Bathe your newborn baby 2-3 times per week (daily is not necessary). Use warm water, not hot. Limit bath time to 5-10 minutes. Use fragrance-free and soap-free cleansers and pat skin dry instead of ...
Neonatal lupus skin lesions often appear in the first few weeks of life, but may be present at birth. Cutaneous lesions are often erythematous lesions, raised or flat, sometimes with fine scale.
Babies were bathed twice a week during the study. TEWL, stratum corneum hydration (SCH), pH, neonatal skin condition score and umbilical cultures were done on Day 2 and Weeks 2, 4 and 8.