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Hives On Newborn Baby Face. They can also appear on the babys arms and legs. The bumps are caused by dead skin flakes becoming. Histamine is a natural defense against external stimuli that are potentially harmful. A newborns skin is prone to rashes of all sorts.
Baby hives are also called urticaria and welts which are swollen spots on your babys skin. They can appear on any part of your babys body usually after contact with some kind of trigger such as an allergen or illness. Fortunately most of these rashes are harmless and go away on their own. A variety of sources can trigger hives. Hives are swollen red areas that may cause your baby to itch or seem irritable. These include stress alcohol food pain medications insects exercise or a tight waistband.
Small red or white bumps might develop on your newborns face usually on his cheeks nose and forehead.
A newborns face may look quite puffy due to fluid accumulation and the rough trip through the birth canal. Sweat-induced hives occur due to playing heat or even thick clothing. Milia is another case that causes small white or yellowish bumps on the babys cheeks nose and chin. It consists of erythema of the dependent side of the body with simultaneous blanching of the contralateral side. Hives form when your babys skin becomes irritated and releases a chemical called histamine. In some cases an acute case of hives may occur with angioedema.