My baby is 2 weeks old and has a lot of hair on face and forehead. I am really worried. What should I do?

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HI mummy, you do not have to worry about it. The hair that you see on your newborn baby’s skin is called lanugo, a word derived from the Latin word lana, meaning wool. -It mostly grows on the back, shoulders, forehead, ears and face of the child. -It starts developing at 18 to 20 weeks of gestation. -Premature babies are more likely to have such body hair. -The hair is shed naturally and it may take anything between a few weeks to a few months to disappear. -Sometimes babies start shedding this hair while in the fetus, while others may be born with lanugo intact on their body. Even though hair on newborn body is lost naturally within one to four months after birth, this method will that will hasten the process: Apply olive oil on your baby’s body and massage gently twice a day. http://www.momjunction.com/articles/effective-tips-treat-new-born-babys-body-hair_0084897/

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dont worry, those hair will fall by themshelf