Hi All,
My daughter, who is now 5 months old, has had bad eczema since about 2 months. I have been to the gp sooooo many times, and were given various different emolients. She appeared to take a reaction to the first few and then her skin got infected and she was on antibiotics for 3 weeks.
Finally we started using Sacura gentle dermaspray (reccommended by pharmacist) and diprobase, which improved her skin a bit, but she still has major itching.
The eczema is all over, which led the GP to believe that it's an allergy. The all over nature also means we can't use steroids as it would be too strong. Anyway, we have been referred to a consultant dermatologist but have been waiting since the mid Feb and then first apt is not until mid April! Meanwhile my daughter is going nuts at night. Her skin is less red than before, but still obviously very itchy. I gave up all nuts, which I think improved it a bit and now I am off cows milk, but here are a few questions:
- How do I know if she is allergic to something? If I eat something for breakfast, will she react the next time I feed her? Or are we talking a few days later??
- Is there anything ANYTHING that we can use to sooth her skin? We have heard that fresh camomile leaves might help, but we can't seem to find them anywhere. I tried camomile tea leaves and they were no help. Please don't say more emolient - we put it on at least 4 times a day and bathe her in either olive oil, oilatum or with aqueus cream. We have also switched to ecover non-bio liquid and do an extra rinse on all her clothes.
Thanks for any help!
K