My poor girl
By Hugsy25
@Hugsy25 (274)
Canada
April 17, 2013 11:33am CST
My poor 8 month old baby is having a rough time with her eczema. It was flared up really bad about two months ago. It was all infected behind her ears and she was hospitalized and on iv for 2 days. It's not that bad now but I just can't seem to get in under control.
The doctors have me bathing her everyday. I have to put aveeno oil in her bath water, and then pat her dry and put two different types of creams on her. It will get better and then flare up again. I understand this is how eczema is but it's just so hard having to watch a little baby with it.
One doctor seems to think that she has a milk allergy so I have to watch and make sure nothing she eats has milk in it. And where I am still breast feeding her I had to also cut all milk products out of my diet. I miss cheese :) She has gotten a little better with cutting out milk products. I wonder if it has to do with teething, one doctor says it's possible and the other says absolutely not.
Now on her last visit the Doctor told me to add bleach to her bath water. Just teaspoon, I don't know if it's suppose to help with the hard water or what, but I've been trying it, I don't really see a difference. In fact I find she has been worse the last couple of days but she is also showing all sorts of signs of teething, so it makes me think that eczema if not cause by the teething at the very least could be aggravated by it. I've also had to give her Benadryl for her itching from the eczema because she's been scratching so bad.
Anyone have any experience with eczema? I'd love some suggestions on natural ways to help sooth it.
3 responses
@dorannmwin (36392)
• United States
19 Apr 13
It strikes me as quite odd that some of the advice that you've gotten from your pediatrician regarding your daughter's eczema is so different from what I was told regarding my daughter's eczema when she was a baby. My doctor told us to only bathe her when she was dirty (or every third day) because the water could be very irritating to her. We were told to stay away from lotions because of possible allergies and that sort of thing.
Given the fact that the advice that I had was so different from yours, I don't feel like I am qualified to give you any suggestions.
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@Hugsy25 (274)
• Canada
19 Apr 13
My four year old had it bad as a baby too, not as bad as the baby this time who had to be hospitalized but still bad. And they gave me the same advice for her as your doctors gave you. Now it's completely different. It seemed to help at first but now she's breaking out again. Nothing near as bad though so knock on wood. I hope it stays this way.
@Deepak2J (1178)
• India
18 Apr 13
it might be hereditary as well
Let her away from any chemicals or detergents.
Give her Vitamin B6
Try these:
1. Crush a handful of Margosa leaves and add 1 tbsp turmeric powder to it. Mix well and apply on affected area.
2. Take 200 gram of mustard oil and 50 gram of margosa leaves. Pour the Mustard oil on iron vessel and apply heat. When the oil will boil, add margosa leaves. Stop heating when the leaves turn black. Allow it to cool(don't refrigerate). Filter the leaves. Apply the oil 3-4 times a day. Continue for a year to prevent re-occurence of eczema.
3. Buy some aloe vera gel OR made it in your home, if you have any aloe vera plant.
Apply this gel on affected area for 30 minutes, 2 times a day.
Margosa(Neem) Scientific name: Azadirachta indica
@wilsongoddard (7291)
• United States
17 Apr 13
Try bathing her in distilled white vinegar or apple cider vinegar. It is said to offer relief from eczema.
I am a firm believer in the powers of white vinegar for pretty much everything. It is non-toxic (unlike bleach!), and has a wide range of uses from clearing out clogged sinks to making one's hair shiny.
