What is the reason for the white spots on the newborn's face?

Mothers are more worried about their children's development and worried that some other conditions will affect their children's development. Some diseases of newborns are not only manifested inside, but also on the skin. In order to adapt to the external environment and give the child a healthy body, let's explain what the small white spots on the face of a newborn are.

In fact, mothers don’t need to worry, these small white spots on the baby’s face are called “miliaria”. Milia occur because the baby's sweat glands are blocked, which is caused by the incomplete development of the baby's glands. The appearance of small white spots on the baby's face is a normal physiological phenomenon. Generally, milia will appear when the baby is 1 or 2 weeks old, but it will gradually decrease after a few weeks until it disappears. My baby started to develop miliaria when he was about a week old. I was very worried at the time. I didn’t know what was growing on his face and whether it was a disease or a normal phenomenon. Later, my confinement nanny told me that this was miliary rash, which is common among babies and will gradually get better. At first I was skeptical, but later I found that the small white spots on the baby's face gradually disappeared, but the ones on the nose lasted for a while before disappearing, but probably the milia disappeared completely when the baby was 2 months old. So, new mothers don’t need to worry, this is a normal situation.

However, mothers should not squeeze milia out of curiosity. Milia is originally just a normal physiological phenomenon. If it is squeezed, the baby's wound will be easily infected by bacteria and fungi, turning the normal physiological phenomenon into a disease. This result is not worth the loss. In addition, you should pay attention to the baby's hygiene and wash the baby's face every day. Be gentle and dry the baby's face with a clean towel or gauze after washing. Do not rub it hard. The baby's skin is very delicate. If you rub it hard, the milia may be damaged due to friction. It is also easy to get infected. The baby's resistance is very poor. Once infected, the consequences will be disastrous. In other words, miliary rash does not require treatment or special care, and will naturally disappear when the baby grows older.

However, some babies will also have small white spots when they have eczema, but the small white spots of eczema are red underneath, so it should be easier to distinguish them. If it is eczema, we have talked about the care methods and precautions in the previous article, mothers can refer to it. Please note that if it is eczema, you cannot squeeze the white part. The principle is the same, to avoid infection.

The above is about how to have a healthy baby on the face of a newborn. Here are some solutions. Usually, they are lost and ignored by parents. However, eczema is an allergic reaction. If not treated in time, it will lead to more serious consequences. Therefore, mothers are expected to observe the baby's development at all times and treat the disease in time if it is discovered.