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Baby Acne & Allergies
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 |
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DD had baby baby acne - I tried eliminating all sorts. In the end it just
cleared up of its own accord around 3 months. ROSIE |
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Phoebe & Allyson wrote:
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? Couple questions: How often does she get a bath? Have you tried vinegar in the rinse instead of fabric conditioner? What type of soap/shampoo do you use on her? Is there anything that you've recently eaten that you didn't before? E |
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My son went through he same thing. It looked alot like eczema. I was very
upset because it looked so ugly. I had him at the allergist to test him for a bunch of allergies. I was told he has a sensitivity to dairy and to put Elidel cream on his rash. It helped a little but still didn't get better. Then a Mom asked me to check if he had thrush. He did. The Dr. gave me niastatin cream for the rash and stuff for his mouth. The rash cleared right up. I was so happy. It was that simple I couldn't believe it. I still have to stay away from dairy though. I have a thing for cheese too. I eat alot of it and it's been hard for me to eliminate it. I also use dye and perfume free detergent but I don't think that makes a difference. His skin has been nice since I used that cream and I stay away from dairy. Kris "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 |
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Phoebe & Allyson wrote:
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? Try squirting breastmilk on it to see if that will clear it up. DS baby acne was really bad abourt age 3/4 weeks and I was grossed out by how awful it looked. One morning I squirted the breast milk on it, and within just a few hours his face was all cleared up! Whenever it came back for the next few weeks, I just squirted him again and it cleared up. |
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I'd wait a few weeks. With ds, who was ff and had milk allergy and very
sensitive skin, we couldn't use any kind of fabric softner at all, even unscented. DD (the one i'm nursing) has very mild eczema (she gets a few patches here and there) and the doc hasn't recommended I eliminate anything). Ped said if she was ff, she would probably be like her brother was. At two months, we started using hydrocortisone 0.5 % (per her ped). Applied a very thin layer at night, and usually by morning, it was gone. I know with this heat we've been having, dd gets a "rash" on her head, face, neck and back if we've been out at all. Could be heat?? HTH, Jodie |
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My daughter had acne as an infant, too. I was told it was "normal
baby acne". But it got worse while I was breastfeeding. I eat a LOT of dairy..so I suspected dairy was the problem......when i cut it out completely (which was painful!! :-(( )....the acne was completely gone. It wouldn't hurt to rule out dairy or wheat as the culprit. My partner found lots of yummy soy product for me. ;-) (Be careful though.....some soy products have milk proteins in them.) My daughter is now 18 mos old..... When she was about 13 months old I gradually introduced dairy back into my diet....and she didn't have any problems. She cannot have dairy.....she gets belly aches. Chris (Debbie and Brittany) PS. Brittany is 18 mos old and still nursing!! wooo hooo 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 |
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Hi - If you're worrying about your breastfed baby's skin and think it MIGHT be a food allergy, you'll want to read the excellent book by Dr. Doris Rapp, "Is This Your Child?". It's an easy read, very clear and informative. (And if your child has eczema and your doctor has NOT recommended eliminating any foods from your diet, you MUST read the book, take some action, and think seriously about the quality of your doctor ... My two cents, --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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Elana wrote:
How often does she get a bath? Not very! She's really not spitty and I try to get her both clean and air-dried with each diaper change, so we only put her in the tub once or twice a week (usually after she's been in the heat and is sweaty). It's just too much effort (and it makes her hair so dry and flyaway), even though she likes it. I do wipe her face down with a damp cloth once a day. Have you tried vinegar in the rinse instead of fabric conditioner? Diapers and most of her clothes get a vinegar rinse. Then the diapers go on the line (so get no fabric softener), and clothes go into the dryer with an unscented dryer sheet. What type of soap/shampoo do you use on her? We started out with Johnson's baby wash, which says it's hypoallergenic, but is scented. She got two baths with one of the lavender baby washes, which makes her smell really nice, but seemed to make her spottier. So we switched to California Baby's Sensitive Skin wash, which is completely unscented. No improvement. Is there anything that you've recently eaten that you didn't before? Nothing I can identify that I've eaten more than once, and if it was a one-time thing, I'd think she'd have stopped reacting. Phoebe |
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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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