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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鈥檚 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, 1996My baby has these little zits?
This is just baby acne. Every baby gets them while they are young. The only thing you can really do is just wait for them to go away. They aren't harmfull but sometimes annoying. Just keep giving him baths like you already do and wipe his face after he eats, sweats, etc. They will eventually go away. If you want some more advice about it, then look it up on the internet. This will give you more info. Congrats on the new addition!!
This is completely normal for young babies. These little bumps/zits are called ';malia.'; They will go away on their own. If using a lotion on your baby's skin, make sure to use one marked ';sensitive, hypoallergenic, and/or fragrance free.';
My son is 3 weeks old and he has them too. I asked the doctor about them and he explained that it is is pores opening up for the first time and it is perfectly normal and will go away on their own. I wouldn't worry. :)
Congratulations on the addition to your family.
You don't. Don't over-wash his face. Don't use any sort of medicine. Don't try to pop them!
My daughter (now almost 2) had them for two months, then they went away. My doctor told me that they were perfectly natural and would clear up naturally if I gave it time. And that is exactly what happened.
if they are white like a whitehead they are called milk pimples and its normal. and if they are like regular pimples its called baby acne. and will also go away. the regular pimples take a bit longer. my son had both when he was born.
They'll go away on their own after a few months. They're completely normal for newborns. THey're called 'melia'. Leave them alone or they could scar.
i wouldnt use any think babys skins are so sensitive. leave them for a few days if they havent dried up contact your health visitor or midwife! congrats x
these are called milk bumps and they will go away my daughter has them as we speak i went to the doc with her and i was told to leave them alone and they go away
its baby acne nothing to worry about it'll go away on its own!!
nothing, baby acne will go away on it's own........ so don't worry
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