Sometimes, a faint trace of blood can be found in a baby girl's nappy. However, there is no need to worry: in general, it is the so-called pseudo menstruation, a very small bleeding due toaction of maternal hormones still in circulation in the organism of the little girl.
In such cases it is not necessary to take any action, because it is an absolutely physiological phenomenon. Only if the episode is repeated several times or the blood seems abundant is it advisable to consult the pediatrician.
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- What if the stain on the diaper is pink or orange ?,
- Blood in the stool ?.
What if the stain on the diaper is pink or orange?
Furthermore, in both girls and boys, it can happen to find one on the diaper pinkish or orange spot, which is sometimes mistaken for blood. Also in this case there is absolutely nothing to worry about: the blood has nothing to do with it and the stain depends on the presence of uric acid crystals, which in turn is explained by the fact that in the first days of life the urine they can be particularly concentrated and, therefore, "stain". Within a couple of days this phenomenon also disappears.
Blood in the stool?
Finally, a slight trace of blood in both males and females may be due to un'excoriation of the anal mucosa, due to the expulsion of stool harder than usual. In this case, however, the trace of blood usually accompanies the stool.
Read also: The feces of the newborn, everything you NEED to know
Sources for this article: What's in a nappy? Informative article of the English Health Service; Your Newborn Girl's Genitals and Bleeding, informative material from the WebMD website; Pink diaper syndrome, information material from the American Kaiser Permanente association.
Questions and answers
There is a pinkish or orange spot on the baby's diaper: what to do?
Furthermore, both in girls and boys, it can happen to find a pink or orange stain on the diaper, which is sometimes mistaken for blood. Also in this case there is absolutely nothing to worry about: the blood has nothing to do with it and the stain depends on the presence of uric acid crystals, which in turn is explained by the fact that in the first days of life the urine they can be particularly concentrated and, therefore, "stain". Within a couple of days this phenomenon also disappears.
There is a slight trace of blood on the baby girl's diaper. What to do?
There is no need to worry: in general, it is the so-called pseudo menstruation, a very small bleeding due to the action of the maternal hormones still in circulation in the child's body. In these cases it is not necessary to take any measures, because it is an absolutely physiological phenomenon. Only if the episode is repeated several times or the blood seems abundant is it advisable to consult the pediatrician.
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