Eczema on babys face

[sassie23]

Help please everyone. DS is 12 weeks and has deveoped bad ezcema on his face and body over the past 2 weeks. Currently am obsessed with trying to discover what is causing this. Before it appeared he was quite unsettled in between feeds while being BF and then when on formula. Not very contented so I started to suspect he was allergic to the milk Aptamil 1. Mentioned this to GP last week and he completely ignored my suggestions. I know it could be the detergent, house mites etc so I am starting to eliminate these things too but just wondered if many of you have found any connection between the milk and the onset of the eczema? Should I push the docs to consider trying the alternative formulas????? BTW he is gaining weight but seems to have a bit of reflux too
Thanks in advance

Try a milk free formula. Do you need permission for this? I would really be tempted to investigate the milk link.

Many doctors have a huge blind spot when it comes to cows' milk. Some don't like to give mothers credit for their insight into their babies' conditions either. Not surprised yours ignored you.

Milk allergy runs in my family; my sisters were given goats' milk formula back in the 60s as a result of early eczema. I avoided formula with my DCs and cut back drastically on dairy while bfing. When they graduated to a cup, I gave them alternative formula to cows' milk and later soy milk and rice milk and they never had a problem with eczema.

thanks Im feeling really bad for stopping Bfeeding at 7 weeks but he seemed hungry all the time big baby 10lbs 8oz and not very content now I realise that may have been down to my dairy intake which is probable quite high

10 lbs 8 is a really big baby! Don't feel bad about stopping bfeeding - you did the best you could and he got a fantastic start. It's not the 'make or break' item in the bigger scheme of things.

bumping this to see if anyone else can help please?