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Why is my newborns skin peeling?
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In water for 9 mos: A baby will commonly peel the outer layer of loose skin after floating in the bag of waters for 9 months, which sucks all the natural skin oils out of their pores. It's temporary. If you don't wash baby too often, their natural skin oils will give them soft skin within weeks.
Answered 2/1/2020
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