Hello everyone..my son has had sensitive skin since about 3 months old. if something touches his face that dont agree with it he gets a rash. it took FOREVER to figure out the first rash on his face was from the babysitters make up from giving him hugs..which has stopped and that went away. but here we go again. hes getting red irritated rashes around his mouth and the little rash on his cheek is back. the dr said he has eczema but he DOnt its only when something irritates it. could drool cause this...or could it be the babysitter isnt washing his face properlly after eating..cuz the rashes dont come out for me on the weekends!!
i use eucerine lotion and aquaphore and hydrocort. cream.
i cant stand it and i dont know how to tell the babysitter its from her house! it drives me nuts
any thoughts??
Hi A.,
Both my sons have eczema. What seems to work for us is the cortazone cream on the spots and I use Aveeno baby cream/lotion an their whole body. The oatmeal in the lotion seems to help the rash. Also, drooling and theething seem to bring on the rashes as well.
I hope this helps.
L.
Definitely his own drool could be giving him a rash too. My kids would have this chin redness where they were almost constantly wet from teething or eating. Sometimes it is better to see a specialist. Can you ask to see a dermatologist? I also would be very careful with hydrocortisone on an infant. It is a steroid and there are cautions for using steroid creams, even on adults (like limiting the area you use it on and the length of time you use it). I would just mention it to the babysitter that his skin seems to be breaking out from something, it could be make-up from people who touch him or even a different detergent she uses for face cloths. Just be open, you are not accusing her, just trying to figure out what could make his skin less irritated. My 10 year old daughter always gets a rash from soy sauce on the skin around her mouth, so we put vaseline around her mouth if and when she eats soy sauce. Good luck with your little guy.
My kids (9 months and a 2 year old) get this from others holding them, from drooling and from certain foods. Fabric softener really bothers their skin so when others hold them I have to tell them to keep a cloth between my baby and their shirts. Both had eczema but I give them essential fatty acids like flax oil and evening primrose oil and it helps trememdously. You can rub it right in to their skin or mix it with their food. ALL babies need EFA. You can buy the flax oil at HEB, Sprouts, Whole Foods etc... It's refrigerated. I put some on my sons cheeks throughout the day while he is teething and drooling. Some foods irritate them more than others so keep an eye on what he is eating and when he gets the eczema like rash. It could be a combination of things with your baby. Maybe get the babysitter some of the laundry detergent that you use on your babies clothes and ask her to wash her clothes in it. No one ever listened to me when I said fabric softener irritates my babies skin. They kept putting it in their clothes any way because they think clothes have to smell like that to be clean. So frustrating. Good luck
Sorry to hear this. Here's some ideas. If he's drooling a lot, lanolin can protect the skin from that. Dabbing his face clean with a clean flannel or super soft cotton cloth rather than wiping could help. Also, unless your Dr recommends it, I would not use any lotions.
Yep, drool can do it. My daughter is the same and the daycare had to ban perfumes and scented lotions from her classroom. She still gets some spots though. I would wash his face as soon as you pick him up, and mention to her that there still seems to be something irritating him. Could it be the sheets that she is using? Maybe it is her soap? Try bringing your own crib sheet and see if that helps?
Talk to your doc too - my friend's little girl wasn't allergic to milk to drink, but broke out when it touched her skin. She also reacted to sunscreen until she was about 2. Yes, drool can cause it and esp. cold weather and dry air can add to it.
Okay, first of all it could be excema so don't rule that out entirely!
It could very easily be from his drooling especially b/c he's likely teething. This also means he probably has "stuff" in his mouth all day long! It's a tough situation b/c the drool can cause the rash, but wiping his face too much during the day will cause dryness and irritation.
We found that the Medela product line was really great. The lotions were thick, but not greasy. We "lubed him up" twice a day and asked the daycare folks to add more if he was "drying out". Recently, my son had very chapped lips and the pediatrican said that the best thing to use is Vaseline. Try putting some AROUND his mouth and in the areas of irritation. It will keep the area from drying out further, but may also work to "re-route" the drools
Sit down with your babysitter and try to figure it out. It could easily be the laundry detergent and/or fabric softener she uses. She if she is willing to change, or better still, bring all your own bedding,blankets, and wash clothes to see if that helps. ALso ask her to list EVERYTHING your son eats, including brand names, if she is feeding him some or all of her food. Be careful of what you are using, so many lotions have chemicals and toxins in them, hydrocortisone cream should not be used for long periods and used very sparingly.
