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Well, those are all really good answers. And all what i would have said
to do. So I'm at an impasse. Hope someone else can help... E PS...we love the Cali Baby stuff too :-) |
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Elana wrote:
Well, those are all really good answers. And all what i would have said to do. So I'm at an impasse. Hope someone else can help... That makes me think it's more likely just to be a normal variation, and not anything I'm doing or not doing. Thanks! Phoebe |
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The only soap that worked for us (and we still use on my 5-year old with sensitive skin) is neutrogena unscented. I think it's marketed as a facial wash ... comes in a small bottle with a pump. --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. |
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Hi, Jodie - Yes, that post was directed at you. I'd just lost your name by the time I was ready to write :-) Eczema is, more often than not, allergy-related. And yes, the allergy can be a food senstivity, even via breastmilk. (And with eczema, dairy is no more likely than any other severe allergen, by the way.) Of course, the eczema could also be allergenic but to something NOT related to food, such as pollen, dust mites, down, wool, soap, etc. Or not at all allergy-related (at least, not so as you can figure out.) The book Is This Your Child is really quite helpful. Your local library probably has it, or you can find cheap reading copies used at someplace like bookfinder.com. I'm surprised your ped. didn't say anything about allergy when he diagnosed eczema. --Beth Kevles http://web.mit.edu/kevles/www/nomilk.html -- a page for the milk-allergic Disclaimer: Nothing in this message should be construed as medical advice. Please consult with your own medical practicioner. |
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Beth ) wrote:
I'm surprised your ped. didn't say anything about allergy when he diagnosed eczema. Beth, you've probably heard this story, but the pediatric dermatologist I took Peter to said that in her experience most eczema in infants turned out not to be diet-related. She said it happened over and over that she saw moms giving up dairy and all right and left, and it not having the least effect. I'm not defending this point of view, just saying it's out there. This was the doctor who never noticed that Peter's only patch of eczema was directly under the snaps on his left shoulder -- turned out to be a nickel sensitivity. But she was right that it had nothing to do with dairy :-) --Helen |
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Sorry I sent this to you on accident. It's been a long day. It was meant to
come here. It sort of looks like bad acne. But it gets yellow crust and sometimes oozes. My first sons eczema bled. It starts on the face and spreads to the back of the neck and ears. Then it goes to the arms and legs in the creases. It's not pretty and looks itchy. My 6 year old still gets it sometimes. I have to lubricate him in the winter or his skin gets bad. Kris "Phoebe & Allyson" wrote in message ... K.B. wrote: It looked alot like eczema. What is eczema supposed to look like? Then a Mom asked me to check if he had thrush. He did. I think we're thrush-free. Every time I get a little soreness, I inspect her mouth for any suspicious whiteness, and myself for any suspicious redness. So far, I haven't seen any, and any odd sensations have cleared up on their own within a day. Thanks! Phoebe |
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oht
thanks, beth. i will try to check that book out. i guess i should have given more history. my ds outgrew the milk allergy, and has since been put on zyrtec for seasonal allergies. we have had the same ped for all three kids, i assumed dd"s is seasonal. as well. i will definitely ask for clarification at the next wbv, though. jodie |
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K.B. wrote:
Sorry I sent this to you on accident. No problem. It sort of looks like bad acne. But it gets yellow crust and sometimes oozes. My first sons eczema bled. It starts on the face and spreads to the back of the neck and ears. Then it goes to the arms and legs in the creases. It's not pretty and looks itchy. I don't think this is what we're dealing with, then. No oozing, no crust, and it's spreading down her chest and back without regard to creases. At the moment, it just looks like little pimples all over, and dry scaly bumpy bits all over her ears. She does look itchy, and keeps rubbing her ears and head with her little mittened hands -- she was scratching bloody marks all over her face with her razor-sharp claws before we mittened her. But I'm not sure it's itching, rather than inability to control her hands, since she's also been known to pull her own hair hard enough that she shrieks. Phoebe |
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Baby Acne Phoebe
Ask the Dr. to look at it. Maybe it's a yeast rash or it could be eczema. Or
just prickly heat. My first son used to pull the back of his hair and shriek too. It was cute. My little guy now has no hair. It's lost in the sheets somewhere. Kris "Phoebe & Allyson" wrote in message ... K.B. wrote: Sorry I sent this to you on accident. No problem. It sort of looks like bad acne. But it gets yellow crust and sometimes oozes. My first sons eczema bled. It starts on the face and spreads to the back of the neck and ears. Then it goes to the arms and legs in the creases. It's not pretty and looks itchy. I don't think this is what we're dealing with, then. No oozing, no crust, and it's spreading down her chest and back without regard to creases. At the moment, it just looks like little pimples all over, and dry scaly bumpy bits all over her ears. She does look itchy, and keeps rubbing her ears and head with her little mittened hands -- she was scratching bloody marks all over her face with her razor-sharp claws before we mittened her. But I'm not sure it's itching, rather than inability to control her hands, since she's also been known to pull her own hair hard enough that she shrieks. Phoebe |
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Phoebe & Allyson wrote in message ... Poor Caterpillar (7 weeks) is horribly broken out. She has been for several weeks, and I suspect she will be for several more weeks. My copy of Sears' The Baby Book says that baby acne onsetting before 2 weeks and spreading into the hair and down the neck can be a sign of allergy. Hers didn't start early (nothing until 3 or 4 weeks), but it covers her entire head and neck, and is headed down her back. We're using unscented detergent and fabric softener, and haven't noticed a relationship to unscented, hypoallergenic, or regular baby wash. So if she's allergenic, I suspect it's to something I'm eating. Fortunately, the prime suspects would be dairy and wheat. Unfortunately, my primary food source for the last 9 months has been cheese sandwiches, so eliminating them will make me unhappy. No other allergy symptoms - no diaper rash, excessive spittiness, fussing, etc. Does it make more sense to wait a few weeks and see if it clears up on its own, or try messing with my diet? Phoebe Yeah, it'll probably still clear up on it's own. Both my kids had it spreading down onto their backs/chests, and I remember reading the same thing in Sears book with jessica. She *did* have lots of allergies, but Christopher ended up with the same baby acne, and doesn't have any allergies thus far. Give it some more time. Just clean her with plain old water and it will likely go away. Some do suggest using a mild soap, but I never did. laurie mommy to Jessica, 27 months and Christopher, 13 weeks *This email address is now valid* |
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