Baby Eczema

stumpycat

We tried a lot of the creams already mentioned when my son was a baby - also Lush's Dream Cream which a lot of people swear by.

The other useful thing I found was oatmeal baths - get some oatmeal/porridge oats, put them in the leg of an old pair of tights and hang it under the bath taps while they're running, then let it steep for a while.
The oats are really soothing on the skin - it's basically what the Aveeno range is based on.

Hopefully your son will grow out of it - my son's gradually improved and by the time he was 1 he only had some stubborn patches behind his knees.

no-oneknowsme

My DD is 17 and has suffered from eczema since she was 18 months old . She still uses the wet wrapping technique at night time and has had 4 courses of the ultra violet light treatment which involves her going for a session 3/4 days per week for 10 weeks at a time.

The treatment eases the eczema for a while but then it returns.

We have used every cream , lotion and potion available , even ordering from America when someone recommended some creams from there !

Sadly , we have now accepted that the eczema is something which she has to live with and we now focus on controlling the flare ups rather than stressing over them.

My DS is 12 and also has eczema quite bad . So far he has not had to have the light treatment though .

I think its only a matter of time before he needs it though.

I remember the first time i took my DD to the Doctor about a tiny patch of redness on her leg and he informed me that it was eczema but that he was hopeful that it would clear as she got older as he thought that when babies get it at a young age they tend to out grow it.....how wrong he was !

sunshinetours

Plenty of good advice on here. The best advice is trial and erro with the help of a good paediatric dermatologist.
problem is no two people or cases of eczema are the same and different creams will work for different people.

It does seem generally accepted however that regular emolients like Epaderm which we also swear by, are essential to keep the eczema under control,a s well as regulated use of topical steroids to control and reduce any flare ups

Peoples fear of steroids is often misplaced and you would need to be using them very irresponsibly (especially a mild 1% H/Cortison cream for example) to worry about side effects such as skin thinning in most people. under use causes more issues with the eczema faring up and requiring more medication than would be otehrwise