Pink, magenta & purple babies, is it normal?

Yep, my baby was very, very pink, nearly magenta when she was born and it lasted a good 6 months. Every doctor's visit we asked about the super pink/purpleish skin color but the Pediatrician insisted there was no problem. We learned that the pink tint comes from the red blood vessels, which show through your baby's still-thin skin. After a few months she did in fact tone down, as the magenta hue became lighter and lighter to the point of normal.
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