Preventative Care: Aquaphor

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Need Advice on a Skin Rash

My son is 14 months old & last night in the hour between dinner & bath I noticed that he had a really distinct raised, warm red rash around his mouth where his binki had been. I assumed that maybe I hadn't rinsed it off well at the last washing & he was just reacting to soap on the binki so I cleaned him well in the tub & applied a lot of aquaphor. Went to bed & when he woke up this morning the rash was much worse (even though he spits the binki out after he is asleep) & his eyes were very swollen & red, warm ringed as well as his mouth. ...

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Advice on How to Find the Source of Excema in 16 Month Old

My daughter started out with a rash that looked just like poison oak on her left knee. When it didn't go away I saw our pediatrician who then referred me to a dermatologist. The dermatologist diagnosed the rash as excema and gave me a steroid ointment to put on the rash. Since then the rash has progressed, starting out as a few small bumps then progressing to an angry red, bumpy rash on her other leg, then arms, then back, then stomach...now the only area unaffected is the palms of her hands and soles of her feet. She doesn't seem to be...

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Treatment for Eczema

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Is This a Food Allergy

My daughter is 6 weeks old and has a "rash" on her face. It seems to come and go. After she feeds (Similac Advanced w/ Iron) it gets red. About 20 min later it's just bumpy. It started on her cheeks and is now on her eyebrows and ears and a little on the back of her neck. It is really rough feeling. My doctor said to put Aquaphor on it and keep a food diary to see if it's a food allergy. It's really not workng. We have a 8 week appointment in a week and a half. It's just bugging me.