Thanks so much everyone. We only bathe her every second night, but as it is on her face and neck only at this stage, they are washed a lot more regularly, sometimes 3 times a day due to the milk and spew going everywhere. I also tried natural products with my first and it didn't work for him, so am open to more suggestions with the second. Might try the oil bath wash and greasier lotion first, and see how we go with that. You could spend all day in the chemist looking over all the lotions and potions and spend so much money trying them all. I totally agree that what works for one, wont for the next which is the hard part.
We use purity sensitive washing liquid on the kids clothes and earth choice liquid on ours. Hopefully they are ok.
I'm starting to wonder if she is overheating and that is why it is on her face. So hard to tell on these cold nights how much to dress them in.
Thanks again, will post when I find what works
Last edited by stillhoping; April 16th, 2010 at 01:46 PM.
I recommend the Moo Goo eczema cream. I find it works really well. We used Qv Oil in the bath then later switched to Olivara. I also use a probiotic powder (Floracare) on my DS food or in his milk and I notice the difference if he goes without it for a few days. But I don't know if your LO is too young for this..?
I bought Dermaveen eczema ointment on Friday night - meant to get Dermeze but got confused, anyway I have been using it religiously since then but no change. Shouldn't it be at least getting a little better?
Give it another couple of days and if not, ditch it and try something else. Sorry!
It never worked for my DS. I think it helped the itch but didn't actually get rid of it.
I still recommend trying Dermeze...you might find you need to hit it hard with the Dermeze and then you'll be able to use up the Dermaveen when you have it under control.
You will eventually work out your own multi-pronged approach, I promise.
ETA: If you get desperate, use the Dermaid to get it under control (which will also ease her discomfort) then maintain with some other products (that all seem to start with "Derm" LOL).
Just to give you more options on what works, I have VERY bad dermatitis/eczema and DD has inherited it also. She has had it from a newborn and she is now almost 20 months.
I do not use any type of soap on DD, she uses "organic care" kids shampoo & conditioner in one which is an organic range now available at Woolworths and very very economical. The kids product is a pink bottle and is a 2 in 1 product which is also a body wash and i even put a little in her bath as a bubble bath. As a bonus is smells wonderful.
As a moisturiser I use QV Repair Cream and I lather it on when her skin is dry and always after her bath. While her skin is bad I'd go to bathing every 2nd day and just give her a sponge bath the alternate day if she needs it as the water will dry her skin out as funny as that seems. Eczema will flare whenever you have dry skin. I've seen two dermatologists plus two allergy specialists about mine due to the severity so I've tried all the tricks. Best approach is just to keep the skin very moisturised.
Moisturise bubs at each nappy change, especially in the places she gets the eczema. If she is dribbling or spilling a lot of milk then make sure you use a bib which you can change very regularly and even a cloth nappy under her chin while she feeds will soak it up.
Hope you find something that works as it's a frustrating skin conditions..
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