Questions if your baby had/has really bad cradle cap or skin issues..
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DS has had bad cradle cap for a while now. he also has major skin issues...contact and subhhoreic dermatitis on his face that could be due to an allergy to something in my BM which we are trying to figure out or just plain old sensitive skin. He almost always has rough red bumpy type patches on his skin, It doesnt look very nice and it itches. Poor baby. Hydrocortisone has been the only thing that hekps clear it up a bit, but it always comes back
Anyways, the flakes on his scalp come off if I use california baby shampoo and a soft toothbrush to scrub off. But it always comes back and often his head is left extremely oily. Can anyone tell me how to get rid of cradle cap all together? Did your DC have an extemely oily scalp underneath the flakes? I guess the oil is what is causing the flakes? His skin is very red and bumpy when the scales come off. Maybe it will just go away with time and there is no 'cure'? Im not worried about how to get the flakes off, but am wondering if anything might prevent it from coming back? Some have mentioned tea tree oil. thanks
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Re: Questions if your baby had/has really bad cradle cap or skin issues..
DS had really bad cradle cap and then we used coconut oil on it and it cleared up almost right away. Still has yet to return. Have you considered trying something other than california baby? I personally am not a fan of them and thats a whole other topic
Good luck!
I feel your pain. My DS is blond, blue-eyed and really pale. His poor head is so dry and covered in flakes. We tried vegetable oil last night at the recommendation of his pedi. We rubbed it into his head and let it sit for about 15 minutes and then took a comb and lightly combed through his hair to try and lift the flakes.
His head was still flakey when he woke up this morning, but it feels softer. I'm assuming it is going to take some time.
He also had the red, scaley skin. We got a prescription of Vanicream, but I really don't think it does much. His face will feel better for a while but it never goes away.
Of course, it doesn't help where we live - Colorado Springs - the driest place on the planet. I miss the East Coast and the humidity! Never thought I would say that.
DD has cradle cap as well which is making her lose her hair on the top of her head (poor girl looks like a little old man with a receding hair line). She also has patchy areas on her arms but they aren't red. We're doing baby oil on the head, letting it sit for 15 mins then brushing with a soft baby brush during bath time with baby shampoo to get the oil out. It seems to be working (we only bathe every other night so it's probably taking longer than it should).
I did try Aveeno Baby lotion for eczema and that just made her break out and get red after 1 application so we immediately stopped that. Right now we're putting Aquaphor (same thing we use on her daily to prevent diaper rash) on the elbows so we'll see how that helps.
This is exactly what I have been going through with my LO. We had blood tests done and she has allergies to eggs, peanuts and cats. I stopped nursing and it has helped some, but it also keeps returning. I just have her on a strict regime every day. the pedi says it will clear up and to just keep doing what I'm doing.
We use the 2.5% hydrocortisone cream 2x a day until the breakouts stop and her face thankfully has cleared up, she had raw sores on her face. On all other parts of her body where she doesn't have any dermatitis I just use Aveeno cream and aquaphor, it seems to help prevent any dry skin/breakouts. Her cradle cap isn't really getting better though, it comes and goes. Still trying to figure that one out! Good luck. If you find something that works for the cradle cap, let me know! LO has to wear mittens to bed so she doesn't scratch in her sleep =[
what does your doctor say?
my son has had bad cradle cap and a spotty (although not itchy - it's not excema) rash in his groin, under his neck, back of elbows and behind knees.
the pedi saw him and said it was sebhorric (sp?) dermatitis. He prescribed a steriod cream, Desonide, which worked great. Much better than hydrocortisone. We are also using Head and Shoulders clinical strength in the dark blue bottle per his reccomendation.
So far it's working really well. Olive oil on his scalp helped a bunch but then it just came back.
DS born via unplanned C-section at 40w6d