Rashes: Aquaphor
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Aquaphor & Mylanta for Diaper Rash????
Asked by L.F. from Dallas
on February 27, 2008
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I read in either Parents or Babytalk that you can use a mixture of Eucerin Aquaphor and Mylanta on diaper rash and that it works great. Has anyone ever tried this? I...
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- My daughter had a horrible case of diaper rash when she was about 8 months old. I got on a "mommy group" and asked what else I could be doing to clear this up. Someo...
- Hi L., I don't know about the science experiment Parent magazine is talking about, but what I do know is my daughter and now my 10 month old son always have rashes ...
- We were in a similar situation ... and it turned out my son had a yeast infection, not diaper rash. Until we saw our pedi, we had tried everything and nothing was work...
Aquaphor, Eczema and Bum Genius Diapers
Asked by A.H. from Grand Junction
on February 1, 2010
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My son has severe eczema on his entire body and sometimes we are applying Aquaphor 3 times (or more) a day. I was told by Bum Genius reps that this cream would affect...
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- I don't know anything about cloth diapers but my daughter has eczema and we use vanicream instead of aquaphor. It isn't patroleum based so it may not effect your diape...
- Why don't you give your son probiotics to get to the root of the eczema problem? Good bacteria in the gut prevents and cures so many things, including eczema. I have t...
- A., The reason Aquaphor works for your son is because it is a moisturizer with Petroleum-based Petrolatum. As such, it repels water and other liquids. When you put ...
Eczema
Asked by A.P. from Fort Wayne
on April 9, 2009
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My 3 and a half month old has eczema. The doctor said to put hydrocortizone creme .5% on the affected areas and then put a moisturizer on top of it. He recommended Aqu...
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- Hi A., I experienced some of the same with my son. He is now 3 1/2 but we still use ALL Free and Clear laundry soap and only dress him in 100% cotton clothes (both...
- There are special baby washes for that. They are medicated to help with severe dry skin. Maybe that will help. I babysat a boy with severe eczema for quite a while ...
- Check with Dr. April Dunnington in Centerville. She's great with stuff like this. For gentle skin lotion, try California baby products. I wonder if getting some pro...
Eczema!!!!!
Asked by J.T. from Spokane
on March 14, 2007
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My little guy has Eczema. It has spread all over his legs and arms and now is moving to his back. But no matter what I do it just seems to keep getting worse. I use...
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- When my son had it the doctor told us to use Cetaphil in the bath and to rub Aquaphor on his skin afterwards. They both are a little pricey but it worked for our son....
- My son had it when he was little and I am a cosmetologist. The cream that they gave me wouldnt work and nothing else would eather when it started spreating down his le...
- My son has this problem and my dr. gave me a lotion that works wonders. You give him a bath and then dry him off real good and rub nivea lotion all over. I dont know w...
Is It Eczema?
Asked by J.H. from Tulsa
on September 14, 2006
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My 7 month old has been having these dry, rough pinkish places come up like on his arm in the inside crease of his elbow and on his face. I know he suffers from allerg...
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- My children also have something that the doctor thinks might be eczema and we have tried hydrocortozone cream and other stuff lotions, soaps whatever. The only thing ...
- My son has exzema off and on. It first popped up when he was 2 mos. We went to the Pediatrician as my son was scratching so bad, his skin was being scratched off. P...
- I would recommend that you do take your child to the doc...which ever one. My daughter has this problem also and her pcp perscribed a topical lotion that I put on it ...
Eczema
Asked by C.S. from Wichita Falls
on October 10, 2008
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Does anyone have anything that has worked for eczema for an infant? My son has dry patches and seems like nothing helps. The doctor told us to use Cortizone 10 which h...
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- Eucerine lotion works well. I would be careful with the cortizone. I was always told not to use much cortizone on my son. As someone else mentioned, they thought ...
- Just add a little mineral oil to his water when you bath him. It will keep his skin from getting to dry. This helps my son a lot.
- warm baths with oat meal, this helped my grandson.
Eczema
Asked by C.D. from Bellingham
on January 8, 2010
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My 6 month old has eczema. It's a constant batttle. As long as I remember to put lotion on her and bath her and cover her with vaseline she is fine, but if i forget a ...
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- Our daughter has eczema, and it's become part of our routine to bathe her and lather her in lotion immediately after every day. That way you don't forget. Our derm...
- My daughter had such bad eczema when she was three months old, she would scratch herself bloody and the pediatrician told me I had to get on top of it or she'd lose sl...
- Good Morning C. I have not experienced this with my family but I have talked to several who have. These people had tried everything prescription, non- prescribtion. ...
Eczema
Asked by J.R. from Providence
on May 10, 2008
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My daughter was diagnosed with infant eczema. I have a few questions about this:
Anyone who's dealt with this...
1) What are the best products to use on infants with...
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- Hi J.! You have gotten some great responses. i had to put my two cents in. I use a baby line from Arbonne that is vegan certified and very gentle. My children have...
- Aveeno is one of the lotions recommended for eczema. It is a very effective product. I have used it for both my sons. D.
- My 12 month old son also has excema. I use aquafor religiously, lather him up with it all day long to keep him moisturized and it works wonders. Also we use hydrocor...
Eczema
Asked by S.B. from Minneapolis
on January 22, 2010
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My 21 month old daughter started to develop eczema about 4-5 months ago. At first it was a light amount here and there and whenever I'd put a cream on it at night it w...
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- I have 3 kids and my youngest of 15mos has eczema (he can thank me for this!). We battled it rough while he was an infant, but once we started using Triamcinalone (pr...
- Hi S.! None of those things worked for my kids when they had eczema. What DID work are three things. Fragrance-free soap. ALL Free and Clear, Tide Free and Clear etc. ...
- My pediatrician gave me a 4 page hand out giving details ALL about eczema. If you want it, I will make a copy and mail or fax it to you tomorrow. There are sooo many...
Hives?
Asked by C.E. from Las Vegas
on December 19, 2008
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Last night my 17 month old broke out in tons of red bumps abd redness. She does not have a fever and she does not appear to be itchy. But it looks bad. The bumps do...
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- My boys are allergic to antibiotics and red dye in medication. The first reaction they had happened 7 days after they had taken their first dose of amoxicylin (the pi...
- Be careful and watch her, it could be an allergic reaction to the medicine. I myself have had this, one of my children has had this, and a friends child recently had t...
- This could be an allergic reaction to penicillin. My daughter developed such a rash a number of years ago, and it was caused by the amoxycillin she was taking for an i...
