Baby Soft Skin
August 3rd, 2007 | By Ian in BabiesAvid readers of this blog will know that when Little P finally popped his head out into this world he was 12 days overdue.
That meant he’d been been inside the amniotic fluid for just short of 9 and a half months. And just like when you spent a bit too long in the bath it made his hands and feet all wrinkly like prunes. We thought this was very adorable indeed - a little Californian Raisin of a boy.
As his skin started to dry out, however his hands and feet have turned into those of a hardy Norwegian fisherman’s. The cracks on his feet were so deep I thought they might actually bleed. They didn’t, of course; and now the cracks have gone to be replaced by flaky skin. A quick bit of research on the internet tells me that this is normal in babies and goes after (the ever ambiguous) “a few days”.
Well, it’s been 12 days and Little P’s skin is still so flaky (all over his body) that he is essentially a living, breathing flake of dandruff. If ever there were a market for Head and Shoulders to move into this is it (except they’d have to call it “Head and Shoulders and Arms and Legs and Chest and Neck” etc).
Worse of all though, is not giving in to the temptation to pick the bits of skin off. I bet it’s easier to quit smoking then it is to resist those tiny, flakes of skin.
August 7th, 2007 at 10:13 am | Sinead@BreastFeedingMums Said:
I found that adding a couple of capfuls of Oilatum Junior to baby’s bath was great for helping my own babies any time they suffered with flaky skin. You can get it free on prescription from your GP or buy it in most pharmacies… Trust me, it works a treat!
August 7th, 2007 at 9:31 pm | Ian Said:
Thanks for that, Sinead.
Funnily enough a couple of people from work recommended the very same stuff today. Although Little P’s skin is slowly getting better, I think we’ll have to give it a go.
August 14th, 2007 at 10:43 pm | Pig in the Kitchen Said:
Aqueous cream is good, you can get it from Boots. My eldest came out the looking the same way, and NOT to be alarmist went on to develop horrible eczema (aren’t you glad I came?)…if you think he has a tendency to dry skin, I would avoid anything scented (ditch the cursed Johnson and Johnson’s stuff), stay with aqueous cream, lose fabric conditioner…oh don’t get me started, I’m such an allergy bore.
Anyway it’s probably all cleared up and he’s fine. He looks beautiful by the way, I love his chubby face peering at the Blooming Marvellous clever marketing gimmick (I had one too).
Pigx