Acne
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Baby Acne
Asked by R.J. from Lakeland
on July 17, 2007
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Does anyone know of a safe and effective way to get rid of baby acne. This is my 3rd child and all 3 of mine have had it. I know it has to be itchy and it looks so h...
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- First of all, congrats on your new baby! Mine just turned 9 weeks and she is absolutely amazing. She too is going through a rough case of baby acne as well. I would re...
- My first daughter had it very bad and a very long time. It even scared her face. I broke open vitamin E caplets and rubbed vitamin E on her face. It seamed to work but...
- Hi R.! Congrats on the newbie!!! I used just regular j&j (yellow bottle)baby shampoo on my son and daughters face. just gently wash 2-3x daily then follow up with a go...
Baby Acne
Asked by M.L. from New York
on December 17, 2007
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Hi Everyone!
Well I just had my second baby on Thanksgiving day and we're madly in love with her. Her 4 yr old brother can't stop himself from smothering her with k...
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- sounds like things are going great; i would urge you not to do ANYTHING about the acne, it's totally normal and will pass. both of mine, both breastfeeders, both had i...
- Hi M., I am not sure where you live, but I am a consultant for Arbonne International. It is a health and wellness company. We carry a baby line that works wonders...
- Hi M., My three sons have had everything from acne to eczema to simply sensitive skin and nothing helped the way Arbonne's Baby Care line has helped. Everyone I hav...
Baby Acne
Asked by L.W. from San Diego
on April 2, 2008
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My poor baby boy just developed baby acne a couple of days ago. I read a suggestion in one of my books to wash his face daily with a mild soap, but that doesn't seem ...
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- L., I know it sounds weird but use a little Vasaline. It can be used for a lot of things. Rashes of all kinds. It is really good for diaper rash too. If you notic...
- Hi L., My baby (2 mos old today!) had a bout of baby acne and this is my theory: We co-sleep, and the acne seemed to creep up after a night or two of cradling her he...
- Hi L. If you are breastfeeding your little one, squirt some milk on it! Really. It sounds crazy, but it worked out great for us when my little one had a bit of ac...
Baby Acne
Asked by K.J. from Dallas
on April 7, 2007
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My daughter is a month old and has baby acne (as the ped calls it) really bad she says it will go away soon but it looks really bad and seems to be irritating my baby....
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- My youngest had the same problem plus ezcema so I used Aveno wash and lotion and aquaphor in between, It worked great and was gone within a week. I still use aquaph...
- Hi Catrina. I know how difficult it is to watch your baby suffer like that, and not know what to do to make her feel better! Believe me, I've been there before too wit...
- My 10 week old daughter started getting baby acne 2 weeks ago. It is hormonal, and cremes etc will only irritate it. Today (2 weeks later) it looks like it's finally...
Baby Acne
Asked by L.A. from Dallas
on November 8, 2006
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My 5 week old is red-headed and has fair skin. She is also very hot natured. Anyway, she is getting baby acne, little red bumps on her face. Does any one have any t...
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- My son also had pretty bad baby acne when he was that age. I think that is normal, and it should go away on its own in a few weeks. I don't believe that there is any...
- When my baby boy was around 6 weeks old, he had little red bumps until he was 7 months old. The dermatologist wanted to put a medicated ointment on him, but I didn't ...
- Don't worry, both my beautiful daughters got baby acne at 5 weeks and now they have perfect skin. Don't do anything special, just keep her face clean like normal....b...
Baby Acne
Asked by K.E. from Anchorage
on October 5, 2007
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My 6 week old has baby acne all over her face. I realize that it is totlly normal and I remember when my son was in that phase, but it's kind of icky looking. Does any...
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- HEY, WELL MY SON ALSO HAD THE BABY ACNE WELL I THOUGHT WHAT IT WAS IT TURNED OUT TO ECZEMA. WELL WHAT SOMEBODY TOLD ME WAS CORNSTARCH TO PUT ON TO HELP WITH THE REDNES...
- K.~ First of all, thank you so much for your service! I know you aren't active duty, but you are just as much in the military as your husband is! My prayers are ...
- I know it's not really pretty to look at. My daughter went through the same thing. I even asked the doctor and he told me I just had to wait it out. I still took pi...
Arm Acne?
Asked by M.H. from Kansas City
on March 13, 2010
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My 10 year old son and now 7 year old daughter both get some kind of acne on their upper arms. Just raised pimply bumps. Anyone else have to deal with that or know h...
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- It sounds like keratosis pilaris. It can be treated with a prescription retinoid or steroid cream. Google it and if it seems right, see your doctor for a prescription.
- Yup, sounds like Keratosis Pilaris. Almost look like little pimples, but the skin is kind of hard? My son has it on his upper arms, chest, and face. Swimming in a chlo...
- I have this as an adult on my upper arms and my son has a little of this on his cheeks. My ped told me it is a response to the skin making too much protein? Somethi...
Baby Acne
Asked by D.R. from Pocatello
on July 10, 2009
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I have a new 2 week old little boy and he is starting to get horrible baby acne. I was just wondering if there is anything you can do to help treat and prevent this. ...
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- I'm pretty sure it eventually just runs its course and goes away, but with two of my three children I have used Baby Aveeno wash and lotion on their face each day and ...
- My pediatrician recommended good old Dial Soap (the soap bar, not liquid)--and it worked! Good Luck!
- Ah, I feel your pain. I had a adorable little boy (now almost 2) but when he turned about 2 weeks old he got horriable baby acne and it just broke my heart. I searched...
Acne During Pregnancy
Asked by W.A. from Honolulu
on August 28, 2007
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Hi all. I am 15 weeks pregnant with my second child, and day by day I am breaking out more and more with painful pimples which are under the skin. The type where you c...
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- W. I'm going through the same thing right now, though not to the same degree just yet (mine come to a head pretty quickly, but boy are they ugly!). It's embarassing.....
- I used Proactive before, during and after my two pregnancies and even with all the hormones, my skin looked great. Its the only thing that has ever worked for me. My...
- Hi, it sounds like systic acne, its not just something that will go away by washing your hands. Systic acne is not a dirt thing on the face, i battled with it for yea...
Baby Acne?
Asked by M.P. from Los Angeles
on June 9, 2008
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Hello Moms-
My 5 week old baby has severe baby acne (think pizza face) on face and neck. I am currently breastfeeding her.
Her dr thought it may be milk allergies a...
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- I don't know what would work for you, but in my own experience, it goes away by itself in a couple of months. We had a similar problem, although not severe. I restri...
- My kids didn't have baby acne but I don't have a friend that didn't go through it. None of them did anything but wait it out, it will go away. Congratulations on y...
- my nephews had the same thing (they had eczema later on). what they ended up getting from their dr was a steroid cream. it also eventually went away on its own. what h...
