When you are handed your baby for the first time in the maternity ward, your reactions are strange because you see a baby covered in a whitish, greasy coating. Its appearance surprises you. But let’s see what a normal baby is like. Its skin As already mentioned, its skin is covered by a whitish, greasy coating. The baby’s skin is very thin and this coating protects it from cracking and from germs entering, so you should not remove it immediately. The skin may also be full of red spots that disappear on their own after 3-4 weeks. In the first days of life, small white pimples may appear on the nose and face, caused by the blockage of sebaceous glands; you should not pop them, as they will disappear on their own in 3-4 weeks.