What is the term for the wool like stuff that secretes between the newborn's fingers?
So, we have been noticing a wool like stuff in between the finger gaps of our newborn (2.5 months age) for past many days. We clean it daily and it keeps on reappearing.
Doctor told us not to worry since it is normal for a newborn to secrete this stuff.
What is the technical term for this?
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It's not secreted by the baby.
It's just clothes fluff / lint getting caught between their fingers (their fingers being quite sticky with normal skin secretions), and they're not using their hands or washing them like we do which would normally wipe the clothing fluff off with it.
See eg
baby.about.com/od/Newborn-Hands-And-Feet/tp/Newborn-Fingers-And-Toes.htm http://blogs.babycenter.com/mom_stories/why-are-infant-hands-lint-traps/
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