3.5 month old baby eczema on cheeks :(

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My little one has a bad case of baby eczema on both cheeks, one side is particularly bad and weeping. We took him to the paediatrician and he said it’s become infected and has been prescribed oral antibiotics as well as an antibiotic cream as well as putting on zeroderm to keep moisturised. It seems to be getting slightly better but he’s been rubbing the bad cheek with his mitt covered hands and making it weep and sore again :( i feel like we’re stuck in a cycle of itching and not giving it a chance to heal. Any advice would be much appreciated xx

Look at miadomskincare.com my son suffered with his skin with various compaints and I would recommend their soothing skin salve. We'd been down the route of everything the skin specialist could prescribe, and then this worked!

Use the cream and lots of it.

My ds have really bad baby eczema he was lactose intolerant and I bf so had to remove lactose from my diet. No dairy for the first 18 months.

He is now 14 still very sensitive to what washing powder we use but is totally fine otherwise. He also lives off milk and cereal.

Thanks for the suggestion ranoutofquinoa is it ok to put on a weeping sore though? Do you think it would be ok to put some dressing on his cheek so not to do it more damage and give it time to heal?

Did the doctor mention anything as to why it would have developed ? Do either you or the dad have eczema?
It could be diet related if you are giving baby formula, many babies who are dairy intolerant/allergic will develop eczema from formula. You would need to see an Allergy consultant for this.

If you're breastfeeding then check things like what you put in the bath water (if anything) it should be for atopic skin and perfume free or better just water and make sure you moisturise baby properly after each bath; use moisturiser which is perfume free and for atopic skin eg Cetraben cream; sensitive skin laundry detergent, preferably perfume free if you can find it also and wash all baby's clothes, bibs, muslins, bed sheets etc
Never put moisturiser or any cream on baby without first washing baby's skin properly and your hands. Otherwise any dirt/sweat etc on baby's or your skin just gets rubbed into the skin, where it gets caught under the cream and causes even more irritation.

stayandfight how did you stop your baby from rubbing their cheek and making it even more sore? Would you put the antibiotic cream and zeroderm on top?

Same thing happened to my son. GP switched his formula to Aptamil Pepti, oral antibiotics, I think it was fucidin steroid cream and antihistamines to help with the itching. We had him tested and he was intolerant to Cows milk protein so that was the trigger I think. It was 5 yrs ago now though!

At first I didn't want to put cream on my precious baby especially steroid cream and then a doctor was really shouty. He said if I didn't put the cream on it would get infected and then the baby would be miserable.

So I put the cream on in handfuls, I used the bath cream in gallons and I had to cut lactose out. It was shit he didn't sleep and then slowly, slowly he got better and by 2 he was fine.

It won't happen overnight. You need lots of help and support. Calpol is your friend if he is miserable and sore.

My big baby has lovely skin now and is starting to grow a moustache. He slaps my hand away when I stroke his cheek but I still remember.

My son had very sore eczema on his cheeks as a baby. Ours turned out to be fuelled by allergy so we did away with 'baby products' such as Johnson's bath & shampoo and like someone else has already suggested, perfume free washing powder like Surcare which you can get in most supermarkets. Plenty of cream. Dermol was an antibacterial one we were prescribed but now we use Epiderm which is good as it doesn't sting like some can. I think you should ask for a steroid ointment for the immediate flare up on the cheeks. I know people are reluctant to put steroids on a baby's face but I'm talking about a small amount thinly applied. An ointment rather than a cream won't rub off as easily and it would only be until you get the flare down then plaster the emollient cream on

Are you breastfeeding? If so, try putting a cotton/muslin cloth between boob and baby's cheek.

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