Why is the inside of the newborn's lips white?

The arrival of a baby will bring great surprise to the family. When such a little life is born, there will be many things to face. For this fragile baby, many parents hold it in their palms for fear of it falling, or hold it in their mouths for fear of it melting. Especially when they find that the baby has any slight discomfort, many parents will become anxious. It is often found that the inside of the lips of newborns will be white. What is going on?

In fact, this sign is common in newborns and infants. Don't worry. It is a manifestation of the strengthening of the oral muscles due to the child's strong sucking. Don't worry, as the child grows and adapts to the sucking action, it will slowly turn to normal color. But there is one thing I want to remind you: normally, only the oral mucosa and submucosal tissue will turn white or thicken, but the surface will be smooth and integrated with the surrounding tissues. If white lumps appear on the oral mucosa (like curds or tofu) and are difficult to wipe off, it may be an oral infection such as thrush, which requires timely treatment.

According to experience: when a baby is just born, her skin and mucous membranes are very delicate. Therefore, when she sucks, this situation will occur because she uses too much force. Some children will also have hard white strip-like muscle clumps on the cheeks in their mouths. These are formed automatically to help the child suck. It is a physiological reflex of the child's survival instinct. If you suck too frequently, the surrounding area of ​​the lips will turn white due to excessive force. You don't need to worry about it. In order to allow the child to get rest and buffer, scientific parenting is required. Do not feed the baby too frequently, but feed the baby fully at one time to give the baby's mouth some time to rest. Secondly, check whether the nipple of the bottle and the mother's nipple have difficulty wrapping the milk. If so, the problem must be solved fundamentally.

Newborn babies are still very fragile, and the slightest movement can cause them great harm, so parents need to pay more attention to caring for their babies. At the same time, attention should also be paid to the mother's diet during breastfeeding, because the mother's physical fitness often has a great impact on the newborns.