed a difference in how red the acne was and in how severe it was.
Good luck!
Hi A.,
I have a 2 month old who just (in the past week) lost most of her baby acne. I would say that the worst of it only lasted 2-3 weeks, but I know how bad it is. I washed her face everyday also and put gentle naturals eczema cream on her face a couple times a day. I'm not really sure that it helped but it made me feel better. Don't worry it won't last forever!!
Every baby gets it. It's not really acne, just called that. They think it's due to hormones leaving the baby's body. Just ignore it and it will go away on it's own within a few weeks. Congratulations on the new baby. S.
A. - Baby acne is completely normal. My son had it for a few months and evidentually went away on its own. :)
I heard that beast milk works. I didn't have to try it, but that's what people told me :)
I always washed their face with a bar of Ivory soap! It cleared it right up I did it 3-4 times a day for just a couple of days and it disappeared!Works!! And CHEAPO!!!
My son had a very bad case about the same time. (he's 81/2 now) I believed I used a special or gentle phisoderm lotion and ok to use on babies I think my pediatrician suggested it (check with pharmacist and/or doctor). We did not use it daily, but every other day I think. I remember it helping. He had the acne gone by 3 months. Whatever you do don't pick or pop them!
It will go away. My family is blessed to have flawless (greek) skin. All 3 of my boys had it, too, though, right about the same time. It came and went in a few weeks. I didn't do anything for it. Most of all, don't pick at it. You are doing just as you should, new momma!
Blessings and congrats!!
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