Hi everyone, I have a 7 months old baby girl. Since she was born she always had very dry skin that it became eczema. She has all over rash and a special one in her cheek that sometimes even ooz. We have try many creams that doctors and dermatologist have recomended but she always have some rash, somedays less than others but I have never seen my baby's skin soft and clear. We have use Derma-smooth, Triamcinolone Acetonide and Aquapor. But nothing seems to work. Does anyone had this problem?
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Thanks everyone, I did forgot to say that she does have a allergy to milk so we give her special formula, we only wash her cloths with Draft, no fabric softener. For her bath we use Aquapor, Aveno for babies, Nature care for eczema, and I barley wahs her hair, as she almost don't have any, lol. I cook her food to be sure that she is only getting one vegtable at it time.
It does get very stressful and painful to see her like this. It braks my heart every time I get her cloths off for shower and I see her whole body in rash her cheek is the worst one :(
I found many new ideas in your answears and I appreciate sooo much, I can't wait to try them. I will let you what happens.
Have a great day moms.
Thank you so much everyone, after reading all her answers I decide start to start with the more naturals ones (oatmels baths and Aloe Vera. I have an appointment this week with a new derm. and I am thinking print this answers and talk about them to my doctor.
My nephew had this problem from the time he was born. The only thing they could bathe him with was a special oatmeal cleanser. The doctor told my sister in law, NO SOAP of any kind. Also she could not use regular laundry detergents or fabric softeners on his clothing or bedding. The good news is he did out grow it by the time he was a teenager. Hope this helps.
Hey Abril,
Hope this helps. My son is soon to be 3 and has had eczema all his days. He's been to the dermatologist, allergist, pediatrician and everywhere in between. He's been on every cream, antibiotic, steroid topical as well as oral and everything worked for only a limited time. But recently I've tried a home remedy of aloe vera plant from my yard and vaseline and my sons skin has never been so soft and clear. Sometimes you just have to go back to nature. Try it. Good luck,
A.
If you look in the first aid aisle at your local Target or Walmart, Aveeno carries a line of lotion and bath wash that is called "eczema Care". My son had a lot of problems with eczema when he was a baby due to acid reflux. Our GI said that there is a correlation between the two problems. We also used a prescription cream, Cutivate, on his body to help with the itching, but our pediatriciain had us use just straight Cortizone on his face because the prescription cream was too strong.
Also, you might want to consider seeing an allergist with her. I have a good friend who had the same problem with her son. Her pediatrician finally sent him for allergy testing and found that he was allergic to nuts and eggs..and with her breastfeeding, he was getting it into his system, which was causing the eczema reaction. As soon as she stopped eating those things, his rash cleared up.
All three of my kids have had eczema... luckily 2 of them out grew it quite early - the youngest at 5 is still dealing with small patches. Elidel or Elidol... something like that was the miracle drug that we started using with #2 and #3. The eczema patches cleared up in just a few days. It was a salve. We also used a ton of aquaphor.
Just so you are aware... there is a high likelihood that a child with eczema will go on to get allergies, especially environmental allergies (dust/pollen/molds/etc). I'd advise that you start taking the typical environmental allergy precautions now to either lessen impact on the child or just so you are used to them.
One thing that is hard on the child is if they have a room full of stuffed animals... having to get rid of them. Do simple things like store all but one or two special ones anywhere but in the child's room.
Put dust barriers on their pillows/beds. If they are used to that feel they won't mind... my son HATES his pillow with the dust barrier just because it is different than what he was used to.
No pets in the bedroom
bathe at night (to remove pollen - especially this time of year)
Use a hepa air filter in the bedroom
if you are remodeling anyway... don't put carpeting in the bedroom. We have carpeting and thus have to do a dust mite treatment every 4-6 months. It is a pain, but hardwood or tile for all the bedrooms just isn't in the budget. The doctor asks every single time... "Have you removed the carpet yet?"
If you are lucky you won't have a child with allergies... but if you do you are prepared. Unfortunately all three of mine have allergies - the oldest has mild allergies that don't need to be treated except for using an OTC antihistamine. The middle one is highly allergic to just about everything in the environmental panel. There are probably 100 things they test for in that panel and he didn't react to SEVEN of them. He is doing immunotherapy and is greatly improved. The youngest is going in next month to the ped to have a blood draw to start allergy testing.
My son has severe eczema. We have been battling for the last three months to get the latest flare-up under control. We finally started giving him Benadryl or Zyrtec every night to keep his allergies to a minimum and it has helped tremendously. We also use triamcinolone and aquaphor 2-3x daily. We also switched to washing clothes in All Free and Clear and bathe him ONLY with Dove body wash for sensitive skin. It is kind of a pain to do all this and I really hate giving him medicine every day, but it is worth it to keep his skin under control. He still has some scattered spots and flares up if he gets hot. My son is 21 months old, so the pedi was okay with the oral meds. I am not sure they would want a 7 month old taking it. You could try the other things though and see. Hope this helps because I feel your pain!
K.
Our grandson is 18 months old and has always had the same problem. Their dr. says to use dove body wash & it does make adifference.
If you are wanting support in dealing with the lovely world of food allergies, run a search on Yahoo Groups for TerrificKidsWFT (terrific kids w/ food allergies). Its a great group and some members on there could really help you with the skin issue.
Your daughter might have more allergies than just the milk, has she been tested for anything else? Have you tried keeping a food journal for her, noting what she eats and any reactions that occur. It could show you if there is another trigger you are not aware of. The members on this board have kids allergic to foods ranging from corn to milk to pnuts to apples...its quite extensive
HTH
P.
Same problem here with my son. Looking for answers too.
My son also has terrible eczema. Although my doctor recommended Eucerin and Aquaphor I only use natural/organic skin care for him, so I didn't really go that route. Here is my "concoction" and it has worked wonders! For bath time, just make sure you use a product that is soap free. I've been using Burt's Bees all in one shampoo and body wash since he was born so I've continued using that but now I add a capful of Burt's apricot oil directly to his bathwater. It keeps his skin nice and soft even in the winter months. As far as creams are concerned, I consider this my magic salve, California Baby Calendula cream...the only drawback is that it comes in a small container and it's about $12 a jar but I apply it 2x a day and we have had no flare ups since I started using the cream.
Don't be afraid of baths. It actually helps alleviate some of the symptoms if you bathe regularly. It allows the creams to absorb more efficiently. I know that some older methods of treating eczema encourage less exposure to water. Good luck and I hope you find relief soon!
Hello Abril,
My son also has eczema. We use all free and clear laundry soap, johnson and johnson hypo-allergenic bath soap with oatmeal, Eucerin lotion. Like Angela said, aloe from a fresh plant seems to work the best for big outbreaks. My son will be 3 soon, and he also has outdoor allergies and is allergic to pet hair, soaps, grass breaks him out. The allergy list goes on and on. I do think there is an assoication with sensitive skin and allergies.
my son has eczema as well and we use Cerave lotion (you can only get it at CVS) and it has worked really well for us!! good luck.
My son had this issue. We found he was allergic to most baby soaps. Either glycerine or fragrances. We use only Publix baby wash and Cetaphil lotion.
We would slather him down with lotion after his bath at night.
You can also try coconut oil from the health food store. Keep some out in a small container in the bath and the rest in the fridge. It has something that helps if there is any fungus involved- like cradle cap.
Try the eczema cream at www.faceofthewave.com - I know several people whose kids have/had bad eczema, and they swear by it!
Try the California Baby line. I use that on my daughter and she never has dry skin. They sell it at Target, Whole Foods, and their website. I've heard the calendula cream is good for eczema. Their calming scent smells absolutely delicious. Try everything, it's great. It's kind of pricey, but their formulas are very concentrated, so a little goes a long way.
My daughter had pretty bad eczema for a while. I remember it being that way, too--it got better or worse, but never really cleared up. Her drooling because of teething was aggravating it--both my kids drooled a lot!
We used Mimyx cream three times a day (after she ate!) and were careful to only clean her face with water--no soap or wipes. We gave her oatmeal baths, too, which really helped. The oatmeal gets them pretty clean without having to use soap, but when we did use soap (not on her face) we used Kirk's castile soap, which is really mild. We always did her shampoo right before she got out so she didn't sit in the shampoo water.
It still took a while to clear up, though. It seemed awful at the time, but I barely see it in pictures now when I look back--and it was worst around her mouth!
I hope this helps! Good luck--
