When a baby appears in the house, the young mother begins to realize how big this responsibility is. She has to carefully monitor his condition, notice any change and, if necessary, seek the advice of a doctor. This is the case when it is better to turn to and get a competent explanation of a professional than to wait until the symptoms go away by itself.
Often parents are scared by signs of a sexual crisis in babies. Despite the fact that he does not pose any threat to life and health, the symptoms can look rather sinister. Doctors usually tell patients about this, but given the human factor, it is entirely conceivable that he might forget to do it.
Causes
About 70% of babies are faced with this phenomenon. Sexual crisis is also called hormonal, and it occurs due to the fact that the baby adapts to new conditions. The baby grows in the mother’s stomach, and female sex hormones do not pass him. Immediately after birth, estrogen levels drop sharply. Of course, the body responds. As a result, we observe a sexual crisis. Despite the terrible name, this phenomenon does not go beyond the norm.
Symptoms
Once again, I want to emphasize that no treatment will be required. This is a normal physiological phenomenon that goes away by itself. Sexual crisis is manifested by an increase in the mammary glands. In addition, symptoms such as vaginal discharge in girls and swelling of the testicles in boys are observed. It is difficult to even imagine the state of a young mother when she sees blood on the diaper of her baby. Let's understand what this or that phenomenon means.
Mastopathy
Sexual crisis in newborns is most often manifested precisely by an increase in the mammary glands. On about the fourth day, it becomes obvious that the breast nipples are enlarged, become darker, sometimes fluid begins to ooze from them. This is perfectly normal for boys and girls. They reach their maximum size on the tenth day, after which the swelling decreases.
No need to be a doctor to notice swelling of the nipples. If you press lightly, a drop of liquid appears, similar to colostrum. This is a normal reaction of the body to hormonal failure, but nothing needs to be squeezed out.
In boys
One can observe edema of the genitals. It does not occur in everyone, only in 10% of newborns there is a swelling of the external genital organs. Usually this goes away in 2-3 weeks. Sexual crises in children occur only once in a lifetime and pose no danger to life and health. As soon as the hormonal background returns to normal, physiological dropsy will gradually come down.
Discharge in girls
Every adult woman knows well what vaginitis is. This is a disease that is accompanied by white discharge from the vagina. But when they observe a similar phenomenon in their newborn daughter, this is slightly shocking. So the sexual crisis in a girl is manifested. About 70% of female babies face this. Symptoms develop suddenly and persist for several days.
You won’t need anything special to ease the situation. For treatment, only hygienic procedures are needed, bathing with running water. Wash only front to back. The external genitalia should be treated with a cotton swab dipped in sterile oil. Allocations are rather difficult to remove, so you should not be zealous. Just repeat the procedure every day until completely cleansed.
Bloody issues
If the previous phenomenon is more or less simple, it causes only some confusion of the parents, then the next symptom looks more formidable. This is micromenstruation - this is also how the sexual crisis manifests itself in newborn girls. It is not so common, in only 9% of cases. Usually, the discharge is not too plentiful, and they last no more than two days. No specific treatment is required.
Red spots on the diaper of a boy
In the first week of life, the parents of a young man may also encounter this phenomenon. Urine becomes cloudy, acquires a reddish-brick hue due to the high concentration of salts. The uric acid effect is associated with the peculiarities of the child's metabolism in the first days of life. At this time, physiological weight loss and dehydration occurs, which is the cause of blood clotting. The kidneys adapt to life outside the womb, which leads to an increase in uric acid in the blood.
Additionally, the fact that the amount of fluid obtained in the first days of life always turns out to be insufficient also plays a role. The amount of urine decreases, and the concentration of salts in it increases. After a few days, the condition is leveled, and the urine acquires a natural color.
Skin rash
Sexual crisis in a newborn is also manifested by such a phenomenon as the appearance of tiny blackheads on the face. They look like spilled millet. Small balls of yellow or white in fact are sebaceous glands that are clogged and overflowed with secretion. Usually there are a lot of them on the chin or nose. In some, these rashes are single, in others abundant. After about two weeks, the rashes completely disappear.
Good or bad
Of course, the young mother is worried if her child is developing normally. And in light of the topic under discussion, are not child sexual crises evidence of lag or pathology? Usually the opposite is true, such phenomena indicate a successful pregnancy and good function of the placenta. That is, the crumbs are all right, his hormonal system adapts to work offline and very soon will regulate all the processes.
The reason for the sexual crisis of newborns is the adaptation of the child to new conditions. A vivid manifestation is noted in large, physically strong babies. They quickly rebuild and develop in a big life. Almost never the above symptoms are found in children weakened, premature, with intrauterine growth retardation. Therefore, the mother should not be upset, but be glad that her baby is doing well.
Be vigilant
The described phenomena are among the adaptation measures and do not pose a threat to the life of the child, but still require attention from the parents. There is no need to panic, the crumb body will soon debug all processes, and by the beginning of the second month of life, all symptoms will be a thing of the past. But it is only about those cases when there are no accompanying symptoms. Itching, high fever, increased anxiety in the child, severe redness of the skin indicates the need to consult a specialist who will examine and prescribe treatment. Most likely, we are talking about a concomitant disease.
The fact is that when the baby was just born, it is very difficult to determine whether all its organs are completely healthy. And just starting to work offline, the body shows how viable it is. Therefore, it is now important to consult a doctor on each issue. Timely correction can help solve almost any problem, given the achievements of modern medicine.
Who is better to contact
Of course, the neonatologist will be the ideal assistant. Treatment of sexual crisis in normal physiological conditions is not required. After about two weeks, the hormone level returns to normal, and all the symptoms disappear without a trace. The only thing that is required from parents is to observe hygiene, bathe crumbs every day and monitor the quality of clothes. It should be completely natural, washed with baby soap and well rinsed. In addition, outfits should be fairly loose. The skin of the child is very tender and responds with irritation to every violation of these rules.
If you use diapers, then they must be high-quality, trusted manufacturer. Poor quality material used as fillers also leads to swelling, irritation and redness in the genital area. The likelihood of this should be minimized.