Dry skin on newborn

[CRWx]

Hi :wave: my first post in baby club!

My daughter was a week old yesterday and she has patches of really dry, peely skin around her chest, armpits, arms and a little bit on her wrists, not worried as she was born at 41+2 and I think it's pretty normal?

Just wondering if anyone has any tips on how to get rid of it or what works best?

Thanks xxx

 

[Rainbow82]

Totally normal, we just left it and it went away in its own within a couple of weeks. Congratulations on your new LO.

 

[tallybee]

Congrats hun

Yeah pretty normal to answer your question xxx

 

[_Meep_]

Mine was also like this, especially around the ankles and wrists. She was also almost a week overdue and I was told it was much more severe in overdue babies as they are generally born after all the vernix has been absorbed, though they all have a full body peel soon after birth.

We used ointments and stuff but nothing much helped. Olive oil reduced the appearance of it for a time though. In the end, it just went away on its own.

 

[Willow01]

Yip I agree with op olive oil works wonders recommended by midwife!x

 

[Twinmum87]

Just leave it alone, they shed that skin, it is normal, all babies do it and it is not down to dry skin. HV's and MW's said leave it. I did and it went completely an his skin was perfect after, not dry.

 

[Bevziibubble]

It is normal James had quite a lot of it. We just used coconut oil a few times and it soon went away

 

[RainbowDrop_x]

Coconut oil or olive oil (but not on the face). It does eventually disappear. I remember days where I couldn't wear dark colours because I'd have skin all over me after holding D

 

[loeylo]

Yeah my wee one had this too! I was told by the midwives to put olive oil on but I was speaking to a dermatologist at my baby club and they told us never to put olive oil on a baby so I don't know! We used epiderm which was brilliant, you can get it on minor ailments I think.

 

[babyjan]

Yep very normal. Some babies have it more than others and some babies don't have it at all!

I think applying olive oil helps it should disappear soon x

 

[Kirsty3051]

I always put a few drops of lavender or aloe vera oil in to my LO's baths when they were little xx