The endless excema battle

martha919 · May 2013

Ugh. So, DD developed excema at around 8 weeks. Doc told us to use .5 percent hydrocortisone cream for two weeks. Did NOTHING. Went back to doc, got prescription for 2.5 percent cream and it worked for like, two days. We also switched to Dreft at this point. I'm literally washing everything in the house in Dreft now and she still has excema. She also has cradle cap, and scratches her head and legs all day long. She also has reflux.

Pedi hasn't mentioned it yet, but I'm thinking it's allergies, I just don't know what she's allergic to. I've heard of folks getting rid of cradle cap by giving up dairy, but if it was dairy wouldn't she have diarrhea or mucousy poops? Oy...she has her four month checkup next week so I'll ask her pedi the, but I was wondering what y'all think.

jjdillie · May 2013

I use a prescription steriod cream twice daily, Aveeno eczema lotion at every diaper change, and All Free & Clear detergent. DS's eczema has gotten so much better! His skin is still very dry but it's not red and inflammed anymore.

sbevmc09 · May 2013

I agree with PP who said ditch the Dreft. You definitely need something that's fragarence free.

I do think that excema is often a physical manifestation of food sensitivities. I know that some people don't necessarily believe that this is true. I would see if you can isolate the issue. JMO. I don't have a LO with excema, but if I did I would be looking at what they might be sensitive to.

OhBaby+2013 · May 2013

Honestly, try getting off dairy for one week and see what happens. If I eat too mucdryasry DS breaks out in what looks like eczema. If I lay off or a few days it goes away. I also swear by using nipple cream on the dry skin. It totally rehydrates his skin when its bad. He had some cradle cap, I put some medela nipple cream on it last night and this morning it's gone.

martha919 · May 2013

Thanks, everyone!

lynz797 · May 2013

Dairy...cut it out for at least three full weeks to see an improvement, you need to check food labels very carefully!!!!

ahowell88 · May 2013

DS1 has severe eczema and has had it since he was about 8 weeks as well he is almost 3. I switched him from cows milk to goats milk and there was a noticeable difference in his skin. He still eats regular cheese, yogurt, etc just different milk. Also, I use soap nuts to wash his clothes. Google them, they are awesome and I use coconut oil as moisturizer. His skin is 100 clear at the moment. We do have the occasional breakout from weather changes or if he's out in the heat for an extended period of time. Eczema is just awful and I know it's hard watching your LO suffer. GL!!

chance_encounters · May 2013

We are dealing with this too. Cetaphil body wash; we only wash every 23 days. Cetaphil lotion with in 5 min of exiting bath and every morning and night. It has worked wonders.

lafayettegirl · May 2013

We have a steroid cream that we use on the spots. For the cradle cap, about 5-10 minutes before the bath, we rub baby oil on DS's head. Then we bathe using Cetaphil on body and head. While he has the Cetaphil in his hair I use a comb to loosen and release the flakes. Then within the first 3-5 minutes out of the bath, we put cream on his excema, the cover his whole body (head to foot) in Aquaphor (actually we use the CVS brand, but it is the same thing).

We bathe every day. Cradle cap started clearing almost immediately. Excema is a bit harder to get rid of, but we are using the cream as directed and it is clearing things up nicely. You just have to be religious about moisturizing the body every time you change a diaper. Keeping the skin moisturized really helps combat the excema.

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