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Is baby acne more likely if the baby is being breast fed?

My daughter is 4 1/2 weeks old and she has got these fine bumps all over her face and neck. I'm pretty sure that its not a heat rash as I make sure that she's not to hot or overdressed. I was searching for the answer to my question and I had seen that somebody had said that the bumps were baby acne from hormones passed by the mother and that it's most visible in breast-fed babies. Is that true? If so, how long till the bumps clear?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    1. i am currently nursing my 9 month old, he never had any baby "acne"

    2. my brothers 3 formula fed babies all had baby acne for months

    3. hormones such as estrogen and testosterone are not present in breastmilk...i'm pretty sure its testosterone that makes acne worse

    4. are they the worst between folds of skin? even if clothing is loose and breathable, she could still be getting a heat rash just from the folds of skin, it does get sweaty in there!

    :D good luck

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    5 years ago

    While it took little less than two months for me to really see a difference, my acne, blackheads and whole lot of other skin problems I had such as eczema had completely cleared! It was totally amazing...

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