Three week old baby girl with discharge??

[MesMidgeMaisel]

Hi,

My three week old daughter sometimes has a build up of sort of white creamy discharge on or around her inner labia. I know babies can have some discharge immediately after birth from mum's hormones but I'm not sure whether this needs to be cleaned / wiped off or not. Thinking about my own body, everyone says the vagina is self cleaning and I certainly don't go digging around (thinking about thrush risk!) I've had a family member visit today who did a nappy for me and commented and said this is an infection risk. A quick google says the only thing that should be cleaned / wiped from inner labia is poo. I'm feeling terrible now, like I've left my daughter to sit with terrible hygiene and at risk of infection. Can anyone help please?

Call the gp tomorrow to get her checked. I'd give her a wipe with cotton wool and cooled boiled water.

My DD had this and I asked the midwives about it who said to just leave it alone! It cleared on its own after a few weeks.
Congratulations on your baby DD

It's normal, don't stress. It will settle down as she gets older :)

My DD had it intermittently and sometimes it was cream from where I had it put it on for nappy rash but other times discharge. You've done the right thing not digging about and just wipe front to back, change her nappy regularly and use cotton wool and cooled boiled water. And some nappy free time if you can ☺️

My daughter had this as a newborn, like you I wasn’t sure to leave it alone or try and wipe it off. I left it as there was no odour/redness/colour. It clearer up on it own after a few weeks.