Inspired by some recent momversations (yep, just made that one up)... here are four peculiar things about babies that I wish someone had told me that I didn't need to be concerned about.
1. The dry flakey skin. Regardless of what lotions and oils I used, PJ had some serious dry skin when she was a newborn, and then again at about three or four weeks old. Something about the transition from the womb to the outside world and the phases and layers of the skin. Regardless, it's normal. And it goes away.
2. The eye goop. While not all babies get it, PJ has it pretty bad. It's the same stuff that adults would call having 'sleep' in their eye, but green and way more, uh, persistent. Our pediatrician said if it hasn't phased itself out by the time she's one, then we might look into it further, but until then it's nothing to worry about. Just keep at it with warm, wet (clean) wash cloths and good ol' fashioned breastmilk to the eye.
What were things that you wish someone had told YOU that you didn't need to be concerned about?
photo credit: Raphael Goetter via photopin cc
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Comments (8)
The not pooping thing freaked me out at first but it's bc breast milk is so nutritious that sometimes theres not any waste.
olive oil is great for babies skin
@itsyourdecision@xanga - Coconut oil is even better. It also works wonderfully for nappy rash and so many other things :)
*sigh* If you're not going to post all 4 things, don't put "4 normal things about babies". I'm not clicking on the link to get to your site because this was just a dirty trick & I'm not going to give you the traffic.
The eye goop is from a blocked tear duct and with consistent massaging it should help it clear up altogether. My daughter had it for weeks, until we tried massage and breast milk and it cleared up in about a week and hasn't come back since.
@Forget_Me_Not423@xanga - {Editor here} This how we handle all syndicated posts here on Momaroo. It's fine if you don't want to click through, but when the little blurb at the top says, "Syndicated post from ____" you can expect that.
@Mandi - I don't know. I understand when there is a list of 10-15 items, but 4? That's just silly.
@Mandi - I actually didn't see that very teeny print. Again, putting something in the title would be much better...