Similar to adults, your baby's lips can get chapped when the weather is cold and dry. Chapped lips can also occur from too much friction, such as licking lips or breastfeeding. While your baby shouldn't have excessive sun exposure because exposure to the sun can be another common reason for chapped lips.
What do I do if my baby has chapped lips?
To treat these symptoms and moisturize the newborn's lips, people can try the following methods:
- Rub lanolin on their lips. ...
- Dab breast milk on their lips. ...
- Apply oils or petroleum jelly. ...
- Use baby-safe lip balm. ...
- Wrap up well in cold weather. ...
- Use a humidifier. ...
- Feed them more regularly.
Do babies get sore lips from breastfeeding?
Babies can get breastfeeding blisters on the inside of their lips. The sucking action can cause a callus on the skin. Sometimes babies are born with these blisters if they sucked their fingers in the womb. Cold sores cause blisters on the lips.
