Child eczema HELP!

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So when DD was born she had a little bit of eczema on her eye lid, but with moisturiser it went away, then last year (18 months) she got it on her arm and wrist, a year later (2.5 years) it is on her arm, right wrist spreading to her hand, left hand, both her eye lids and small patches on her face arms and neck.

Iv tried every cream I can buy in Boots, doctor said she doesn't need to see a dermatologist but has given steroid cream twice when it was really bad and anti fungal once as well as something else which was like a tub of fat! Nothing works the Aveeno will help a Lot but then she will wake up the next day and it will just be 10X worse again!

Her eyes literally look burnt today! And she cries every time I put cream on her face!!

Someone help 😢

My son's GP specialises in skin problems, and she recommends zapping any eczema with steroid cream as soon as it appears, not waiting for it to get really bad. This is the regime we follow - although may not be appropriate for you because DS does not have it on face or eyes, which you have to be more careful with:

As soon as eczema appears - apply medium strength steroid cream for one day
Drop down to milder steroid cream every day until eczema disappears and then for two further days
A week later, apply milder cream again.

The logic is that when the eczema looks to have gone, the skin is still healing underneath, so you carry on a bit longer to make sure it doesn't just come back.

Many children with eczema have a dairy intolerance so you could try a dairy free diet.

My DS is completely covered in eczema OP, he is covered in blood most days from clawing at his skin we have had countless creams and steroids we’re now waiting for a second referral to dermatologist but have now been told they have no appointments for him. He screams if we bath him it’s heartbreaking. We have had some luck with Weleda calendula cream but it appears his skin has got used to this so now we are trying the dream cream from lush.

@1SquealingSquirrel I tried the dream cream she looked like a burns victim after one use 😩 every time something new is recommended in the news I try it, every time someone recommends child's farm I want to smack them in the face 😂

She doesn't really have a lot of dairy, she doesn't like cheese or cereal so doesn't have milk and very rarely she has yoghurts, she does love ice cream though but again not a regular thing !

This is her skin today after lots of cream last night, bless her she is so itchy today!!

Child’s farm didn’t work here at all but their sun cream does!
I really like the Weleda cream, my DS hands were horrendously sore and the steroids were only making him worse a week of Weleda and it started to clear up, we just can’t clear up this recent outbreak

My DS also lives on antihistamines to try control the itching

I will try that then and see how she goes! Thank you 😊 xx

Its not nice for them especially when its warm, she has to wear long sleeves in bed or she will just scratch all night xx

It’s worth a try, we’ve also just bought some scratch sleeve pjs that have built in mits that have silk on the outside of the glove bits to stop skin damage

You need to find an emollient that suits and use it VERY liberally and VERY frequently. I use diprobase but kids use Dermol.
When it looks like that only steroids will do. Sometimes a higher strength one used once or twice is better then days and days of hydrocortisone.

Do you moisturise before she bathes? I know that sounds weird but really helps ime.

Zero double gel is what works for me,everything else just seems to trap the heat of the excema in.

Agree with pp about treating with steroids before it gets bad.

You've tried oats in a sock in the bath? That's so soothing

Try an Aloevera plant - beak the leaves off and rub in the liquid - works wonders

Als look up Aloe Vera sun cream for the summer also leaves skin smooth and soft

We went to see a dermatologist with my son. (Has people stopping me asking how he got burned) They said put the steroids on in a thick layer.m and continue for at least four days after the skin has healed as it is deep down not just on the surface. Also try epidurm as a soap. Then buy some tubi grip vest and trousers and cover her in cream before bed and put her in these (can buy them from a pharmacy)

Thanks for all of the suggestions!

Took her to the pharmacy and he said she needs steroid cream again so waiting for GP to ring me 🙄 iv put Cetaphil on her face today to see how that goes (usually my cream) and it seems to have helped a lot with the flare up!

Apologies if you've tried it already!
Dd2 has had a flare up of her eczema on her face recently, I was recommended Dermalex by some one, it has been fantastic, even on her eye. She sighed with relief when she put it on, because it didn't sting.

www.boots.com/dermalex-eczema-treatment-30g-10151144

@hazeyjane thanks I will try that for her face! Xx

Also had success with Dermalex for myself but just be aware it is 6 years and above

Ah, ok, I hadn't checked the age as Dd2 is 11. The person who recommended it had been using it very successfully on her 4 year old.