babies skin peeling?

[Stevie]

my DD is almost 3 weeks old, and maybe a week after she was born the skin on her wrists and ankles started to peel. no its her hands, feet, legs and arms, her belly has already peeled. should i be worried?
what can i do to fix it?
also, her lips look like they are about to peel, but they never do
i feel aweful i hope she's not in any pain

TIA ladies

[misty]

was bubs overdue at all? This happened to DS2, the peeling starting about a week after being born, and over his entire body. He was 10days overdue and the dr said that it is very common amongst overdue babies (although I don't see why it couldn't happen to those bubs born on or before their EDD as well ). Either way it wasn't anything to worry about and stopped after a couple of weeks.

[boomba]

totally normal hun Ds had this when he was a few weeks old...I had a thread somehwere wonder if its still around???

I just used oil on him and it went away!

Its so hard not to worry isnt it xx

[Snacks]

A few drops of olive oil in the bath helps, but it will go away of its own accord anyway. Moogoo is a lovely natural moisturiser too.
Congrats on your bub! Both my girls were flakey newborns

[skybie]

completely normal hun!! it looks aweful but completely fine, so long as bubby's skin isnt red underneath

[ss_storm]

yep my dd had skin peeling off her feet/ankles too, the midwife who did a few home visits said it's perfectly normal. it stopped after a few weeks. so it looks awful but it will go away!

[tenar]

My DD had that from a couple of days after birth. I just moisturised her a lot until it stopped. They have to get used to so many things - like wearing clothing and being in the air. It seems very normal to me that their skin reacts to all of that.

[Evie76]

This is something 'they' never tell you. Newborns are flakey, peeley little items. Well, I suppose their skin has been completely protected and suddenly they're exposed to the elements. It's all a part of that I'd expect.

[Fleur]

As everyone else has said, very normal.
All my babies were post-dates but funny enough it was both girls that peeled, and boy did they peel - took a few weeks to clear up, 2 or 3 weeks I think.
You can try a bit of olive oil, also we used the Gaia moisturiser after her baths. I don't think it bothers them too much

[Razzberry]

My baby was 2 weeks early and her skin is still peeling and shes almost 5 weeks old, it started on her fingers but now its her toes aswell!!!

[Calluna]

My son had this as well. I used to moisturise him after his bath. but with olive oil instead of lotion. it worked a treat and he stopped peeling almost immediately.