Any advice on dealing with baby eczema

goldenvirginia

Hi.
My daughter was born with terrible eczema, scratching herself until she drew blood and crying an awful lot.

We tried every cream, ointment and lotion that the doctor's recommended but whilst these treated the symptoms and helped to soothe, they did nothing to make it go away. At the time (approx. 12 years ago), my sister was training to become a professional homeopath. She prescribed a remedy for my daughter and within weeks, the eczema had 90% gone. Since then we have used homeopathy for many other things and I have to tell you - it works!

Shortly after this treatment, we moved to a hard water area and noticed that my daughters eczema became slightly worse. We installed a water softening system and this did the trick.

My daughter - now 12 - has been pretty much eczema-free ever since her homeopathic treatment. For us, it was a last resort having tried everything the NHS could recommend - nothing to lose. But homeopathy, for me, has eliminated regular tonsilitis, regular ear infections, multiple-verrucas, back problems and chronic heartburn. I cannot recommend it highly enough. You have nothing to lose and everything to gain!

I know how much pain my daughter was in with her eczema and can certainly sympathise. I sincerely hope you manage to sort it out soon...

Best regards

SmellyOldSock

Hi

both my sons suffer from it, but I swear by Emu Oil. You can put it into the bath on directly onto the skin and within 2-3 days its gone!

best wishes
Charlotte

shirefairy

don't use any chemicals including bubble bath, lotions and potions babies just don't need it. Olive oil is a great moisturiser. Basically if you can't eat it don't put it on babies sensitive skin. Have you recently started weaning? Sometimes this can be a trigger....

Fivenations

My two had it bad as babies and toddlers. My routine was.

Only wash once or twice a week unless needed, using either Oilatum or muslin bags filled with oatmeal and parrafin oil. Toppin and tailing the rest every nappy change with warm water only - no bably wipes or baby oil - will keep them clean. Bathing is highly overrated! On non bath days I would clean them by massaging them, as babies, with Olive oil and then gently wipe off excess.

Moisturise daily with whatever works - in their case Acqueos cream and more olive oil.

Only buy cotton clothes - no synthetics - this made the biggest difference to mine. Mine also suffered from Asthma so out went anything containing feathers. The two conditions are sometimes related.

Diet - I added a teaspoon of olive oil to their baby food whenever I could.

Wash with the gentlest detergent - no softner.

Hopefully it is a case of Infantile Eczema which will go away, though it took over 4 years for my boys.

Mips

Just got little girl.. behind her knees seem red again with Excema. She loves playing outdoors and roughing it and is always on the slides.

I put Doublebase on it to begin with, which is what I was given when she was very young.

The other day I was given Unguentum by the Dr because it just wasn't going. He said it wasn't very red so didn't want to give her anything stronger.

My question is, I use Oilatum in her Bath for her skin and don't want to use anything else - what can I wash her hair in that isn't soapy and likely to irritate her?

I don't want to use Johnsons baby Shampoo but I notice that the Oilatum makes her hair greasy!

The redness isn't clearing up either, it is now on the crease of her arm - is it a case of trial and error? And can Drs creams make it worse?

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http://www.helios.co.uk/seven_cream.html

Mips

kittie wrote: »

http://www.helios.co.uk/seven_cream.html

Is it safe for an almost 3yr old?

I know some essential Oils aren't.

Titch89

I have eczema and have had it for as long I can remember. (I'm 19, btw)

I've found that using E45 cream and aqeous (sp) help. I use oilatum instead of shower gel and only wear clothes made of cotton/nylon. I have tried Sanex, but I'm allergic to that. I try to avoid using soap as much as I can.

I've found that if my hair touches my back, my eczema becomes worse and very itchy.

Dippychick - E45 do a shampoo. This may help you. I seem to have the same problem, but I'm ok (for now) using Advanced Techniques shampoo from Avon.

Sun is meant to help with eczema, but I have photophobia, so I try to avoid the sun as much as possible.

Mips

Titch89 wrote: »

I have eczema and have had it for as long I can remember. (I'm 19, btw)

I've found that using E45 cream and aqeous (sp) help. I use oilatum instead of shower gel and only wear clothes made of cotton/nylon. I have tried Sanex, but I'm allergic to that. I try to avoid using soap as much as I can.

I've found that if my hair touches my back, my eczema becomes worse and very itchy.

Dippychick - E45 do a shampoo. This may help you. I seem to have the same problem, but I'm ok (for now) using Advanced Techniques shampoo from Avon.

Sun is meant to help with eczema, but I have photophobia, so I try to avoid the sun as much as possible.

Thanks for that, I will look out for it - my neighbour told me I couldn't buy Oilatum shampoo for her as she is too little. I really don't want to use the baby Shampoos though

Ah that reminds me, I need to check her Clothes - she has been wearing little tights for School.. I wonder if they irritate her legs!

Savvy_Sue

Dippychick wrote: »

Ah that reminds me, I need to check her Clothes - she has been wearing little tights for School.. I wonder if they irritate her legs!

That seems plausible to me! At least make sure they are cotton

Also does she NEED shampoo on her hair? I didn't always use shampoo when mine were babies, just rinsed in water. May take time to settle, but after a few days should become self-cleaning, IYSWIM.