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Landex Alan

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Nurse by profession 🩺 Healer by heart 💙 Healthcare advocate📚

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THIS IS A VERNIX CASEOSA. 👶🏽🫧* That white, creamy substance you sometimes see covering a newborn immediately after birth is called vernix caseosa. It may look like something that needs to be washed off immediately, but guess what? It actually serves a purpose. Vernix is a natural protective coating made up of water, fats and proteins. It helps protect the baby’s delicate skin while in the womb and can also help keep the skin moisturized after birth. So no, baby didn’t come out “dirty.” That white coating is actually part of the baby’s natural protection system.🧠🩺 Nature really knows what it’s doing.

THIS IS A VERNIX CASEOSA. 👶🏽🫧* That white, creamy substance you sometimes see covering a newborn immediately after birth is called vernix caseosa. It may look like something that needs to be washed off immediately, but guess what? It actually serves a purpose. Vernix is a natural protective coating made up of water, fats and proteins. It helps protect the baby’s delicate skin while in the womb and can also help keep the skin moisturized after birth. So no, baby didn’t come out “dirty.” That white coating is actually part of the baby’s natural protection system.🧠🩺 Nature really knows what it’s doing.

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