What to do for baby eczema?
Sunday, August 22nd, 2010 at
12:27 pm
I have an appointment for her on Wednesday, and I have baby Aveeno for eczema (which doesn’t seem to be helping the scalyness). Do you have any tips? It looks so pityfull. Also what cream(s) were you prescribed that worked for you? My daughter is 10 weeks.
I am in Canada and that was uncalled for.
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Have you tried hydrocortisone cream? It seemed to help my daughters a lot. Also, soaps really aggravated the eczema for my girls, so you might try goat milk soap, and make sure to use a dye-free, fragrance-free laundry detergent. Another thing that really helps, as strange as it sounds, is emu oil. If you have a local farmer’s market you might be able to find some there. Otherwise, you can get it online. I’m so sorry for your little one. It really is heartbreaking to see, especially on babies.
idk!
we use non scented body wash!! we also use spectro kids cream which works really well sorry have not been prescribed anything! also when its bad i bath him every other day!
My son had it almost from birth till about a year old. Nothing worked, we bought all sorts of creams and laundry detergent. It disappeared by itself. Yes it’s really depressing for Mom. I ended up hardly ever bathing him, so as not to strip oil from his skin. He was born with flakey feet. So I have no tips really, just it’s not your fault and it will go away eventually.
ive got eczema… i use oatmeal
You can use 1% hydrocortisone cream on a baby, as long as you don’t put it where it can get in her mouth or eyes. Oatmeal (Aveeno) soothes the itch, but does nothing for actually healing the rash. Hydrocortisone is over-the-counter. If you are concerned about using a steroid cream, try the .5% first. It isn’t as as strong, but may be just enough to give you some results.
Go to Canada and get a local butter
use non-soap products (like Dove ’soap’) that are moisturizing. My pediatrician recommended that we give her a very warm bath, every night, and let her soak for 15 minutes (until she was "pruned" in the water.) I thought this would further dry her skin, but he contended not so… immediately following the bath, we slather her with over-the-counter Aquafor. Doing this religiously cleared it up for my girl and continuing with the Aquafor, keeps it gone. If it didn’t work, we were told we’d have to try hydrocortisone cream… I’m glad we didn’t have to do that at her young age.
If you are breastfeeding, eliminate dairy from your diet; if formula-feeding, try a soy or hypoallergenic formula. Eczema is very often associated with a cow’s milk protein sensitivity and asthma.
Good luck!
http://www.foodreactions.org/allergy/milk.html
Avoid using soaps, baby washes, etc. as much as possible. If the eczema is in a place that doesn’t really need to be washed every day, just rinse the skin with plain water instead. When he does need to be washed, use something very gentle. We liked California Baby Super Sensitive Wash. After bathing and before drying, apply a thin layer of baby oil. Burt’s Bees Apricot Baby Oil is a nice one. Beyond that, it’s mostly a matter of waiting it out. My daughter finally outgrew her eczema by 1st grade.