DS has been agressively rubbing his eyes and scratching his head, often drawing blood on his scalp- this happens all day, not just when he's tired. When we pick him up from daycare his face looks totally broken out, his chin is red and the skin around his eyes is extremely red. He just about gives himself black eyes from all the rubbing.
We put him to bed swaddled so he can't get his hands to his face/eyes/head. We slather Aquaphor all over him and by morning he looks perfectly normal. Can eczema come and go this quickly or am I more than likely just battling normal, dry winter skin irritation? Are you using any products that you think have made a difference with your LO? California Baby, Aveeno, etc?
Thanks!
Re: Aggressively rubbing eyes and scratching head (Eczema Q)
Yeah, as soon as we let DS out of the swaddle he starts with the rubbing. Poor guy.
Our Pedi also said it could even be a milk protein allergy but I'm not so sure since there are zero other signs. We'll try giving Alimentum formula if nothing else works.
DS doesn't cry, thankfully, although it can't be fun for him. I hope there's an end in sight!
Similar to other people's pedis, but a little different. She told us to give him a bath every night - but only use soap/shampoo 1-2 times per week (it's not the water that irritates their skin, it's the products). Then apply a cream - not a lotion, lotions will dry eczematic skin more. And if it's still bad, try a little bit of hydrocortisone.
She said at this age, it can also be related to a food allergy. I'd already stopped eating dairy, so she had me cut out the other big ones (soy, gluten, eggs, nuts). It's only been a week and we've seen improvements in his skin - and he's less fussy