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Infant Eczema
Asked by T.M. from South Bend
on February 3, 2008
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My 5 month old daughter has had eczema since she was 2 months. When it flares up, it bothers her so much. We have been to the doctor and have tried various Rx and OT...
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- Trisha, My name is J. and I have 4 boys. The second to youngest has asthma and the youngest has eczema. I was introduced to an awesome company called Melaleuca and it...
- Our daughter has had the same since birth (she is now two years). Our doc. gave us a RX for hydrocortazone 2% and it works great at getting rid of any flare-up over n...
- Rx steroid cream worked for us. You can try something like hydrocordozone cream. I also found that PurLan (the pure lanolin ointment they give you for sore nipples w...
I Have a 4 Month Old Baby with Eczema
Asked by S.A. from Chicago
on December 24, 2007
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My 4 month old baby has eczema. No matter what I use, it doesn't seem to take it away. It always comes back and when it flares up it is really bad. He will scratch hi...
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- Hi S., I have a business partner who had the same issue with her 5 month old. None of the things the doctor suggested helped. She found out through a friend about T...
- S. - I know this may sound strange but coconut oil could really work. My brother -in-law has had problems with eczema and other skin rashes for years. I heard abo...
- My daughter has eczema and we always used oatmeal baths and aquafor and that was able to keep it at bay. For the real bad flare ups the doctor has her on Aclovate.
Baby Has Dry Skin? Eczema?
Asked by R.H. from Spokane
on January 15, 2007
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I have a 5 1/2 month old son. About a week ago I noticed a small rash-like area on his tummy. Since then it has spread to his shoulders and back. It's patchy and ro...
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- Hi R., I am a Consultant with Arbonne International. We have a fabulous line of Pure,Safe and Beneficial Skin Care Products for everyone including Babies. I would b...
- My daughter has eczema and still does to this day...she is now 27...but what I have found out is that eczema is also a sign of a milk allergy...when she lays off of da...
- Sounds like you've gotten some great advice from many. The only thing I would add is that I use Lansinoh(Lanolin) on my kids' dry spots. Even Eucerin burned my son's ...
Seeking Product Advise for Baby Skin Irritations
Asked by D.B. from Pittsfield
on January 26, 2008
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Does anyone have any products that worked for dry patches on abies face. My 6 month old has this reoccuring dry patch and sometimes it looks horrible. I'm not sure if ...
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- our Dr had us use Aquaphor by Eucerin and after a few day's it cleared right up
- I have tried Aveeno and Eucerin and they don't work that well. A friend told me about AquaFore. It comes in a big tub and is a little expensive. I acutally get the ...
- My 10 month old has really bad eczema due to his food allergies, and the best stuff we found is called Hydrolatum. His allergist recommended it. It is really thick,...
Help for Eczema??
Asked by B.T. from Dallas
on November 9, 2007
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My daughter is 2-yrs-old and has horrible eczema! We have tried everything from aquaphor to crisco...literally. The poor baby bites at her feet because they itch so ...
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- B., My son at around one year old developed Eczema. I had heard about Melaleuca, but wasn't really convinced of the products. Well, one of my day care moms starte...
- Hi B., I know you got a ton of responses but I just got around to responding. My daughter is 5yo and she has suffered from this since she was 6mo. I HIGHLY recomme...
- Eczema is often linked to food allergies. You might consider an elimination diet for her. The most common things to cause these reactions are peanuts, dairy and wheat...
Dry, Irritated, Red Patch of Skin Between the Chin and the Bottom Lip?
Asked by D.F. from Albany
on January 20, 2009
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Hi there, My 3 1/2 year old son has a dry, red patch of skin just above his chin.
It seems to be getting worse and he is complaining that it hurts.
Any ideas of wha...
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- It could be chapped skin. Does he lick his lips alot? My doctor recommended hydrocortizone cream.
- When I don't want to go to the doctor, I usually just call and ask to speak to the nurse who usually provides good advice about little things like that. I use Cetaphi...
- Hey! It sounds very similar to what my 4 year old girl had. Hers was right below her mouth. It would not go away. We used Aquafor for awhile and that helped at fi...
What Can I Do for My Son's Dry Skin?
Asked by S.T. from Albany
on April 16, 2008
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My two year old son has such sensitive skin and there are dray marks on his legs especially behind the knees and they are sooo big and and I want to take care of those...
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- Hi S., it may be be excema, our son has had it since infancy he's 3 now. The rash behind the knee is classic of excema. It responds very well to prescription cream. It...
- Have you tried Vics Vapor Rub??!! It has cleared up me and my children's dry skin and eczyma!! Good luck!!
- Have you tried Burt's Bees. It is usually 95% or higher natural ingredients. I won't use any other lotion. They do make a baby formula that is buttermilk. It goes ...
Excema and Poor Sleep Habits
Asked by S.F. from Santa Fe
on September 10, 2008
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Hello fellow mamas! I am going a little bit crazy with sleep deprivation. My daughter has excema and wakes up very frequently scratching herself, at least every 2 hour...
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- When I worked in childcare most of the parents who had infants and even older children with excema used aquafor. Some were severe enough cases that they were on prescr...
- I totally understand not being able to get sleep for the itching. For me, I could never co-sleep unless i was physically past exhausted or ill. That was "mommy and dad...
- S., The poor sleep habits may be related to the exzema. The company I represent does have a clinically proven intensive skin therapy that works against eczema and pso...
Seeking Advice Re: 7-Month Old Who Scratches
Asked by S.O. from New York
on June 17, 2008
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I've been loyally reading everyone's postings everyday and finally have one I need your help with. Our 7-month old delicious girl is generally very easy - great eater...
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- My son did the same thing when he was a baby. We gave him a soft toy to hold that he would use to rub against his head instead of his fingernails. We got him this bu...
- Even if you don't see any type of irritation on her skin, she may have eczema. I would mention this to your pediatrition and see if they have any helpfull hints to see...
- I know what you mean. I have a 5 months old daughter that scratches as well when she is tired and wants to sleep. But not like as you desribe your daughter doing. H...
Question About a Weird Rash on My Son's Hands.
Asked by J.B. from Great Falls
on March 14, 2009
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My 7 year old son has a weird rash on his hands. It started today, but I've seen it once before. It's just on the back of the hands, mostly around the knuckles at th...
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- I had a similar rash once. Bright red, with little tiny bumps only on my hands. Turned out that one of my roommates was using a deep heating rub that I was allergic ...
- Our doctor recommends Vanicream, and I love it. We also use Gentle Naturals Baby Eczema Cream. I like it better than Aquaphor, and it doesn't burn. It could just be...
- Hi J., My entire family has this problem! It happens to us when our hands get really dry, so keeping them lotioned up will help preven this but now that you've got i...
