excema

rinny25

I think LO may have some excema. He has a lot of tiny raised red dots all over his body, by his elbows and a few places on his legs are larger patches of red marks that feel different then his normal skin. I have put some lotion on it but I'm not sure if it's the 'right' kind. If your LO has been diagnosed with it, what do you do to help treat it?

Paradisemoon

DD #1 has eczema. When she was an infant her doctor said to cut out all dyes and scented wash products. (Bathing and laundry). To use Dove body wash, limit her bath time to 7 minutes every two days and apply Vaseline while her skin was still wet. She DOES have a prescription cream we use when she has a really bad flare up. but she hasn't had one in over a year.

  Bring it up with his doctor, if left unchecked it can cause breathing problems like asthma. Good Luck! PM or page me if  you want to talk more.

12bailey18

Definitely sounds like our LO's exzema. Our Pedi recommended no body washes in the bath since he has such sensitive skin. She recommended only using Aquafor as a lotion, we used it awhile but it didn't seem to really help. We recently switched to Disney's Baby Exzema Cream and it seems to really be helping.

erin922

DD has really bad eczema that ended up in a bacterial infection from one of the areas she was scratching.  I had tried so many different lotions, but out of a recommendation from a friend I just started using Hydrolatum and it is working wonders.  I got it at Target.  It's over the counter, but they keep it behind the counter at the pharmacy.  Warning though, it is definitely very greasy and thick!  Also, we use Cetaphil for baths, but I have heard of using Dove as well. 

12bailey18

oh yeah, we also got prescription for a steroid cream for the break outs, like in his little creases. Hydrocortizone also works. Be sure and check in his creases- in his neck, legs, and arms that's where our LO got it bad.

rinny25

Thanks ladies! I should have added the lotion is aquafor but when he gets a bath, I use Johnson & Johnson baby soaps stuff since I got so much of it. I will be changing that asap!

One more questions, does heat tend to bring it out more?