If there are any abnormal conditions in the newborn baby, it will make the new parents particularly nervous and worried, such as cleaning the baby's buttocks, and some female babies have a lot of discharge similar to vaginal discharge in the perineum. So, is it normal for a baby over two months old to have vaginal discharge?
1. A baby over two months old may have vaginal discharge, which may be due to normal physiological reasons, but it should also be considered that it may be related to pathological factors. If there is no redness, swelling, excessive secretion, or obvious odor in the baby's perineum, it is mostly a normal physiological phenomenon.
2. Physiological reasons are mainly due to the secretion of hormones by the mother, which can stimulate the reproductive system of the baby and cause false menstruation and vaginal discharge, resulting in vaginal discharge like secretions. Usually, as the baby grows older, more discharge similar to vaginal discharge will decrease and return to normal.
3. Pathological vaginal discharge should mainly be considered as vulvitis or vaginitis, which is due to the poor resistance of the baby's reproductive system to some pathogenic bacteria. If the hygiene care of the perineum is not paid attention to, such as the failure to clean excrement in a timely manner, or the use of unhygienic diapers, these are important causes of vulvitis or vaginitis in infants and young children. Therefore, it is recommended to take the baby to the pediatric department of the hospital for relevant examinations and tests in a timely manner to rule out whether there is a pathological cause.
