Babies have delicate skin and poor body resistance, requiring careful care from their mothers and family members since birth. For novice parents, even a small problem can make them feel particularly nervous and unsure of how to handle it. Now let's analyze why babies need to be born without skin?
Baby shedding is mostly caused by environmental changes. After birth, some babies' skin is not yet fully developed, and the connection between the epidermal layer and the dermis layer is not tight. When they leave the uterus surrounded by warm and moist amniotic fluid, the skin is stimulated by the dry and cold environment from the outside, which will cause a contraction phenomenon, leading to the occurrence of skin shedding.
In addition, there are also individual infants who grow rapidly with sufficient nutrition supply, and when their metabolism is fast, it can lead to phenomena such as shedding skin and dandruff. In this case, the mother needs to be careful not to forcefully tear or rub off the partially shed fetal skin, in order to avoid damaging or leaving scars on the skin.
It should also be noted that although shedding skin is a normal physiological phenomenon, not all babies will experience it, so mothers do not need to be too nervous. If the skin peels severely or has too much dandruff, it may cause itching and discomfort, leading to crying and restlessness. It is appropriate to apply non irritating baby specific moisturizing products to keep the skin moist while relieving discomfort.
