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shuga_23

Every time I ask Seth about something he says, "Well, what do the Nest girls say?"

Abe has what I thought was baby acne. Very light red bumps on his cheeks only. They appear to get more red when he is hot (skin to skin mostly). And today the skin on his cheeks looks really dry. Also, his earlobes are flaking with dry skin and behind his ears too.

Thoughts of what it could be and what to do to relieve it?

MainelyFoolish

It's probably dry skin from the lack of humidity in the winter.  Put some Aquaphor on it and see if it gets better. 

AnnieME

Yes, we use Aquaphor.   And Meyer's also makes a lip and cheek balm that we put on his cheeks daily .  Nolan has those very red cheeks that dry out pretty quickly and get chapped and the Meyer's really helps. 

AnnieME

Yes, we use Aquaphor.   And Meyer's also makes a lip and cheek balm that we put on his cheeks daily .  Nolan has those very red cheeks that dry out pretty quickly and get chapped and the Meyer's really helps.  Could the flaking on the ears be cradle cap? 

Mrs.ErikaMay

James had such pretty clear skin for a few months and then we all of a sudden went through a period of bumpy less than pristine skin for a whole bunch of months.  It was just normal baby acne and I don't think we did a whole lot for it.  I'm sure some lotion or aquaphor would help with the dry skin, but if he isn't itching it too much with those sharp baby nails (ouch!) then you shouldn't need to get particularly stressed about it. 

That being said, I hated seeing his skin not smooth and sweet.  Between that, his hair loss, and his gross cradle cap that took FOREVER for us to get out, he was kind of gross for a period there- LOL!

kclouts

Mrs.ErikaMay:

Between that, his hair loss, and his gross cradle cap that took FOREVER for us to get out, he was kind of gross for a period there- LOL!

Ridley went through a very awkward stage too!  So not pretty! 

meganmarieCA

It could also be a little bit of eczema on his face; Owen's had eczema flare-ups like that when he was an infant.  Keeping it moisturized is all you can do, and Aquaphor is a good gentle way to do it on his face.  Keep in mind that it won't help the acne part.

The flaking ears are part of cradle cap -- which is also essentially dry skin.  For cradle cap, we used olive oil. 

MA&CB

Marcus had baby acne at about 8 weeks, and was like you described, small red bumps that would look worse when warm or flushed.  After a few weeks of it I got pretty tired of it, did a little googling and tried swabbing his face 1x a day with very diluted apple cider vinegar.  I tested a small patch of skin first to make sure it didn't irritate.  It didn't bother him at all and the acne cleared up in just a few days and didn't return.  The doctor will tell you just to wash it as usual, but I was impatient!

carlyaw

kclouts:

Mrs.ErikaMay:

Between that, his hair loss, and his gross cradle cap that took FOREVER for us to get out, he was kind of gross for a period there- LOL!

Ridley went through a very awkward stage too!  So not pretty! 

 

Liam is dealing with nasty cradle cap right now....ugh

mrscjwatts

Taylor had baby acne too.  no fun but it didn't bother her.  We bathe her every night so I just washed her face with warm water from the bath.  It goes away eventually.  Although I was really impatient

kristen80

Sounds like a combo of baby acne and either cradle cap (makes the skin super flaky on earlobes & behind ears) and maybe eczema?  There's a product by Mustela called Stelatopia that's amazing...super expensive, but awesome and the only thing that made Jake's skin smooth.  They sell it at BRU