Plz Share Your Baby Eczema Story...

My son has had eczema since he was born. He's now 6. I tried SEVERAL different things before I found out the simplest thing for us was oatmeal. We use Johnson & Johnson Vanilla Oatmeal baby bath and then oatmeal lotion. Doesn't have to the same brand. For us, it helped tremendously and his outbreaks are few are far between. It's inexpensive and for the most part, does the trick. A lot of the time, eczema becomes irritated because of laundry soaps, hand soaps, perfumed lotions/bath wash. We now stick to products that have no dye or perfume in them. Hope this helps!

I am adult who struggled with exzema for years and found relief in the simplest of things: coconut oil! I take about 2 teaspoons a day and my exzema is virtually gone.

I don't know anything about it's safety, efficacy with infants but I wanted to share what's been successful for me.

Good luck.

My daughter is now 15 and the only leftover eczema is a little bit on her toes.

When she was little, we dealt with it on her legs and feet.

My pedi told me she would outgrow it and she did becore she started school. I don't understand why but everytime we went to the beach it got remarkably better.

We didn't use steriods, just Eucerin, Aveeno, as a baby. When it bothers her now, she uses calamine lotion.

Best of luck...hopefully you will also have a good outcome.

My son had severe eczema from the time he was born. In most of his pictures, as a baby, he has red or bleeding cheeks! It was very stressful! I felt terrible that I was using steroid creams and hydrocortisone creams on such a little baby...but it would clear up the horrible painful rash.
We were able to avoid breakouts eventually by changing a few things:
1. He nursed and I had to take all dairy out of my diet...eczema is usually a sign of allergies and not just contact allergies. When he began eating solid foods we also avoided dairy for him, he was clearly allergic to something in dairy.
2. Change to all "free and clear" detergents, and that has to be for all laundry not just your daughters, detergents can stay in your washer for a few loads after you wash so don't use a scented detergent on anything.
3. Bath products have to be changed for everyone in the house. Many store bought products contain harsh chemicals in their ingredients...it was really a struggle to find products that did not dry out his skin or cause breakouts! Even if it was "safe for a baby" it would bother his skin. If his father used an after shave and then held him...immediate breakout! Same with other people holding him, perfumes, scented lotions, etc. all culprits!
4. Cleaning products...I myself had asthma and had already quit using any sort of "air freshners" or "odor eliminators", Lysol was a huge trigger for me and many others. It was difficult to find cleaning products that cleaned and were safe...I was always trying new "green" products and always worrying if things were really clean. I have since found an online-store that I get all of my bath, body, cleaning, and health products from! Any product that you use in your home is coming into contact with your baby...so be aware!

I know it is frustrating and your daughter is still so little...just start simple with what you can immediatley control...my biggest struggle was other people getting offended when I wouldn't let them hold my son if they had perfume on I often made people put a receiving blanket, (that I had washed), on them if they held my son...if I didn't he would break out the minute he came in contact with their clothing!
By the age of 6 my son was able to tolerate most dairy although at 16, he still is not a fan of milk...calcium is in many other items these days and can be gotten in green vegetables etc. along with vitamin D.
Good-luck...it will get better! Feel free to contact me if you need more information on where I shop for all of my products!

My 13 month-old has severe eczema. She had cradle cap when she was a couple of weeks old then the eczema progressed from there. At first it was just a few places on her body and all over her face but since about 6 months old it tends to be all over her body. I use Aveeno baby soothing relief body wash and the oatmeal bath when it gets really bad. Our doctor prescribed Derma-Smoothe/FS a topical oil with the steroid Fluocinolone Acetonide. While the Derma-Smoothe works wonders, I do worry about the potential side effects (slowed wieght gain, growth retardation, HPA Axis suppression, etc.). We can only use it for four weeks at a time and have to give her skin a break from it. During the break, she usually flares up incredibly badly -- I think in part because her skin is used to the protection of the Derma-Smoothe. We use Aveeno soothing relief cream, Earth's Best baby body lotion, Eczema Salve, Aquaphor and pure shea butter. I usually put lotion on her at least 5 times a day between Derma-Smoothe regimens. I am trying to ween her skin off the Derma-Smoothe and am limiting it's use to once a day for four weeks.

We don't know what triggers it. It could be any number of things since allergies, asthma and eczema run in both my husband's and my families. Our pediatrician says she cannot be allergy tested until she is 4 or 5 years old. My elder daughter (now 16 years old) has a relatively mild case and rarely gets a spot or two when she neglects to properly moisturize. She had more resistant and larger patches between the ages of 5-9.

We keep our 13 month-old away from milk protein and wheat. She does eat soy and drinks soy milk as well as breastfeeds. She rarely has sugar or juice and we try to keep her away from our dog (he doesn't dwell in the same space where she spends most of her time).

We do know she is allergic to strawberries (she broke out in hives after I ate strawberries and then breastfed her... twice) and she may be allergic to pollen or other plant matter (sometimes rashes up after going for a walk where there are a lot of shrubbery/trees, etc.).

Allergies, eczema and asthma are all related and can contribute to one another so you have to be careful and cautious about all three even if you're dealing with the diagnosis of only one. My elder daughter did develop some allergies including hay fever and pet dander, but she has been fortunate enough thus far to have not developed asthma. Unfortunately, she may have recently developed an allergy to nuts as well.

Some of these allergies and eczema many children grow out of but asthma is forever -- it can be suppressed and controlled, seemingly cured, but it can come back. Different allergies may also manifest themselves later on in life. Just be diligent, consistent and careful and your daughter will be fine. Good luck.

The best thing we found to get it under control was Zyrtec (an antihistamine). Did I hate giving that to my 18-mo old - of course. But it usually took less than a couple weeks.

Foods can very much be a trigger but no one has mentioned environment. Environment was/is the trigger for my son. He was breast fed and I was beyond neurotic regarding introducing new foods.

We're down to certain shampoos and laundry detergents for triggers - so there's lots of hope she'll outgrow it. Here's our routine:
all free and clear for laundry detergent. stay away from Tide - I've never been able to tolerate it and it is very harsh on your skin. Whatever you use, no perfume, no dye!
No fabric softener! Ever! Again - something I've never been able to tolerate so my kids have never experienced it.
do a double rinse on all fabric she will be in contact with. use a vinegar rinse as much as possible. you put the vinegar wherever you'd put softener. There's certain synthetics that can't tolerate vinegar (which I can never keep straight) so I only use it on sheets, towels, and loads that are cotton only. I promise you won't smell it when everything's done!
No dryer sheets! If you must - they need to be scent free, perfume free, and dye free. I use the dryer balls (as seen on TV!) - and they actually work ok for static. I also line dry all synthetics (fleece, underarmor, etc).
Shampoo/soap. Aveeno baby, California Baby sensitive both work for my son. Most others, including organics, instantly trigger an outbreak (even at 8 yrs old). Even if it's his sister that used them in the same bath water. Or use a straight glycerin soap.
cleaners. I use just vinegar and baking soda. occasionally bleach. get rid of all scented things - plug ins are absolutely horrible for me. Since we've greened up our cleaning supplies, we've all had healthier skin.
Let her get dirty. we found that the more he was exposed to dirt, the better he seemed to do.
watch out for sunscreens. my daughter doesn't have eczema but does have nasty rashes w/one of the most common ingredients in most sunscreens. a little UV exposure always seemed to help my son too. because we live in denver, I always kept it under 10 minutes but even that little bit helped.
we haven't had an outbreak in years. but if he is exposed to something, a couple days of eucerin cream (not lotion) gets it under control.

good luck. and as someone else said, see a dermatologist if you haven't yet.

I was the baby with eczema and now I am an adult with winter eczema. I must avoid cats, cannot eat pork and I also use Ecover or Planet to wash my clothes and linen. I have always used hypo-allergenic soaps and creams. And, I put my urine on open spots with eczema. It burns for a few moments and then I wash it off. The open places close and my hands return to normal.
I use a cortizone cream on my eye lids when it breaks out there. If I avoid eating nuts my eyes are okay.
I do not keep a cat and have problems if around them but own a dog with long fur. I am not allergic to him.
Eczema can clear up and turn into asthma so it is important to find out a really competent homeopath to help her now.
Often with eczema Silicia 30c taken 4x a day for 4 days helps clear it up. But, it is not a universal remedy.
A really great homeopath helped rid me of asthma after 29 years of suffering. I have no asthma of any kind. And am not upset at having eczema rather than asthma.
My children do not have eczema but one has serious cat allergies.
You do not say what you are feeding your daughter. I kept goats and milked them twice a day for my children when they were young so that there were no cow milk reactions. We lived in the country far from stores. City dwellers can buy organic goat milk in stores.
Keep you child off sugar and do not use a formula with high fructose corn syrup or sugars. You child may be allergic to things you are eating if you are breast feeding.
I wish you luck and hope your daughter becomes a relaxed person as that helps to keep eczema from breaking out.

My daughter's eczema depends on the season. She had it when she was exclusively breastfed and stil has it at 2.5 years.

We let her get a litle bit of sun every day that we can since that helps a lot. We also use cetaphil for baths and cetaphil lotion after. We've tried lots of different cleaning "soaps", but cetaphil is best for us by far. It's way better than the sensitive soaps and doesn't even compare to Johnson's. I've said that Johnson's won't touch my younger daughter's skin because Johnson's is so bad for my older daughter.

I wish I had a better answer. It seems eczema tends to be a food sensitivity, but my daughter only has it seasonally so I don't think food is an issue for her. She doesn't have it at all in the spring or summer and it gets worse october through feb. We traveled to Hawaii when she was about 6 months and she'd had it at home, but it went away when we traveled. Within about 2 weeks after we got back home, it came back.

Also, our ped. told us to use a hydrocortisone cream when it gets really bad. We only occasionally use it (maybe twice in the past 6 monhs?).

My daughter had eczema as a baby. Her face was red, raw and often crusty from scratching. I breastfed exclusively for a year and later found out that she was allergic to milk and eggs. She also had asthma. I used only allergy free everything: laundry soap, bath soap, lotions. It was touch and go til she was about 5, then the eczema cleared up.

Sorry to say, the eczema came back when my daughter was a teenager. She had to quit swimming because the pool water irritated her skin. Then when she went away for college, she had a huge reaction that kept getting worse. Turns out to be those fabric softening sheets. Even though my daughter doesn't use them, there is alot of residue left in the dryers from people who do. The residue is oily and sticks to the inside of the dryer drum, and is released by the heat onto later batches of clothing. Now she has to hang dry all of her laundry but at least the rash is under control.

I'm sorry that you and your baby have to go through this. It really is heartbreaking when your baby is itching and miserable or can't sleep. Our doctor told me that there is only so much he can do, that we have to be the detectives to determine the causes. He had us keep an allergy diary. It was a plain spiral bound notebook where I listed anything that could affect her rash, what she ate each day, medications, the weather, where we went, and also if the rash was better or worse that day. This helped us to see patterns and keep the eczema under control.

I hope you can find some answers and that your daughter gets better soon.

My daughter had issues with this as an infant. It turned out to be the laundry soap I was using. She was so sensitive that even using the "perfume-free, sensitive skin" formula would cause her skin to be rough. I had to wash her things with a very small amount of soap and rinse an extra time. I also found that using vaseline on her skin really helped soften the rough areas and help her skin heal. She is 3 now and totally fine, but I still play it safe as far as the extra rinse cycle on her clothing. :)

Hi K.!

Still no relief?? Have you gotten her into the dermatologist yet? You know my story, so I won't share again, but let me know how I can help!! I remember how heart-breaking it is!

*hugs*

K.

We've battled our sons eczema since he was 1 day old. He was given a bottle of formula in the hospital nursery against my wishes, and I believe it triggered a dairy protein allergy in his immature system. Within an hour of the nurse bringing him back, he not only puked the entire bottle up on me (and she got an earful from a not so nice new mommy), but his face and arms began breaking out in little pimples. within a few hours, it was crusting open.

We battled it for 2yrs, numerous creams, oils, diet changes (on my part with breastfeeding), dermatologists, allergists, medications... and still my little boys skin was breaking open, crusting over, bleeding ,and falling off.

Finally we started doing some research on natural methods, I found a few 'crunchy' moms at mothering.com who had battled the same issues, started at the same time, and their stories were so similar. The recommended I give my son acidophilus probiotic, fish oil supplements, and avoid dairy. Within two weeks of starting the acidophilus and avoiding cows milk dairy, his eczema was 50% better. His skin was no longer falling off, it was no longer bleeding, and he wasn't spending time sobbing over his sore body.

It took about 2mos for it to get so much better that he hardly noticed it anymore. He was 3yrs old when we started this routine. he's 7.5yrs old now, and we still stick to this. He gets a bath every night, and he pats dry, and puts lotion on his own skin. We use Equate Dry Skin Cream (in a white tub with the twist off lid at Wal Mart). Oddly enough, this is hte only lotion or cream that works really well for him. He takes acidophilus twice a day, and fish oils every morning. He also takes a daily multivitamin, and we limit his cows milk dairy intake very strictly. He also has no soy in his diet. He drinks almond milk, or organic 1% milk sometimes.

He's 7.5 and he still has 'alligator skin', but its not broken, its not bleeding, and its not falling off or hurting him. He has developed psoriasis in the last two years, but htankfully with our routine it is kept under control with only minor flare ups.

Now my younger son, he was never intro'd to formula, he never had cows milk diary unti he was closer to 2, and was breastfed until 2. His skin is gorgeous. To the point where I want to cry and wish my oldest could experience the lovely 'butter' skin my youngest has. But it is what it is, and as long as he's not in pain, we are ok.

Good luck getting it under control. If you want to talk more, send me a message. :)

I hate eczema! My daughter never hadn't it but my son did. He had it starting really young on his neck, eyebrows and ears. The pediatrician kept saying put lotion on it and keep it dry. I did for 4 months and it never went away. I couldn't stand havinng one more person ask me why he had a rash on his neck (or if I knew he had a rash). So, the ped gave me some nucort...it's a mix of hydrocortisone and aloe. The eczema went faded the next day and was completely gone after a few days of twice daily treatments. Then I would just keep lotion on it. Then, a few weeks later it would flare up again. I would use the nucort a few times and it would go away. Finally, the eczema on his neck disappeared, but it moved to the back of his neck. That went away and now his only issue is under his arms and behind his ear lobe. I don't see it often but when I do and put lotion on it it goes away.

I don't use the nucort anymore...that was just when it was really red and not going away. I did try several lotions and had some luck with the Eucerin but the one that is working really well right now is Curel Itchy Skin Lotion.

He gets bathed in Aveeno Oatmeal bodywash-including his hair.
All of our clothes and sheets are washed in All free and clear.
We don't avoid any foods. I've never figured out what triggers the eczema, but he is 16 months now and I rarely notice the eczema anymore.

Eczema can be tough to deal with; my son who is now 2 years old started getting eczema not to long after he was born. We tried everything from different lotions, specialty eczema bath products, etc and nothing worked for him. He was on formula when it started and we never changed his diet, he did end up with some food allergies but he only gets hives and Benadryl works for him. We did change our detergent to ALL Free and Clear however today his clothes are washed in normal ALL liquid detergent and he seems to tolerate it well. Everything changed for us one morning when he had what appeared to be two small bites on his ankle with slight swelling so we took him to the doctor and received antibiotics and a referral to Pima Dermatology to have the “bites” looked at and I took that opportunity to ask about his skin because it was looking pretty bad. Immediately the doctor brought in about 5 more doctors to look at my son’s skin and they took a small sample of the “bite” and determined that he just had real bad eczema. They provided me two prescriptions one for “hydrocortisone butyrate” and one for “Epicream”; while I was there I also bought some Vanicream (which they now sell at Walgreens). I was instructed to apply the hydrocortisone butyrate to the inflamed irritated areas then apply the Epicream all over, including the face and finally apply the Vanicream (or whatever lotion/cream you prefer) to the body. Almost instantly I saw a difference, the redness was gone and the irritation was minimal, I believe that it is the hydrocortisone butyrate that makes the difference and you do need a prescription for that. Over the counter hydrocortisone does not do a thing for my son’s skin. Once his skin was clear we just have to maintain with lotions/creams very rarely he gets inflamed and then we treat as needed, we haven’t changed anything in his diet and he still rolls around with the dogs on the carpets and his skin is doing great. I hope this helps! Good luck!

It is heartbreaking watching your child suffer like that. My little girl had it pretty badly when she was young. None of the over the counter creams worked for her. The only over the counter product that I think did help give her relief was Aveno's oatmeal bath. Her ped gave me some lotion and I covered her in it several times a day. I washed her clothes and bedding in detergent that had no coloring or added stuff in it and just tried to keep her away from dye's, ect. It was a horrendous summer but when winter hit, it started to clear up. I think she was about 2 when she had her last breakout. She's almost 4 now and doing great. hang in there.

My son had eczema until recently - he is three now. The doctor prescribed a lipocream that we had to use sparingly - who know what was in it. It only worked for about 4 hours. I joined a wellness company around Thanksgiving and we started using their lotion everyday (7X more effective than eucerin) and his skin looks great now.

My daughter (now 2) had it as a baby (beginning at 1 or 2 months??) and it drove us both NUTS! At the time she was breastfed and I supplemented with formula. After trying every cream, lotion, salve, etc. I could find (Rx and otc), I got a book called Super Immunity for Kids and learned alot about essential fatty acids and all the things (eczema being one of them) that are a result of a lack of these efa's in our diets. Sooo...I took the advice of the doctor who wrote the book and started giving my baby flax seed oil in her bottle twice a day and rubbing evening primrose oil on her once a day and (viola!) it disappeared and has never come back. I still give her flax and rub her down with the primrose oil, partially because I want to make sure it stays gone but also because these things are so good for so many things, immunity for one. She has never had an ear ache EVER, never been sick other than a tiny cough that may last a day or two and a slightly runny nose once. That's it. I recommend you get the book and run to GNC. It will greatly benefit your child and you! Best of luck. =)

HI. My daughters excema was horrible as a baby. I took her to a couple different dermatologist who suggested different creams but none of them worked for us. I chose not to try the ones with steroids in them. I really thought that it may have something to do with my water(bath time). When it first statred, it was only on her legs. As she got a little older and wanted to roll on her tummy and show me how she could "swim" (in 2 inches of water with me right there) I noticed it spread to her stomach and forarms. I went on line (mrwaterfilter.com) and bought a hand held shower with filter (they have other options too) and always used it to fill the bath tub and the hand held part made it easier to wash her hair. Her excema was gone in a week, never to have returned. It was amazing. I don't know if it would work for you as my doctor has explained that there are many different causes for excema, but you may want to look it to it as an option. Good Luck!

My daughter's eczema started when she was just a few weeks old and it was awful. We switched her to soy formula a week or two later and it helped, but not completely. Then, visiting with her great-grandma, I offered to let her hold the baby. She asked me to give her a baby blanket to cover her shirt with since she washed her clothes in regular detergent. Turns out that normal laundry soaps affects some babies skin quite a bit. With the help of Dreft laundry soap (there are a couple other brands too), we had it all cleared up in a couple of weeks.

hi you poor think i sooooo understand wat you are going through, my daughter was 2months old wen she first got i, it was really bad in the warmer months and it also flarded up in cooler monthes no break at all, she got it that bad that it got nflaimed in some areas, i bathed her in oats this helped heaps.
Wen she got to 12 months i put manuka honey on it, i think she grew out of it, she get little bouts if she eats tooo many strawberries, tomatoes oranges etc.look your baby will grow out of it surely, just watch wot you give them, and my daughter was purely breast fed.and stll got it.
Keep strong i know its heart breaking, but oats where my one and only thig that helped. then honey after she turned 1, not before. GOOD LUCK hang in there

My son's eczema started around 4 months. I was pumping and he was exclusively fed breastmilk. We used hydrocortisone and benadryl allergy. Finally at 5 months the doctor prescribed a steroid cream (Triamcinolone Acetonide 0.1%) which helped when it really flared up. At 6 months we had him blood-tested for allergies (which could be false-positive due to the eczema). He showed up positive for wheat, egg, soy, dairy, peanuts, and dogs. I totally changed my diet to accommodate his allergies and we kept our two beagles out of his room and treated our dogs for dander and vacuumed three times a week. After battling plugged ducts and other problems, we switched to Nutramigen formula at 8 months old. His eczema cleared up around 10 months, with the occasional rashes or breakouts that we treat with the steroid cream or hydrocortisone. We still use socks on his hands at night when he's sleeping so he doesn't scratch and bleed, but I think he scratches more out of habit now than actual itchiness.

We just had him retested for allergies, as he had a severe reaction to pineapple and a less severe one to orange (citrus) flavoring. We also got an epipen for him. Right now we are hoping he grows out of these allergies.

As for the eczema, some people battle it their whole lives. Fortunately, it doesn't look like Ethan will have to. It is so hard to watch your baby be uncomfortable and scratch til they bleed. I held him a lot, sang and rocked him, and PRAYED!

Good luck! Hopefully, this too will pass!

my daughter started having trouble at about 3 months old. we finally got her into a dermatologist and she prescribed hydrocortizone ointment (not cream) for bad spots and u-lactin lotion for her overall moisturizer. she was a different baby in a matter of hours. she is now 13 months old and doing much better. she has it the worst on her face so she gets the hydrocortizone usually twice a day there. we have noticed that acidic foods (tomatoes, strawberries, etc) tend to make things worst. also we wash her face as soon as she is done eating...no leaving stuff on her face. best of luck to you. ~m

Hi K., I'm there with you. My 7 month old has had eczema, espcially on his little cheeks :-( for about two months now and it breaks my heart. We have had him on two different anti-fungal medications from the doc, I tried neosporin, and finally we tried Eucerin in the big tub. So far, Eucerin is working great! We bath him every other day with just water and use soap on on his privates and then we lather him up with eucerin immediately after he gets out.
Another thing we tried was switching him to soy formula because our doc thought he might have a milk allergy. That was our last ditch effort to help him. I honestly dont think it made a difference, but he loves it. Hope this helps! If anything, I can relate to how bad you feel!!!!
~Ali

My son had it. We put eucrine cream mixed with Hydro cortozone cream all over him. We found out that he was allergic to eggs and cantaloupe, so I think when I ate that he got it from my milk.

See if there is something that she or you are eating that could be causing it.

My girlfriends daughter has it real bad. She gets the itchy's a lot. She went to a dermatologist and they put a cap of bleach in her bath water and some peanut oil on after and that helped a lot.

If you have not been to a dermatologist I would go and see what they say.

Good luck

Also, my friends daughter had an infection in her skin and was treated for that.. so it might be more than just eczema.

My daughter started battling eczema at about the same time. She is 14 now and controlls it if she keeps her skin moisturized. We eventually needed to use triamcinolone cream and then Eladil. Benedrly at night to help with the itching and mits on her hands. Now she uses Arbonne's Sea Salt Scrub in the shower, Skin Conditioning Oil mornings and night and Shea Butter to keep hydtarated throughout the day. Arbonne has an amazing baby care line that might help your daughter. It is hypo-allergenic, fragrance-free and free of mineral oil or animal by-products. For more information you can go to my website at www.nursekerry.myarbonne.com.

I have a 5yr who has eczema. Has had since he was a wk old... Does not go away. But can be controled.it took awhile to find the right cream to calm his skin..be careful with soaps ,shampoos and material in clothes as well.. No tight clothes against the skin. Heat being aggrivated, grass its alot to handle..also it not something you catch or give to others i have as well.and somestimes you will come across people who do not understand and will have to explain

Believe it or not babies and kids who have eczema usually their laundry soap is the reason why. I have a girlfriend whose son had eczema so bad that he was bleeding from the sores he had. After years of changing from laundry detergent to laundry detergent she was introduced to Shaklee. When she changed her laundry soap from the grocery stores to Shaklee her son was better (no more eczema) within two weeks.

Eczema doesn't usually go away unless you figure out why your baby has it and then change what you are doing to fix the problem.

I will give you a website and more information if you are interested.

N.
Health and Wellness Coach

My sons started around 2 months and still is not gone, but under control.

What we have did to make it more bearable, is to only use cetaphil cleanser instead of soap.

Use aquaphor, vaseline creamy, and aveeno lotions,
Only bathe once a week, unless needed. and lube him up with lotions while still damp.
Purex Free laudnry soap No fabric softeners
We do have prescriptions of steroids for bad flare ups, but only use rarely.

He was forumla fed, due to difficultys. Tried switching to soy forumla, made a little bit of improvment.
He now drinks no lactose milk.

He had it pretty severly as a baby, but now at 2 he only gets it on certain areas, on back of knees, elbows, and on his knees and wrists. very rarely onface.

What changes did you make in her diet or your's if you breast feed? Did you change laundry detergents, bath soaps or lotions? These are great places to start thinking. Sometimes eczema is a response to an allergy. Other times, not.

Giving her aveeno baths might help. Cortisone creams as well. Or if she had dry skin to begin with, emu oil or vegetable shortening. I know the shortening sounds bizarre, but my middle child had the driest of skin and would break out with a bout of eczema due to a multitude of allergies in the spring, our pediatrician recommended shortening because it was pure, no perfumes, no lanolin.... and it worked really well. I did try emu oil that I got at the U District Street Fair on a whim, and it worked really good as well.

Aveeno or any other oatmeal type bath will help with the itch and will calm the skin.

Check with your pediatrician to make sure that it is eczema and they might be able to find the allergen. In the mean time, dust her room, vaccuum frequently or wet mop her floor every day to catch any pollens that might be floating about.

When he was 2 years old, I took my son to a naturopathic nurse, and she prescribed a diet that limited certain foods - dairy, strawberries are two I remember. We switched to goat milk, almond cheese etc. Within a few weeks, his skin started to clear. We gradually re-introduced foods to see which ones caused a reaction. He's now 12, and still has flare-ups, but we know what causes them and can cut back on those foods for awhile. Perhaps your daughter is getting some foods that are triggering her eczema through breast milk? My son was bottle fed, and dairy was one of his triggers.

this is so common & my son's was treated by our homeopath, she's very affordable too. She said it was very very common & not hard to treat. After my son was put on steroids to help it, she saw my son once & figured out what it was & he was eczema free within 2 weeks. Her number is ###-###-#### Good luck!

I have a child with eczema and had it as a child myself. Hang in there it will get better. Make sure your doctor is involved in his/her care so they can prescribe creams or even medications that will make it better. good luck to you.

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My son eats anything and everything. I havn't changed his diet or the detergents we use. (My husband and his sister have a history of bad allergies, his sister catered to her and he ignored his. Now she has worse allergies than ever and he is only allergic to grass. So I don't want to cater to his allergies unless it is absolutely necessar.) His skin gets really bad between winter and spring. Last year the doctor had me rub hydrocortisone into his skin and then put Eucerin's 'Aquaphor' on his whole body (consistency of vaseline). It was aweful and he was greasy and sticky. So this year when it started again I tried different lotions and creams and asked other moms for their suggestions. Eventually though I went back to aquaphor, but I skipped the hydrocortisone. I put it on at 10:00 pm that night and put him to bed. The next morning all the irritation was gone, the bumps were still there but after a few days of keeping him greased up its pretty much gone. He doesn't seem to mind the greasyness and atleast he isnt red and bumpy and miserable :)(: hope you find something that works for you!

My daughter did not have it as bad as most of the ones I read however hers started at about 2 months old with cradle cap and then spread to her face and body. I breastfed her only and I changed up my diet a bit, made sure that I was not wearing any perfume or scented lotions when I held her, washed her in Aveno and use Aveno lotion and Vaseline now, non-scented detergent, and for her face I use the baby eczema cream that is from Disney (it actually works well!) The Aveno and Vaseline mixture I got from another mom that actually keeps her skin very well mosturized and she rarely gets flare-ups anymore, she is almost 15months old.

Hope this helps!

I have three children. The second had really bad exzema that she finally outgrew at about 5 1/2. On her I used aveeno lotions, body wash and oatmeal bath and that helped her. We also used a little steroid cream when really bad. Now with the third child (10 months old) I use burts bees baby lotion body wash. I wash him every day and lotion up generously after. if his spots get real bad I put aquafor over top of the lotion, it makes his spot almost invisible. I have not used steroid creams for so long because I heard that they thin the skin. I love, love , love the burts bees baby stuff. Sometimes I think it is all about trial and error. What works for one will not work for another.

Oh and my 6 year old was bottle fed and My youngest 10 mo is breastfed. The dr told me that if they had allergies to something then they would have hives. I dont think that is always the case though. My 6 year old does't drink hardly any milk at all and my youngest only has yogurt maybe once a week.

Good luck

My daughter had it - not too badly though. She grew out of it by about age 3. I don't know how old your baby is now but if she is eating baby food, you might want to add a sprinkling of ground flax seed to applesauce or pureed fruit a couple of times a day. This really helped her and if we even missed it for a couple of days, we would see it worsening. Also, my daughter had eczema under her eyes which went away after her doctor recommended OTC zyrtec - must have been more of an allergy. When the eczema got really bad we would use eczema miracle cream (online at eczemamiracle.com) but we tried to use it sparingly because it does contain hydrocortizone. Good Luck - hopefully she will grow out of it soon!

My son started with eczema when he was about one year old. He would get it mostly behind his knees. Try Eucerin Calming Cream. That worked for him. I use it on both of my sons every night.

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My 2 year old daughter become covered in eczema at about 2 months of age. She was exclusively breastfed at that time. A friend mentioned what seemed to be a crazy recommendation at the time...she said I should try having my daughter wear a hazelwood necklace. The wood is an alkaline wood and because it is porous, it naturally absorbs acidity from the body via the skin. She mentioned that wearing it had help her baby son with painful acid reflux be able to come entirely off his meds within 2 weeks. Apparently, eczema is often associated with excess acidity in the body too so I figured it was worth a try. I ordered and within 2 weeks of her wearing it her eczema was literally virtually gone! We were so stunned and pleased! We had tried so many creams and treatments prior and nothing had worked even remotely as well as this.

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Hope you find something that helps her!
Take care.

My son had skin issues almost from birth. We used lotion with a small amount of steroid in it to control it, but I remember times when his skin would get so dry and flakey I would have to shake the dead skin out of his cloths! He is now 4, and has out grown the worst of it. We still lotion every night, but we can now use Aveno and no longer need the prescription ointments. He still gets the occasional spot of cradle cap, and we just treat as needed with olive oil. I always made sure to use laundry soap with out add ins and used gentle non-foaming soap, and did not bath every day (it takes a lot of moisture out of the skin). He was formula feed, and went to milk at one, so it was not due to a dairy allergy.