What causes blue spots around baby's mouth?

The birth of a child brings endless joy to the whole family, but any minor health problems with the child will worry the parents, who are worried that it will have a greater impact and cause lasting harm to the child. Blue coloring around a baby's mouth is a typical example. So, what is the reason for the blue area around the baby's mouth? Let's take a closer look below.

1. Newborn heart malformations or congenital heart disease may cause the newborn's lips to turn blue. Because of heart deformity, the heart and lungs cannot function normally, causing blue lips.

2. There is mucus or some blockage in the nasal cavity, so the lips will turn blue. Generally speaking, if the blue lips are caused by nasal congestion, the problem will disappear and be solved as long as the child starts crying.

3. The respiratory tract is blocked, so oxygen cannot enter the lungs of the newborn normally, causing hypoxia. The direct manifestation is blue lips. Such respiratory obstruction is usually closely related to congenital tracheal stenosis and macroglossia.

4. Immature respiratory system or problems such as intracranial hemorrhage during delivery may cause the newborn to have blue lips for a short period of time.

5. Infection. Because newborns have congenital lung hypoplasia, it is easy for them to inhale milk into their lungs while feeding, which can cause terrible lung inflammation, resulting in breathing difficulties and aggravating the problem of blue lips. This easily explains why many infants and young children suddenly turn blue when drinking milk, or are unable to cough and look uncomfortable. And this is also the most dangerous time.

The above is an introduction to the reasons why the area around the baby’s mouth turns blue. I hope it will help parents understand. There are many factors that can cause the area around a baby's mouth to turn blue, usually due to various diseases. You must pay attention to it, go to a regular hospital for examination in time, and then take effective measures for treatment to avoid causing greater harm to the child's health due to neglect.