Multivitamin

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Take a look at your diet. Have you started eating anything new as of late? Your pre-natals, were they the ones you took thru your pregnancy? Chances of them being the cause of his eczema or stomach problems are low. How much milk and dairy are you consuming? Cut back on your consumption of those products and look for other sources of calcium... some vegetables, your vitamins, etc.

Have you changed laundry detergents? Are you double rinsing his clothes? In the first rinse add a quarter to a half cup of white vinegar to the rinse water and this will help remove any soap residue from the clothes. Then run the second rinse cycle.

Again, take a look at your diet. What have you eaten lately that was different. Some fruits and vegetables, even spices will upset a breast fed baby. What baby soaps and lotions are you using? What are you using to clean his baby bathtub or your bathtub?

I wish you well!

If it is a multivitamin that you are looking for that is easy on the stomach you want to find any "food-based" multi-vitamin (e.g. Rainbow light, Natures, Twin Lab, etc - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_16?url=search-al.... You can find them at a large drug store, on-line or health food store. I know I’ve seen a prenatal by rainbow light at our local store (Meijers – not sure if you have one). Food-based means the vitamins/minerals come from food (not “manufactured” like most vitamins). you can take them on an empty stomach without a problem.

BUT eczema can be caused by a food intolerance/allergy (e.g. milk, possibly a food you are eating), environmental allergy (e.g. detergent, cleaner you use), etc. I saw one child who had SEVERE eczema and was allergy tested - it turned out he had a severe allergy to egg, wheat, and "off the chart" allergy to dog (he had 2). The foods were eliminated and the dog found a new home and his eczema cleared up SIGNIFICANTLY.

I guess I'm trying to say to make sure to explore your options. If after switching multivitamins it doesn't help you may want to look into other possible causes.
Good luck!

Sounds more like his eczema is a problem and there could be another factor like your diet, bath soap or detergent instead of a vitamin issue.

I take New Chapter, which is supposed to be very high quality. I also supplement with CountryLife postpartum OmegaMom supplement, and calcium. The OmegaMom may help with the eczema, especially if you take a higher dose.

Other high quality supplements are MegaFood. I suggest trying Pharmaca, if you are near one. They have good advisors on staff. Also I strongly encourage you to stay with the high quality brands. They are expensive, but I realized that the cheaper ones are made with low quality ingredients, and many of them are made in China, where they may be adding non-food fillers (remember the melamine in the baby formula?) and have sketchy quality control. I've heard that quality is the reason why we often don't feel better after taking starting supplements.
Best wishes!

Might be a sensitivity to dairy (cows milk protein). Milk allergies can cause tummy problems and eczema.

Check out this website for more info or google 'milk allergy, infants': http://www.babiesonline.com/articles/baby/eightsignsmilka...

Here are eight signs to help parents of infants identify a potential milk allergy.

1. Diarrhea
Diarrhea is common in babies, but if it is persistent (an average of two to four times a day for more than five to seven days) and/or if there is blood in the stool, it could signal a more serious milk allergy.

2. Vomiting
Babies often spit up bits of food, but vomiting beyond the typical mealtime regurgitation should be examined by a doctor. Reflux symptoms, such as spit-up and difficulty swallowing, can also be milk allergy symptoms.

3. Skin Rash
There are many causes for infant skin rashes like eczema. Milk allergy is one possible cause, especially if the rash occurs along with some of these other symptoms.

4. Extreme Fussiness
Every baby cries, but crying continuously and inconsolably for long periods of time is abnormal. When there is no apparent reason, this is usually called colic. Sometimes this extreme fussiness is actually caused by the gastrointestinal pain resulting from an allergy to the proteins found in milk.

5. Low or No Weight Gain
Most infants double their weight by six months and triple it by 12 months. But when babies are not getting the nutrition they need because of excessive diarrhea and vomiting, they are unable to grow like they should.

6. Gassiness
All babies have gas, but when it occurs along with several of these other symptoms, it can also signal an allergy to milk proteins.

7. Respiratory Problems
Colds are common for infants, but wheezing, struggling to breathe and developing excess mucus in the nose and throat is not. For some kids, these respiratory problems can be the baby’s reaction to the protein found in milk.

8. Failure to Thrive
Babies with milk allergy often suffer from a lack of proper nutrition characterized by dehydration, loss of appetite and lack of energy. This overall failure to thrive is often the result of the effect of the other symptoms effect on the infant’s body.