Spots on face?

**MissWinter** · 28-08-2010 14:36

Hi there!

DD is 5 weeks old today, and she's still got the pimply, red spots all over her face...

Now, I'm not TOO concerned - was told it's all normal and to be expected, from the hormones leftover from pregnancy and birth.

But I have no idea how long I should be expecting these spots to stay? I expected it to be clearing up by now.

Thanks

**minties** · 28-08-2010 15:01

My DD still had them at that age. I think they were totally gone by 7 or 8 weeks.

**mimsie** · 28-08-2010 15:29

It might be milk spots

Not sure what you can do about them but both mine had milk spots early on. In fact i don't really know what they are, just that they are pretty normal!

**MissWinter** · 28-08-2010 15:43

Do milk spots come from formula as well as BM? She's fully formula fed... Do milk spots go away on their own?

I don't mind that they're there, she's still absolutely perfect to me! I just don't want it to be unhealthy, or if it needs cream then I'd like to know obviously lol.

**mimsie** · 28-08-2010 15:47

Yep

Both mine got them while being formula fed, and they did go away on their own. I was a bit more gentle when they were around wiping faces, just so I didn't inflame them, but we didn't do much else and they disappeared completely around 10-12 weeks or so.

**MissWinter** · 28-08-2010 15:50

Awesome! Yep, I've just been washing her face with warm water and a facewasher in the shower, and make sure I wipe up any milk-dribble right away

It's so hard knowing what's normal and what's not sometimes!

**mimsie** · 28-08-2010 15:53

Ohh I know. I remember with DS thinking ohhh no he's got my bad skin.... until someone told me what they were! I was terrified the poor kid would be starting out pimply from birth! But they have gorgeous skin now (although I have a new concern, DS' face is starting to get a bit 'rough' feeling around where he'd sprout facial hair)

**Von Zipper** · 28-08-2010 17:54

My DS got quite bad baby acne. In the end we got some hydrocortisone cream to get rid of the inflamation because it was almost like teenage acne.

I think it went away at around 12 weeks (but he had a very bad case!)

**1CrazyMoose** · 28-08-2010 18:32

DD is 4 weeks and still has them. It is normal. DS had them till about 8 weeks from memory. Ask your pead or dr when your bub has the 6 week check up. I am sure it's ok