Baby itching in bed

[Mamabrooks]

Hi, could someone help please?
I have a 6 month old boy who has eczema and has creams prescribed for him. He itches on the affected areas (elbow pits, neck, head regularly through the day) The trouble we have is that when we go to bed, he doesn’t stay settled for more than a couple of hours before he wakes up scratching and complaining. We have been to the doctor over and over for help as the creams seem to do little to ease his discomfort. Four different ones have been prescribed thus far. I’m pretty sure it’s not a heat issue as he doesn’t seem to get too hot, we use non bio wash powder for the bedding and clothes so I am inclined to think that’s not the issue.
Any advice would be most welcome.
Mamabrooks.

I’ve just been to the doctor for the same thing with my LO and the doctor prescribed an antihistamine to take at bedtime, to help with the itching. Maybe you could go back and ask for that?

Has the GP referred you to the Allergy Clinic? If not, I'd contact them again and insist.

Thank you for the responses. He has another appointment this afternoon. We will ask about them both.
Mamabrooks

Hope your appointment went well this afternoon @Mamabrooks

Hi I have posted this on another thread so I’m just copy and pasting here.

I’m in exactly the same situation as you with my 10 month old.

You need to identify and eliminate the eczema triggers as much as possible. The following triggers affect my baby:

1. diet - dairy, citus fruits, banana, others which I have yet to identify as we are weaning. If you are breastfeeding you may need to eliminate the trigger food from your own diet.

1. Clothing material - anything other than cotton irritates my baby’s skin. Cotton prevent babies from overheating.

1. Washing powder - avoid fragranced washing power. Use surecare or ecover and put and extra rinse cycle to remove any traces of washing powder.

1. Fragranced products - avoid fragranced products even what you and your family wear on your own body can irritate your baby’s skin if he comes into contact with you. Even what you clean your floor with can cause a flare up of your baby comes into contact with the cleaning product. Avoid products with harsh chemicals.

1. Dust - wash bedding at 60. Remove carpet and fabric sofa if possible. If not, then steam clean regularly and fabric sofa can be covered with a throw which can be washed regularly. Vaccum and damp clean frequently.

1. Central heating- we still haven’t turned the heating on as it causes an immediate flare up.

Use scratch sleeves, the ones with the velcro are best as they stay one.

See if you can be referred for allergy testing as this might help in identifying some triggers.

We still have a long way to go with my baby’s eczema, but we are trying our best and hoping he will one day grow out of it.