What do you use on a newborns skin for moisturizer

Hey yall! She’s 5 days old. I had a c section so my partner has been changing her. I just watched him and saw that her skin is absolutely dried out. What do you use on a 5 day old to moisturize? Ty in advance
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I use earth mama organics baby lotion

Aveeno baby moisturiser

i use nala’s body butter x

Use your breast milk. But also it’s totally normal for newborns to shed skin. It’s looks so dry but they can be like snakes at the beginning ☺️

Tubby Todd

It might be less actual dryness and more skin shedding, which is completely normal for newborns! Breast milk baths are wonderful for their skin in the beginning.

Aquaphor.

Coconut oil

@Mary 🤡👽🦹🏽‍♀️ super adorable 😍😍

Less is more. Leave it alone.

Aveeno barrier cream best thing I ever used

They flake normally from the change of amniotic fluid to oxygen but I love using “the newborn salve” it’s a small bottle but you only need a little bit and it only has like 5 natural ingredients

Aww congratulations 💝 I used unscented beef tallow and breastmilk.

@Mee I’m black and I know how much dry skin sucks. My partner is white and never had to deal with it. I want my daughter comfortable and not wanting to itch out her skin.

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Ty ladies!!! Appreciate it! Will do the breast milk bath

Vaseline on extra dry spots like ankles and/or Aveeno whole body

We use Shea moisture. Also, don’t regularly bath baby, that dries their skin more.

Oil, any type. Baby oil, olive oil, coconut oil, avocado oil.

Pipette mimics vernix.

Breast milk!!

Aveeno baby!

My doctor recommended Vaseline for early on in the newborn stage

Coconut oil or shea butter

I use coconut oil for my daughter, but being only 5 days old I wouldn't worry too much! Babies shed A LOT for the first couple weeks and it can look like really bad dry skin but it's just them getting rid of the "waterproof" layer that protected their skin in the womb

I used aquaphor, diffeeent diaper brand and breastmilk. I did my breast milk first then aquaphor. But she was allergic to Huggies and pampers so I switched the diapers and continued with breastmilk and aquaphor.

Aquaphor for everything!

Congratulations!

Tubby Todd’s!

I used mustela no rinse cleansing water to clean her face and baby aveeno dermexa or child’s farm moisturizer for sensitive skin

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At 5 days old just breast milk but honestly it’s normal. Their skin is just adjusting from being in liquid for 9 months! Just leave it be and it will clear up on its own within the next week

We don't use any moisturiser on our baby at all

Sounds like normal flaking newborn skin. It'll flake like that for a while If you are breastfeeding breastmilk. Or sweet almond oil is great for baby skin. Also olive oil works. I would not use any store bought baby products until a few months old. X

Tubby Todd or vasoline until you get your tubby Todd

With our first we just used any baby moisturiser and will be doing so this time too x

Baby Aquaphor

Shea butter, avocado oil, castor oil

I would use coconut oil

Aquaphor!!

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