anything you can do in pregnancy to avoid another child with excema..........

[lexiemum]

friend is pregnant with no.2. DS1 has really bad excema, she commented today as to whether theres any research / advice about what she could do to limit possibilites of excema with no.2

said I'd check in with mnet to see if anyone knew.

Avoid nuts as excema is basically an allergy to something. I will not be eating nuts next time as they can cross the placenta and then can make antibodies so when the child has nuts for the first time outside of womb can be bad. Sorry maybe not the best explaination.

be careful with weaning and breastfeeding exclusively for a long as possible.

thanks - will let her know and find the lancet report.

There are lots of things that can be to minimise allergies after, if you would like more info cat me, dont so much info on this as i come from a very allergic family.

lexiemum, sorry im not really convinced. did'nt do anything different in my last two pregnancies, one child is covered in excema, the other has lovely skin. also, my ds2 was exclusively bf and was still covered in excema! i think its in the genetics, unfortunately, the two with dryer,flakier skin take after me! i have found some cream though, its called AVEENO. i seems to work quite well, you might want to mention it to you friend.

thx JJ. she's clued up on this area. was just wondering what could be done (if anything) whilst pregnant, knowing that the HV and midwife might not know.

I agree with bubblepop, the gene for eczema is definitely something you inherit. About 50% of my mother's family have it, and I had bad eczema as a child despite being breastfed for 9 months. I keep mine under control now through diet, but whether you get it in the first place is down to your genetic inheritance.