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fallentears1986

on Oct. 6, 2008 at 11:31 AM

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Ok sorry new mom. My daughter has a callous on her upper lip from what I'm assuming is sucking on her bottle. Is this bad for her? am I doing something wrong? Can I treat it? Just wondered cause it looks bad but doesnt seem to bother her.

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fallentears1986

on Oct. 6, 2008 at 11:31 AM

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Hallmomma

on Oct. 6, 2008 at 12:58 PM

my babies all get that...I never did anything to it and it would go away on its own eventually.

momtorussell

on Oct. 7, 2008 at 11:09 AM

We had it too. No problems! It's normal.

Ange1208

on Oct. 7, 2008 at 12:44 PM

I never experienced this myself but do you think possibly she needs a faster flow nipple. Maybe she is having to suck too hard. Just a thought.

justinemarie85

on Oct. 7, 2008 at 3:54 PM

It is just extra skin- like when out lips peel. My son has them and they will peel off every once in awhile. The skin is pretty thick when it comes off too.

gaalar

on Oct. 7, 2008 at 4:00 PM

It is totally normal. It is because of sucking. When your baby is breast/bottle feeding you will notice that their upper lip is moving. Because of that it causes friction and makes the lip peel. You don't need to do anything for it but DON'T rip it off. It will peel off on it's own.