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Vaginal Discharge in Infants
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- Very young baby girls (less than 3 months old) often have a vaginal discharge and may sometimes develop vaginal spotting or bleeding. Both conditions are temporary and normal.
- These changes are caused by exposure to maternal estrogen, a hormone that crosses the placenta and enters the baby's bloodstream before birth.
- Because a newborn baby's body takes longer than an adult female's to remove this hormone, it remains after birth. This hormone has the effect of making a newborn's body "think" that she is in puberty, and discharge and bleeding occur. As the hormone levels drop, the effects disappear.
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- Usually thick and cheesy in character
- Present, starting at birth
- Several spots or drops of blood found in the vaginal area or in the diaper
- Occurs as hormone effects are decreasing, several weeks to months after birth
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- Special considerations -- consult
your pediatrician if:
- The amount of the discharge increases
- The discharge becomes foul-smelling
- The bleeding occurs more than a few times, or in large
amounts
- You have any concerns
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