Excezma??? Help Is This Normal

Aveeno has a new baby wash and lotion especially for eczema. I bought some for my grandson who also has eczema and it worked his little nose and chin cleared up quickly and stay clear.

Good Luck

My sister had bad excezma as a child. My mom always used Cetaphil to give her a bath. There is no water involved...you just put it on and wipe it off. Because she had it on her body and not her face, my sister also was only allowed to wear white cotton against her skin. This included diapers. You could try washing her face with the Cetaphil and also using Eucerin. From my understanding you don't want anything with a fragrance and you also want to use things that are not drying/harsh.

I also have heard good things about the Arbonne baby care clearing up Eczema, My boss used it on her infant and her ped thought she was using a perscription steroid cream. I just became a consultant a week ago, if you would like to try some free samples to see if this may help your little one you can email me your address and I can get some out to you. ____@____.com

Best of luck in whatever you choose!

My son has had eczema since he was born. I finally got fed up and took him to the dermatologist in twinsburg and she gave me prescription strength cortizone (she said over the counter cortizone isn't enough to get rid of eczema.) Also she gave me samples of elidel and other one that I can't remember.
I also use Natural Gentle eczema cream on his face 3x a day (it is a moisture lotion) you can get that at walmart or any store. It is in a green bottle. I think poo and tigger and piglet is on the cover. I works great. My dermatologist also prescribed a lotion that is for after baths that you put on immediatley which should help prevent breakouts. If you want the dermatologists name just email me. She was wonderful and my son only gets occasional breakouts now and usually only in the winter.

Hi, J., I have never experienced this but have several friends who have. what they have found that has worked in in 2 cases almost taken it completely away was the baby line from arbonne. Arbonne's products are pure safe and beneficial they have no harmful things in them and the baby line is very gentle. My friends love it if you are interested email me and I can tell you how to get it. good luck ____@____.com

I have severe eczema....This is the ONLY product that works and best of all is all natural, no side effects, no heavy greasy feelings....and it is even gentle enough for a newborn.

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I purchase is online. WELL WORTH THE MONEY! I have not had a break out in FIVE years now because I bathe in this and "wash" my face in it.

Hi J.--
Ecezma is hard to deal with but I have a few suggestions for you that might help. First I used to babysit for a little boy that had it so severly it was ALL over him and he would itch himself until he was covered with scabs. He had 2 perscriptions that didn't seem to help at all. I used a product Mary Kay makes (and I am not a mary kay rep so this is by no means a sales plug :) its called extra emmollient night cream- it is really thick and cleared his skin up like nothing else-- I used it on my kids too although their ecezma was mild it is great. The other thing is I get it on my hand along with the little bllisters you mentioned- my dr perscribed a steriod cream- like super cortizone and its greasyer than normal cortizone so it heals and moistruizes at the same time. So there are a few things to try- I hope it helps- good luck

Hi J.,
I am 28 and have had excema all of my life. What I would reccomend is getting your Dr. to perscribe a perscription for a cream that doesn't contain steroids, since they are not good for the face. I use Elidel, but there is another cream out there call Protopic. I went through all of the vaseline stuff also. Maybe you should just use the cream so that the rash can breath. Sunlight works great also. If you need any other help, feel free to let me know. I have delt for this going on 29 years now. Good luck! :)
M.

No cream or ointment or bath or wash is going to really get to the bottom of the eczema. Those are just band-aids, but they won't address the ROOT CAUSE or solve the problem of your sweet baby's eczema. What you describe is very, very likely some sort of allergic reaction to either a food or an environmental allergen that she's exposed to... For help tracking down food allergies, please check out:
http://www.lalecheleague.org/llleaderweb/LV/LVAugSep97p75...
http://www.askdrsears.com/html/4/T041800.asp
http://kellymom.com/babyconcerns/food-sensitivity.html/

Top suspects include (especially for a young baby like your daughter):
* COW's MILK (through infant formula or through your breastmilk - solution is to *eliminate* all cow's milk products and derivatives from her diet and, if breastfeeding, yours - you can do this, it's WORTH IT, and contact me if you'd like encouragement and support on this because I went through this with my son, horrible eczema on his face, neck, torso, wrists, etc.... all of which disappeared within 7 days of my stopping cow's milk products)
* other typical allergens for young kids: SOY (formula or through your breastmilk), WHEAT, EGGS, PEANUTS, TREE NUTS, FISH, SHELLFISH
* contact allergies to something like laundry detergent or wipes (though you'd expect to see eczema on the skin which is most in contact with clothes or sheets)
* other environmental things that might be harder to control, like pollens or molds, pets

Please, please spend the time and effort needed to truly get to the bottom of what's causing the eczema - don't just spend time looking for creams and ointments because that's only "plugging the leaky hole in the huge dam with your pinky finger." Sooner or later, esp if it's a food allergy that goes ignored, that issue is going to rear up it's ugly head in a bigger, badder way (like chronic illness, colds, stomach/intestinal discomfort like diarrhea or constipation or mild incontinence which you might not recognize because "I just thought she was didn't want to potty train" when in fact she's reacting to something and truly unable to control her elimination because of it).

Also, please keep in mind that while pediatricians are specialists in childhood diseases and growth rates, etc., they are NOT experts by any means in infant/baby feeding (breastfeeding, tracking down food allergies for babies in general regardless of breastmilk or formula, etc.), and most are horribly underinformed about food allergies, often going misdiagnosed as colic or reflux and unnecessary medications prescribed when really, to solve the problem, the offending allergen must be eliminated in order for the body to heal. Just 2 out of many examples of this:
http://www.wondertime.go.com/learning/article/interview-c...
http://www.beantreesoap.com/gc/web/ourstories.asp

For help eliminating cow's milk, soy, wheat:
http://www.godairyfree.org (if you suspect cow's milk)
http://www.glutenchallenge.com/ (if you suspect wheat or soy)

While it's good check in with your ped like you did today, I encourage you: don't stop there. Do your own research, your own investigating! Think about your baby's other behavior: gassy? foul smelling poop? greenish? watery or mucousy? sleep habits - restless, hard to stay asleep, thrashing around? seemingly really sensitive or emotionally fragile? seems fussy, crampy? These are all signs of discomfort that can CONSIDERABLY improve or disappear completely if baby's getting a clean diet (free of whatever allergen bugs them). Consider you & your husband's family history (anyone with bad allergies? specific food allergies?). And *do* alter your baby's diet (removing what you might suspect) to see if this gives her any relief. Even allergists will tell you that no blood test, no skin test is 100% accurate - the ONLY truly accurate allergy test is to eliminate the allergen for some time and THEN do a trial/test. If you get a reaction (within 72 hours) to the test, THAT is your answer.

Even our ped, who is really nice and experienced and bright, was going to prescribe Zantac for my son's fussiness and Eucerin for the awful eczema - when I eliminated dairy, my son became a happy baby with beautiful skin who slept well. Zantac and Eucerin would NEVER have done that. And his health would have been horrid. And my experience is frighteningly common, as I've found out through connecting with other moms of allergic/sensitive babies and kids.

Best of luck tracking down the TRUE underlying cause of the eczema. It can be hard work, but it is MORE than worth it for your sanity as well as your baby's. And be glad that you're figuring it out now, while she's young, so you know what to avoid as you introduce more and more solids. If you ignore the cause of the eczema now, you could well be looking at a toddler who is trying her best but is generally a terror due to generalized physical discomfort (rashy, crampy, reacting, highly sensitive, poor sleep), and that wouldn't be her fault AT ALL, and her exhausted mother would be trying her best too.

Sorry to go on so long here about this... but we've lived through it. Hoping my response might save you & your daughter time, effort, discomfort, exhaustion, etc.

check for food allergies, check for food allergies. ALOT OF CHILDREN WITH EXCEXMA HAVE FOOD ALLERGIES AND DOCTORS NEVER CHECK FOR FOOD ALLERGIES.

since you've already been to the doc, let us know what happened. but, my daughter had it severly, to the extent that for her 1 month pic her face is covered in red and white. She also gets it all over her body. Use free detergents, doc told me tide free, double rinse and free fabric softners, also use aveeno to bath her, i also use a perscribeds ointment, forget name, love it it helps so much.

Hi J..

As an adult who has had excezema since I've been an infant, I can tell you that that sounds "normal". It sounds as if she may need an antibiotic cream however. Or she may need to be stepped up on her treatment.

Not to freak you out or anything but be glad she has it today and not back in the 60's. I was in a "bubble" crib at Children's hosptial in and out for the first 3 years of my life. They could not keep my excezema under control, it was so severe.

Yes, so please keep a real close eye on your little one and watch out for things like the "oozing" and also another thing is to constantly wash her hands and use a nail brush. Keep her nails as short as you can.

Eczema is awful, it's painful and the itching alone is enough to drive you crazy. I also had to get corisone shots from the time I was a baby until I was about 14, just to help with the inflammation caused by the eczema.

I thank the good lord every day that my daughter only has a very very mild case. We use Elidel on her and that really helps her with the cracking between her toes and redness she gets behind her ears.

The one good thing that came from having a lifetime of eczema for me is that I don't have a lot of wrinkles that a lot of women my a do because of all the lotion that has been slathered on me over the last 40 years. :)

Give your little one a hug, and a sqeeze and teach her to "rub", not scratch.

Hi! my name is K. and my daughter has excezma also. She has had it for years .Her doctor told me not to use anything that would dry her skin out (bar soap).when she takes a bath she uses body wash instead of bar soap. I noticed if she stays the night with someone I can tell when she gets home if she used bar soap. Also her doctor rx a cream with steriods

Alittle about myself I have 1 child she's 6 years old .

Hello J.,

Just wanted to drop a quick note. My daughter has have excema since she was a baby as well. We have found that oatmeal baths and Ellidil (perscription cream) work the best. I would definitely take your baby back into the pediatrician until you feel like oyu have all the information and answers you need. Try not to feel intimidated by the doctors, and tell them what you have questions about. If you still feel uncomfortable, then try for a second opinion. You baby is your baby. Listen to your gut.

Good Luck.
J. A.

I have had excema my whole life and that has happened to me before, but never on my face. And I've never put vaseline on it. My son has it as well. I use cortizone and eucerin cream. I've also found it very hard to find baby lotion that does not contain alchohol (which is very drying to the skin). Burts Bees doesn't have any (though it has fragrance) and it has worked great with my son. Good luck!

I grew up with exczema and as a teenager I had what you described... the watering spots that turned yellowish. I was told it was a combination of exczema and acne and given prescription ointment. Even though I was older I imagine it is still possible for your daughter to have the same thing or something similar.
One thing that I was never told growing up is how diet can affect exczema. I would take your dd to a pediatric dermatologist as they have the best knowledge on how to handle your dd's exczema:)

Yellowish drainage is not good. Its usually the beginning of an infection. I am sure that you are doing what youre suppose to be doing, but remember she goes to daycare and its no telling what all shes picked up from there. I would definitely take her to see her pediatrician just to be sure. Hope all works out.

Hi J.,
I am so sorry to hear what your daughter is going through. I am also sorry to hear what your doctor is recommending.
Ezcema can be helped by adding good quality essential fatty acids to the diet. They include GLA, Lecithin, and Omegaguard. These are all Shaklee products and the brand I have found to work the best. Rubbing something on the skin often has limited value. Health starts with healthy cells, and that is achieved through nutrition.
Here's a link to the Omegaguard. The other products can be found by typing them in the search feature. http://www.shaklee.net/changinglives/prodNutOmegaGuard
Best of luck with your sweet little one's issue.
S.