Baby Eczema Type Rash Question????

Try Aveeno Baby Eczema lotion. You'll want to put it on after baths (pat skin, don't rub dry) and at every diaper change, before bed and at wake up, even if you see nothing there. Winter is the worst time for dry skin.

K. B
mom to 5 including triplets

Eczema is very common in infants. If the hydrocortizone isn't helping, your doc can give you a prescription for something stronger. My son has some small spots that come and go, usually on his legs and arms. His cheeks have also always been a problem and he had moderate cradle cap until he was about 7 or 8 months old. I use the prescription cream on his body where the problem spots are, and I use Eucerin Calming Cream on his body after a bath. Make sure you are using a cream and not a lotion, it will do a better job moisturizing. I'm not sure how often you bathe him, but I limit baths to 2, maybe 3 per week. For his cheeks I use a 1% hydrocortisone cream about 3 to 4 times per day during flare ups, per his dr's recommendation. Try to get one that doesn't have anything added, like aloe or petroleum. I can't use the Rx cream on his face because it's too strong. Oh, and if your dr is not taking your concerns seriously, I would find a new one, or at the very least get a referral to a pediatric dermatologist.

I haven't noticed anything on my infant, but my 2.5 yr old has just started getting red rashes on his cheeks since we are running the wood stove. He is hot blooded and his cheeks get very red and then dry when he is too hot. I have been using Renew lotion on them, and it is working great- takes the dryness away. But there is no bumps so not sure if this would help your son. My nephew also used the renew for his very bad eczema, and all cracking and dryness gone- still some red from old scarring.

My granddaughter had rough dry patches for three years. They would clear up every summer and then begin again in the fall and worsen all winter. She was on prescription creams, gels and lotions. We thought the sun and looser clothing were making the difference.

Then I read an article that said to add 1/8 cup of bleach to the bath water once a week. That is no stronger than the chlorine in a pool. We finally had a winter with very little rashes, and realized it was the chlorine in the pool water during the summer that probably made the difference. It worked for us and is worth a try - more effective and cheaper than prescriptions.

I think if it bothers you that much, nothing seems to help and your pediatrician is of no help either ask to for him to referred to a dermatologist or go make an appointment with one.

My daughters both had eczema as babies and hydrocortizone or aguaphor always worked the best, so I'd say if that isn't working then maybe he does need something else. For what its worth they both outgrew it after a year or so.

Hi, A.:

Try some probiotics for infants. Open the capsule and dust it on the
areas and see if that helps.
Good luck.
D.

My daughter had the same thing. She still has excema but it's not as bad as it was a year and a half ago. Her Pediatrician recommended we take her to a dermatologist. The Dermatologist gave us Aquaphor and another medication with a little steroid in it (sorry I can't remember the name) and that helped wonders. It cleared up in a week and we stopped giving her the two. When we noticed it returning we would give her the hydrocotisone and it helped. I agree, it is very frustrating so I would recommend you take her to a dermatologist. Best of luck to you!

Try Dr Bobby "the stick"...it works great on everything!

Renew body wash and lotion works great. Also consider that he could have a sensitivity to the laundry soap, body wash/soap, or other products in your home (even if he doesn't come in direct contact with that particular product).

My son had the same thing when he was little. He suffered with it for so long. I was told to wash with Dove soap and Eucerin cream or Aquafor. He was miserable and the dry skin never went away until I tried Arbonne Baby wash and Baby oil or skin conditioning oil. Within a week, his skin was back to being soft and no longer red and painful. I couldn't believe how it helped his skin.

I am thinking food allergy. My daughter had the same thing but wasn't diagnosed with her food allergies till she was 12 months. 3 of them manifest in eczema so it would come and go, get worse, and none of the lotions/washes/MILD detergents, etc. would make a bit of difference. An allergist that deals in peds will test as early as 6 months (they did for my son who came back NEGATIVE for everything -- yeah!) since my daughter also have anaphlaxis to peanuts in addition to her eczema causing allergies. I hope it isn;t the case for you -- but something to consider. None of the peds brought it up at ALL! Even tried steroids, etc. on her but not one of them thought food allergy -- it wasn't till she accidentally ingested something that was peanut tainted (at daycare) at 12 months and had a violent reaction that she was tested for everything. Crazy since the allergist told me it is often a sign of food allergy. Best wishes!

wow! there are a lot of people asking about this today! i went through the same thing with my son. we got down to steroids as a last resort and i just wouldnt go there. it looked bad more than anything. actually, a lot more goes into it than just a good lotion. lots of kids have dry skin patches because of chemicals in shampoo, soaps, cleaners, fabric materials, laundry detergent, fabric softener. I ended up switching ALL of our stuff over and BAM, in one day the rough, scaley spots were gone. I actually ended starting to work in the wellness industry and eczema has been something i have studied a lot since our own family had issues with it. I would be happy to e-mail my file on over to you if you like? just message me and i will be happy to send it over.