Question
For a month now, the baby has been having diarrhea several times a day, with loose, watery stools and a yellowish color. Lately, the baby has also started to lose hair. What treatment should experts recommend?
Answer
Physiological Hair Loss: Babies may experience the shedding of fetal hair within the first few weeks after birth, which typically regrows after several months and is a normal occurrence. Infants can also develop hair loss due to continuous friction on the head. Even the pressure generated by the weight of the baby’s head while sleeping can cause large areas of hair loss on the nape of the neck. This is because the hair roots of newborns have not yet firmly attached to the skin, so even infrequent friction can cause the hair to become loose and fall out.