Dd has it bad. I was using Babyganics eczema cream, and then switched to Honest Co oil, but it's getting worse, and she's starting to act uncomfortable. I plan on taking her to urgent care this morning, just to confirm that it is actually eczema. What successfully treated it for your LO?
I try to buy cruelty free, but at this point, I'll buy whatever works.
Post by barefootcontessa on Dec 4, 2016 7:49:40 GMT -5
Our allergist says the best treatment for eczema is to bath baby, blot dry, apply aquaphor and then dress in tight fitting pajamas. Avoid frequent bathing and use gentle soap minimally.
Post by thebreakfastclub on Dec 4, 2016 7:58:48 GMT -5
My son is almost 4 and has had it off and on since 6m. He gets a patch behind his knees, on his legs and once on his face.
Urgent care can give an rx for stronger hydrocortisone cream (I think 2% vs 1% otc).
I have tried many expensive creams. What really works for us (and is cheaper) is mixing Cetaphil, otc hydrocortisone & neosporin. I mix in the lid of the Cetaphil tub.
That compound keeps it clear, but the key to keeping it that way is moisturizer daily without fail.
My dd has bad eczema in the winter months. The things that work best for us to keep it under control are cetaphil eczema wash and lotion. Baths are only every other day and never bubbles. Lotion must be applied 2X a day (morning and after bath or night). Another really important factor for us is having a humidifier in her room at night. If we do all of this religiously it minamalizes outbreaks.
The only thing that works for dd when she has a flare up is a prescription ointment. We use aveeno eczema lotion daily as prevention /maintenance but I'm not sure that is the best. We are waiting for a referral to a dermatologist for her.
I have begun to notice that when she eats certain things (like cherries), her skin tends to be worse. I have read both that food can and cannot affect eczema so I don't know.
I started putting neosporin anti-itch for eczema on DS2, and have noticed a huge difference. It's expensive though and comes in a small tube. His is worst on his cheeks so i only put it there
For daily maintenance, we do a warm bath (not hot), pat dry, and then generously apply cetaphil all over. Many say not to bathe frequently, but DD's skin seems to do best with daily baths.
Last winter DD's just wouldn't clear up, we needed Hydrocortisone 2% with aquaphor on top.
Baby CeraVe twice a day is the only thing we have used that works. Our doctor had to prescribe a steroid cream to clear it up and we use the CeraVe to maintain. Hydrocortisone cream when it flares a little.
We do baths every other day and don't use any bubble baths or scented soaps. Only the baby CeraVe body wash.
I have eczema on my legs and I also use the CeraVe cream twice daily. That stuff is a miracle worker!
Post by starburst604 on Dec 4, 2016 15:19:08 GMT -5
We have a prescription cream for when the spots flare up. We use it for 2 weeks then take a week off. Usually it's gone by then and we have to be diligent to keep it away. Lotion (I use Vanicream in the tub, not the light lotion) all over twice a day and baths every other night.
D had a little eczema when she was younger. The doctor told me to bathe her every other day, instead of every day. We also applied baby CeraVe cream. It got better with time.
We have had luck treating my son's eczema with Aveeno Eczema therapy - applying it after bath or everyday if he is really flaring up. It helps more than cortisone cream and some of the others we tried (cerave & aquaphor didn't quite do the trick).
DS has very bad eczema. Daily baths, soaking in lukewarm water for ~20 minutes are best (the infrequent bath recommendation is outdated). They need to get moisture to their skin. Then immediately PAT dry and slather head to toe with a high quality cream to lock In that moisture they just sucked up in the bath. We use Vanicream. It's amazing. Nothing else touched his.
He had two topical steroids, we've had to for wet wrapping (worst thing ever), two antihistamines daily, etc.
Now, with this regimen and another round of allergy testing, we haven't used steroids or allergy meds in probably a year.
Dye/fragrance free EVERYTHING.
If she itches all night like DS did, socks on hands work well so they can sleep. Humidifier in the room is also good.
Aveeno Baby Eczema cream worked well for DD. Hers was mild. However, I used the same cream on my own more severe eczema and it helped more than my prescriptions.
For DS2 I use a Cetaphil Ezcema body wash and then lather him up in Cethaphil lotion followed by Aquaphor. I would do this 2x a day - when changing him into his pjs and changing him out of his pjs. When he was still in diapers, I would also slather him in Cetaphil at every diaper change but it's a little harder to get him to stand still now that he's potty trained.
DD is 4 months old and we futzed around with it for a few weeks and the only thing that helped was hardcore RX ointments.
We were referred to a pediatric dermatologist after 2 weeks of 2.5% hydro-cortisone. Then the derm did a week of steroid ointment on her head, spot treat her elbow and knee creases. Used Mupirocin on open sores. After that we spot treat as needed with 2.5% hydo-cortizone. Baths are with luke warm water, unscented soap (we use Aveeno) only on on hands, feet, crotch and arm pits. Slather her head to toe with Aquaphor (or Vaseline) at each diaper change. Always use unscented detergent and lotion.
Post by sunshine608 on Dec 5, 2016 15:34:08 GMT -5
We not use CeraVe Baby Wash and Vanicream lotion. That's the combo that worked for us. Aveeno made things worse. WE do auquaphor and we had success with the Mustela line but it was $$$ and it didn't provide that noticeable of a difference.
We do use Aveeno hydo-cortisone cream when it get bothersome for him.