A Question about Lotion

Abinormal

At what age did you start putting lotion on LO's skin? My baby's skin looks so dry and itchy and I would love to put some lotion on her. DH thinks she is too young, but I figure as long as it's baby lotion it shouldn't be an issue. I'll be using the Aveeno lotion. Both DH and I have really dry skin and so it's not surprising that LO is following in our footsteps.

amlea81

I was told it was fine to use a little from time to time, but something like vaseline or aquaphor would be a lot more effective. Sure they'll be greasy but it'll really help to keep in the moisture from their skin. That's what our pedi recommended.

orleyl

Use aquaphor, my sister is a NICU nurse and says they put a light layer of aquaphor on the babies

beanx2

My pedi also rec the aquaphor for severe dry skin. I have been using the standard pink Johnson and Johnson baby lotion for a week now, his poor hands were so dry and cracked and after a few days of that it looks so much better!

melissapgreen

My pedi said that in her experience J & J baby stuff tends to dry out skin more. She rec'd the Aveeno baby line. We've been using lotion on him since his first real bath.

Delby

our pedi also recs aquaphor and is not too fond of reg baby lotion

Melanie.Brown

We started using Burt's Bees baby lotion after bathtime once her skin stopped peeling at about 3 weeks.  She's always so soft and it smells so good I've been using it for myself too!!

Lesley0228

We started when DD starting having real baths, so around 2 weeks. I initially used J&J products and DD seemed to still have dry skin. About a month ago, we started using the Aveeno Baby body wash and lotion and its been wonderful. All of DDs dry spots have cleared up and her skin is so soft.