The reason why baby's lips turn white

Recently, many friends have reported that their babies have white skin on their lips, which makes them very worried, especially some female friends who are new mothers. They are even more frightened and don’t know whether their babies have any physical illness. They are nervous and worried. So what is the reason for the white skin on babies’ lips? Let us take a look at the detailed explanation below. I hope everyone can understand.

The reason why babies' lips peel after birth is usually because the baby feeds frequently and for a relatively long time, causing the skin of the lips to be soaked in milk for a long time. There is no particular pain when the baby's lips peel due to milk immersion. If your baby's lips are peeling due to milk immersion, but the chapped lips do not get better after a long time, you need to go to the hospital for professional treatment.

How to care for newborn baby's peeling lips

1. Master the feeding time: Newborn babies do not have enough sucking strength, so each feeding takes a long time. At this time, the new mother should strictly control the baby's feeding time, each feeding time should not exceed 10 minutes, and the baby's lips should be cleaned after each feeding.

2. Control the number of breastfeeding times: New mothers should control the number of breastfeeding times for their babies. It is best not to exceed 8 times a day. If your baby has a large appetite, you can make appropriate adjustments or seek expert guidance.

3. Correct sleeping habits: Many mothers like to let their babies fall asleep with the nipple in their mouth, which can cause serious damage to the baby's lip skin. New mothers should correct the bad habit of letting their babies fall asleep with nipples in their mouths to reduce the burden on their babies' lips.

Newborn baby lip care measures

1. Replenish water: Newborn babies have a great demand for water. In hot or dry seasons, new mothers need to replenish a certain amount of water for their babies in addition to daily breastfeeding. New mothers should replenish their babies with no less than 100 ml of water every day.

2. Moistened lips: If the baby's lips are chapped, the new mother can wipe the baby's lips frequently with a wet cotton ball, or apply some glycerin to the baby to keep the baby's lips moist.

3. Reasonable temperature: If the baby's lips become chapped, the new mother can appropriately lower the temperature of the water. Too hot or too cold water will increase the baby's pain.

4. Maintain indoor humidity: A dry air environment can easily cause baby's lips to break, so new mothers can hang a thermometer and hygrometer in the baby's room to control the indoor humidity. If the baby's room is dry, new mothers can use a humidifier to increase the humidity and keep the humidity in the baby's room between 50% and 60%.

After reading the above explanation of the reasons why babies have white skin on their lips, are mothers no longer so nervous? As long as you pay attention to taking good care of your baby, in addition to letting your baby drink milk, you should also make sure your baby drinks more water. This will solve the problem of white skin on your baby's lips. Also, make sure that the baby's living environment is not too dry.