My DD was born red and developed eczema after only a few days of being born. After seeing 5 doctors I finally got to see a pediatrician at the Gold Coast Hospital. She diagnosed that he had medium - high eczema and it was caused by a milk protein allergy, based on symptoms he had. She immediately put him on a hypoallergenic formula (when I tried s26 he broke out in a rash all over his body and around his mouth, it has a high milk protein count). She also said goat and soy formula's were out of the question as most babies with a milk protein allergey are usually allergic to soy and goats milk.

So what to expect at the appointment: a diagnosis, follow-up appointment, instructions on how to care for the problem, they should check your baby over, any specialist letters.

I insisted on an allergist appointment at my second appointment and I was lucky to get in straight away. The allergist was sooooooo much better than the pediatrician. DD had a skin ***** test and then I had a talk with the allergist for 1hr 15min and she gave me the right advice and the right plan to go on. DD is so much better now that he has seen the right people.

The pediatrician specilises in baby medical problems, but then you need to see the correct specialist for your babies problem. Dermatologist for just skin conditions and an allergist for conditions caused by food that affect the skin.

I hope that helps.