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My baby is 3 weeks old & she has rashes all over her body. is this normal? please help!
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Depends: At 3 weeks, if baby is generally feeding well and wetting diapers well, the rash can be benign like allergy to detergents, miliaria from clogged sweat glands, ect. If baby isn't well, need to take to peds for eval bc may be due to infection or food intolerance.
Answered 8/24/2013
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Yes: Baby acne is felt to be triggered by high level of maternal hormone levels that sustained the pregnancy & prepaired for breast feeding. Clamping the cord cuts off new hormone input, but leaving the wet spa of pregnancy puts baby in contact with skin irritants and germs. The process accelerates for a while before peaking & the intensity varies. Eventually the hormones & acne are gone.
Answered 12/10/2013
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