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Dry Skin?

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LO is a week and a half and he is having really dry skin. I have been putting Johnson's lotion on him twice a day and he still gets all "peel y" and dry. Do you think this is too much lotion? Should I do a third coat of lotion? 

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Re: Dry Skin?

  • KKWISCKKWISC member

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    No, they will lose their top layer of skin around that age.  No need to put any lotion on him if he's not acting itchy.

    THANK YOU!! He really really hates lotion and I couldn't imagine doing more of it. 

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  • Aknight1986Aknight1986 member
    They're skin peels off at this age no matter how much lotion you use. My doc told me not to even use lotion the first few weeks because it's natural and lotion could hinder the process.
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  • ebaierebaier

    My little one has dry skin too and my first has been dealing with eczema since birth. My pedi. said no to lotion, even Johnsons.  We are washing with just water for now.  Soap is drying and the perfumes in the lotion are no good. The pedi said that unscented lotions have additional chemicals in them to make them unscented.  They should say perfume free not unscented. 

    That is just what our doctor said.  Yours may say something different.

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  • BFab11BFab11 member
    I've been told no lotion for the first month to give LO's body a chance to develop the natural oils and stuff. Nurses in the hospital said to put a bit of lanolin (like nipple cream) on if there's redness or cracking, but general dryness and flaking is normal.
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  • Lux_DivaLux_Diva
    my pedi said a little unscented lotion is okay.  i used the Aveene moisture rich for eczema (although DS doesn't have it- and it worked.
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  • Starfish113Starfish113 member
    I'm glad you asked this!! My LO has been peeling a lot, and I thought it was dry skin. Good to know :)
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  • cyerger1cyerger1

    Like the other posters said, unless LO is itchy, then don't use any lotion. I was also told that the Lansinoh lanolin could be used if red, itchy.

    My daughter developed ezcema and our pedi told us to use Cetaphil Gentle Skin cleanser when we bathe her and Cetaphil Moisturizing Cream (you should use when your LO is older).  Try the cleanser, it may relieve some of the dryness and you won't have to use lotion.

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