Apologies but this is a bit long. My DD of around 6 months old suddenly seems to have developed eczema and I'm anxious to stop it getting worse and of course fix it. It started with some dry red blotches/patches on her tummy and chest and she now has blotches on her legs and arms as well as her cheeks. The blotches have a rough, dry feel and the other parts of her skin (e.g her back) are also starting to feel rough and dry, although they are not reddened. I'm trying to work out what is causing it. I think there are two possibilities. One is that I started using fabric softener (Fairy) in the washing machine. I had used it for her clothes when she was much younger and there were no ill effects but perhaps I've been using too much and/or she's developed a sensitivity. The blotches are worst on the parts of her body covered by clothes (e.g. quite bad around her neck where her bib goes) which makes me think maybe it is the fabric softener. The other possible cause is something she has eaten. We are in the process of weaning. We are not doing BLW so I've been giving her purees and she's had the usual first stage things like baby rice, sweet potato, squash, pear, apple, courgette etc. No dairy, no protein. She has devoured everything and there haven't been any strange poos or vomits etc. I know these first stage foods are meant to be the least allergic foods but is it possible that any of these are causing the problem? I've starting using Oilatum in her bath and am rubbing her with E45 cream but there has been no improvement after 48 hours of that. Any thoughts/ideas would be appreciated. There's no family history of allergies etc.