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newborn hair care

I had my daughter on 3 wks ago how many times a week do u suppose to wash their hair and do u put anything in it or not I'm a ftm so this may sound stupid to some of you but I washed it once last week and her scalp looks dry and like she starting to get dandruff please help
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3197728 tn?1377277900
Yea i wudnt wash it .. jus wipe wit damp baby cloth.. n make sure ur keeping her lotioned up right after
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1194973 tn?1385503904
Washcloth and warm water. It wasn't until she was older that I did. But she also didn't have much hair so it didn't matter.
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1194973 tn?1385503904
Honestly I don't think I washed my daughters hair ever when she was a newborn. Just used a soft washcl
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3588173 tn?1357317184
Its probably just cradle cap which is very common
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