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His body is covered with a white plaster
He looks like a yeti
These long, dark hairs that cover your baby’s face, limbs and back are called the lanugo. Normally, this fine down is gone at birth, but sometimes it persists for a few weeks before shedding.
He has crocodile skin
Your newborn baby’s skin is not always smooth and can sometimes peel in places. This aspect is often found in babies born after term and lacking vernix. The solution: moisturize your skin well with milk or sweet almond oil and prefer mild soaps.
He has little white dots on his nose
Is the tip of his nose or chin studded with white micro cysts? Those are thousands of grains produced by the sebaceous glands. So we don’t worry, and we don’t touch it. They disappear spontaneously within a few weeks.
His head looks funny
Unless born by cesarean section, the newborn’s head is rarely round. She models herself to better cross the maternal routes, and often the baby is born with the head in “sugar loaf”, lying up. In a few days, everything is back to normal. Sometimes the head can be flattened backwards. Do not panic, specialized osteopaths can reshape, by gentle maneuvers, the head of our cherub.
His stools are green
Baby has odd colored stools in the first 24 hours after birth. Dark green and very pasty, they are formed during fetal life. As soon as it is fed, they will change in appearance and consistency. If breastfed, they will turn golden yellow and be soft.
He has blue marks on his lower back
These sometimes very extensive dark blue spots, located near the sacrum, are uncommon in European babies. On the other hand, they are almost constant if the mother is from the Far East. Nothing to do. They leave quickly.
He has a big bump on his head
This skin effusion is formed during labor. It is more common when the delivery has been a little long and the baby’s head has taken a long time to make its way into the maternal pelvis. Do not panic ! It is not painful and resorption takes place in a few days.
He has breasts … and milk
Affecting both sexes, this breast enlargement is surprising and sometimes results in the production of milk! Induced by maternal hormones, it regresses in a few days.
He has red markings on his eyes
During labor, the pressure on the baby can cause thin blood vessels in his eyes to burst. Nothing to fear for his future vision. This small hemorrhage in the conjunctiva subsides after birth.