Kids with Eczema

[nursewife]

Anyone have any wild ideas to make it better? DS is covered in it, except for him head, palms and feet. I've tried everything I can think of to change, and its getting worse. Tomorrow I'm going to pick up non dairy food for him to see if that helps, as he currently loves milk. It's breaking my heart seeing him frustrated, scratching and crying. A few spots even started bleeding today we see his family doc Wednesday, and a dermatologist as soon as we can get it.

[montereybride]

Mary Kay Extra Emmolient Night Cream.

One of my besties swears by it for her and her kids.

[nursewife]

May 4, 2013 2:21:11 GMT -5 montereybride said:

Mary Kay Extra Emmolient Night Cream.

One of my besties swears by it for her and her kids.

Thank you. I will add it to my list of products to try. I think I'm going to try a few new things with 1 week trials. This week I'm going to try daily 10 minute baths and no dairy. I honestly can't imagine it getting much worse, so it can really only get better, I hope.

[kristie]

Cerave the cream in the jar and hydrocortisone ointment (the one without alcohol)

[summer]

Whatever creme you use, use it morning and night. It will take time, but get better hopefully. And also a hydrocortisone on the scaly patches.

Also very very short baths/showers with water that's not too warm until it clears up. Good luck

[nursewife]

May 4, 2013 2:52:09 GMT -5 kristie said:

Cerave the cream in the jar and hydrocortisone ointment (the one without alcohol)

I'm planning on picking the cerave cream up tomorrow. I've been using the hydrocortisone with no luck so far. I'm hoping the cerave cream helps as I've been diligent with Vaseline. Maybe his skin needs a switch up in cream?

[sarahbear]

My 8 month old had it pretty bad. One online forum suggested head and sholders shampoo instead of any other soaps. As soon as I switched I noticed a difference. Also, infrequent baths. Harder with an older child, but go as many days as you can without one.

[jgb]

My second son had it bad. It would crack and bleed too. it only lasted about 6 months, but we found Aquaphor to be the best treatment for it. It worked better than the hydrocortisone creams and special soaps. We made sure we switched away from all the things that could trigger it - laundry detergent, soaps, lotions, etc.

My son also has allergies to many medicines and very bad seasonal allergies. Apparently, eczema, allergies and asthma have some common triggers, and in some children can be related. My son does not have asthma, but after learning this, we are keeping an eye out for it.

Good luck! Hopefully yours outgrows it soon!

[eav2c]

Aquaphor, aveeno eczema lotion, dove soap, and free and clear laundry detergent have done the trick here. The laundry detergent was a biggest help here. They now say infrequent bathing doesn't help and that you should take long baths until they get prune-y. Then pat dry gently. So far a combo of these things has made a night and day difference here.

[Booze Raccoon]

My dd has it, severe. Take your child to an allergist too, it's most likely an allergic reaction if it's that bad. Keep him/her smothered in Aquafor and I'll echo everything the PP's have said regarding bathing and free/clear detergent. I'll also suggest 100% cotton clothing.

Good luck!

[BunnyMacDougal]

Yes, use dove soap. C had only a mild case of eczema on her tush, but it was sure red and itchy. We tried all the creams and nothing helped until we stopped using her Johnson and Johnson baby soap. Dove did the trick of not stripping her skin so the lotion affect could build.

[Deleted]

I found this site very helpful when learning to deal with DDs eczema. It goes into bathing, mositurizing, different types of baths ( bleach bath, oatmeal, etc.)

www.nationaleczema.org/living-with-eczema/bathing-moisturizing

It is a lot of trial and error, what works for my kid may not work for yours. One thing that really set DD off was sunscreen. She does great with Blue Lizard. I have heard great things about California Baby sunscreen, but I tried Blue Lizard first because CB is $$$.

[Deleted]

Oh and
Dye free everything you can, dish soap, laundry soap. Get rid of fabric softener and switch to vinegar ( use the same amount as you would fabric softener and put it in the fabric softener dispenser). I switched almost all my cleaning products. I use vinegar for dusting and floors. Target generic has a good biodegradable bathroom cleaner. Water and a microfiber cloth does mirrors well. Just wipe them with a wet cloth and dry them with a dry cloth. You can get a set of microfiber clothes at Home Depot for a fair price and they really help when cutting out chemicals to clean. I think it is the Quickie brand.

[whitemerlot]

I have a 3 year old son with very sensitive skin and no food allergies. I would take him to the dermatologist.

For my son's eczema, we got a prescription steroid cream to use that takes it away immediately. We also use the hydrocortizone ointment as needed.

We use Aquaphor daily and wash his body with Cetaphil Restoraderm for Atopic Skin and give him a bath about twice a week. We order the body was from Amazon. I wash his hair with Original Sprout.

www.amazon.com/Cetaphil-Restoraderm-Restoring-Formulated-Eczema/dp/B003UF0RB4/ref=sr_1_2?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1367674640&sr=1-2&keywords=cetaphil+for+atopic+skin

I had heard recommendations for Cerave, so I bought it. My son says that Cerave stings, so I'm personally very hesitant to use it on someone who can't tell you if it hurts. He doesn't want me to use it ever.