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Eczema flare-ups (2 month old) to treat or not to treat?

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Worrier28 · 06/06/2009 14:00

My 9 week old has eczema and it was confirmed last week, it is all over his back, legs, arms and face. I went to the doctors who said that he needed antibiotics and that they would send the prescription to the pharmacy. There was a mix up and the prescription wasn't there. After a few days of using diprobase on his body (dry/scaly) and aqueous cream on his face (lots of red spots) it went away. Unfortunately it seems to be coming back, so do I need to treat it or let it resolve itself?

Many thanks

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Worrier28 · 03/09/2009 16:31

It was probably blind ignorance on the HV's part she mentioned something about it being 'American'. His eczema touch wood so far doesn't itch, just really dry and rashy. What is the difference between avenno and aveeno baby?

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alypaly · 03/09/2009 19:51

worrier 28 as far as i can reember as i havent got products in front of me to check..the new baby range is totally fragrance free and hypoallergenic and can be used on newborn babies too www.aveeno.com/productDetail.do?prodid=3913 this gives u a link to the aveeno pages so you can take a look at the product range. Hope this helps

alypaly · 03/09/2009 19:51

worrier 28 as far as i can remember as i havent got products in front of me to check..the new baby range is totally fragrance free and hypoallergenic and can be used on newborn babies too www.aveeno.com/productDetail.do?prodid=3913 this gives u a link to the aveeno pages so you can take a look at the product range. Hope this helps

alypaly · 03/09/2009 19:53

sorry about the repeat...dont know what happened

catblack1974 · 30/09/2009 09:13

My little bot started getting eczema at around 2-3 months afteer being born during a really hot spell. He had heat rash then his baby spots were bad now this. At first it was infected (a big red ring round his neck area) as I didn't realy know what I was doing and just assumed it was from milk running in there and sweat. We got fucadin H cream (antibiotic and hc) and oilatum bath and lotion but it continued to play up and got worse. Was then given HC and epaderm which cleared it up for the most part but but I was never shown or told how to use it for maintenance so it kept flaring up. Then was given Dermol 500 for the bath and in the meatime referred to an eczema nurse. She recognised that he actually had a fungal infection (as well as the eczema which apprently is common) so gave daktacort and loads more epaderm (hydromol - a different brand) but also dermol 600 which goes in the bath. She showed me how thickly to apply the hydrolmol (VERY thick, esp at night) and we are going back next week for a maintenance plan. So far it seems to be working well foor us and his skin is much clearer. She did say that hard water seems to play a big part in eczema as the condition is always more prevalent in chalky areas. Apparently in Scotland hardly any kids have eczema as their water is all peat filtered. My baby's skin always seems to flare after visiting relatives who have harder water although this could be coincidence as I never can be sure Grandma is putting enough of his creams on.
We switched to non-bio liquid instead of powder as I was told this makes a difference but I am not sure it's done anything although I do run an extra rinse cycle on his clothes. The specialist said unfortunately it's hereditary (I had eczema as a child and used to suffer hayfever, my OH has asthma) and although he may have triggers it's not usually due to allergies and extensive studies into infantile eczema has proven this. Also (I was going to swith him to soy milk) I have kept him on aptamil as changing everything will stop you from identifying what has helped and what hasn't. Some children can develop soy intolerences if they go on to infasoy and as we are all vegetarian this would be a nightmare! I was also told the younger they get it the higher the chnace they will grow out of it.

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Worrier28 · 30/09/2009 13:23

I have the same worry when DS goes to grandmas, he came back with a flare-up last week. Fingers crossed they do grow out of it, although common I don't think mums get the support and advice on how to manage the condition.

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catblack1974 · 30/09/2009 18:36

I found that the hydromol website explains it very well:

www.hydromol.co.uk/Eczema.asp

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Worrier28 · 01/10/2009 10:47

What happens when you switch to normal milk at a year? Does the eczema come back with a vengance? What are the alternatives?

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catblack1974 · 09/10/2009 11:29

It depends if the eczema is allergic or not as to whether cows milk will affect it. The best optioin is trial and error I'm afraid but only change one thing at a time. Alternatives are soya but babies can develop a soy intolerance. Best to speak to your doc if you find that cows milk is a trigger. Sometimes cooking (heating) it first can help it be digested easier.

littleweed10 · 22/10/2009 12:23

hi, thanks for a useful thread, little DS is suffering too. terrible itchy head, it drives him potty - can cradle cap be itchy, is this cradle cap?! or eczema on his head? Doc has recommended coconut oil and mild shampoo if build up gets too much . We are noticing we think its less itchy on when there is less dairy in my food (see below!).

Scratch mits are very hard to keep on especially with clever little enquiring minds! I highly recommend scratchsleeves.co.uk - 'un-get-off-able' scratch mits which look like a cardigan with mitts on that baby wears over normal clothes/sleep suit. We can at least leave him to self settle at night without fear of finding him covered in scratches.

We are pretty convinced it is a milk protein allergy. We are EBF and when I eat dairy, hives itching etc come on. we tried to wean on to formula - no good, each day with one bottle, rashes got worse

main prblem for poor little man at moment is the constant scratching of his head. It is so distressing to see, and means I can't leave him for a minute. We are on avenna cream and avenno bath oil - it is the best we've found. Had a dreadful experience with Balneaum which burnt his skin.

jonesfamily · 12/02/2011 12:05

Hi worrier - my son has has eczema from 12 weeks old, he is now 2 and we have finally managed to control it. I use organic products at bath time(neals yard shampoo etc.) and I find it helps www.nealsyardremedies.com. its quite expenisve but i buy a big bottle so it lasts a long time! I also am really careful what i wash his clothes in as i find it i use fairy for senstive skin and persil non-bio it flares up again. I have been using the bambino mio baby washing powder which seems to work. I dont use any fabric conditioner but this washing powder has a lovely lavendar smell. i've been buying it from www.greennippers.co.uk/products/Bambino-Mio-Non-Bio-Eco-Baby-Washing-Powder.html

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