exzema

Justice also has exzema. His is food related though. My nephew has it and his mom said she used vaseline. I have used it on Justice and it seemed to help. Also, make sure you are washing him with Aveeno or something like that and slathering him with lotion. Of course, you have probably already been doing that. I would also say to go to a natural store and ask them what they would suggest.

Jill, our three of my children get eczema and frequently on their cheeks in winter. Our family doc recommends Cortaid 1% Ointment (not lotion). A thin layer twice daily for three days is what she says to use. It does contain cortizone and it is absorbed by the skin, so it should not be used regularily or on a long term basis, but it’s certainly safe for short term use. Ask his doctor first, but I thought I’d pass that along since it works so well for us and it is available OTC.

One an outbreak clears up we use daily moisterizing to prevent another outbreak. A little vaseline or Bag Balm on the cheeks before leaving the house really helps. Laura’s suggestion would probably be great….I’ll have to check that out. My doc says any lotion that does not contain alcohol (which is hard to find believe it or not) is fine.

I hope his cute little cheeks clear up in time for his pictures.

We use Aquaphor too and it has worked like a charm. …I rub it on especially at night as when Brianna moves around in the bed, that is when she is most apt to irritate her skin. Good luck!

Jill, that reminds me….I have to use free and clear laundry soaps, too. If I don’t they often get an outbreak from their cheeks rubbing against their sheets and pillowcases.

Thais, the almond oil sounds great. I’ll have to check and see if we can get it here.

You know it’s funny with milk around here, too. My girls were very sensitive to dairy early on so I avoided dairy while nursing and supplemented with soy. Eventually they were both on milk formula and did fine but both of them reacted initially when I started whole milk. They both had flare ups of eczema, but it was minor so I kept them on milk and they eventually adapted to it. Now they only seem to get eczema from things like cold weather, wind, and soaps.

Now Myles has done well on Good Start for months and since trialing whole milk with him for the last few months I’ve noticed that he gets diaper rashes. He never did before, so I’m pretty sure it’s from the milk. Maybe it just takes some time for them to adjust to whole milk if they are a little sensitive but not actually MSPI. What do you think?

Anyway, I’m glad his rash is looking better.

I started a few weeks ago with 2 ounces of milk per day. All seemed well for those two weeks, but about a week ago I started increasing to 4 or 5 ounces per day and that’s when the diaper rashes started. He’s never been prone to diaper rashes, and nothing else has changed in his diet, so I’m assuming it’s the milk.

For Aidan what I’d probably do is get some Cortaid to try to get rid of it completely. Once it’s gone see if you can keep it at bay with daily moisterizing. That’s what I did with my girls, though they were older than Aidan when I put them on whole milk (about 15 months).

I’m not sure what to do with Myles at this point. The rashes go away if I keep enough desitin on him, so it’s not a severe problem, but every time he poops he gets a rash, even though I change him immediately. I guess I’ll just keep giving him milk but I probably will not switch him to milk completely for another month or so. He’s still on good start for his bedtime bottle and I’ll stick with that for a while longer.