My 1 year old has eczema... and it seems to be getting worse!?

Question

I'd like the opinions and experiences of parents who've had this problem and what you found to work. I've been using hydrocortisone 1%, but it doesn't do the trick. The doctor said that usually they outgrow this by their 1st B-day (which was a week ago)... but I don't see it getting better. It doesn't seem to bother my son... I never see him really scratch at it. It is mostly on his legs and a few spots on his arms. I've also tried giving luke warm baths, not bathing as often, lotioning with Aquaphor, Eucerin, baby lotion... and still nothing. Has anyone visited a dermatologist for their infant? What was their recommendation? If your child outgrew it, how old was he/she? If one parent has the condition, is it likely the child will continue with it?

Answer 1

I do feel your pain! My seven year old has had a severe case of eczema since he stopped breastfeeding. We had tried almost every lotion,cream,etc. until we found our current combinaton. We are now using Cetaphil body wash, DHS clear shampoo, Gold Bond cream for extra-dry skin,and ELIDEL cream. The elidel is a prescription but the rest are available otc. Ask your pharmacist for the shampoo. You are correct in lukewarm baths. Plz try to stick to all-cotton clothing,sheets,scent free detergent. Have doc check for allergic esophagitis and milk allergy. After six years we found out my son has allergy to milk!

Answer 2

My little boy had eczema on his cheeks. I was not sure what method to use but I didn't want to make my boy go through any surgery treatments at this young age. Some suggested a plastic surgeon since it was in a very visible location but our family doctor recommend this natural guide.

Best Eczema Treatment?

Answer 3

I don't know about is being hereditary but my 15 month old still gets it on the back of his legs. I've been told (by a friend) it can be a reaction to a food alergy. Just watch and see if it flares up after eating certain foods. I think for him it's yogurt.

I have a tube of a topical steroid ointment I can apply up to 2X a day. It's greasy like vaseline but I keep it by his changing table for use as needed and it always clears it up immediately. It's a prescription and it seems to work for him. It seems to sooth the rash but he scratches at it only once in a while. He hasn't had it in weeks so maybe he's outgrowing it...

Answer 4

what worked for our child is a product from Britain. Salcura Dermaspray Gentle. We used to bandage our baby to prevent him from scratching till he bled. His eczema centers on his wrists and ankles. A friend from Europe told us about Salcura, we bought it as nothing really helped much except some natural products like Calendula cream and Dead sea mineral soaps. Those products only reduced the itchiness for short periods of time and they were very expensive too. Salcura worked immediately. We sprayed it on our child, and he stopped itching in seconds. Then hour by hour, his red inflamed damaged skin started improving. We took the bandages off and never have put them back on him again. After one day, the red inflamed skin looked 50% better. Over the course of some weeks, his skin constantly improved to the point where his skin looked perfect, even to the doctors eyes. The doctor thought the eczema went away on it's own. Salcura is not messy at all like the lotions in the stores. It's made of all natural ingredients like Dead Sea Minerals, Calendula (wow what a coincidence) and other products, but is processed in such a way to quickly absorb into the skin and hit all layers of the skin quickly. It's not sold in stores in the usa to my knowledge but you can purchase it over the internet at online British pharmacies (they call them chemists in Britain) try looking online for the best price such as ChemistDirect At first, we sprayed our child's eczema about 4 times a day, whenever we saw him itching. Over the months we've reduced the sprays, now to about 1 spray every 2-3 days. In addition to treating the immediate need, you should reduce your child's eczema triggers. If you nurse the baby, is she allergic to cow's milk? If so, switch to drinking goat's milk and eating goat's milk yogurt. Same is true with other foods, experiment and watch what triggers the eczema, then stay away from it if possible. Hope this helps your child too

Answer 5

One of my kids had bad eczema when he was really young (a few weeks). The most important thing is to determine what is causing it! Treating the symptoms may help for a few minutes or hours, but it will be just as bad later on. For my son, it was an allergy to artificial ingredients in food and clothing. When I ate unprocessed foods and dressed him in 100% cotton or wool clothing, he was fine. But some babies are allergic/sensitive to dairy products, other foods, or laundry detergents. I don't know exactly when he outgrew it because we kept it under control most of the time, but I think it was between 1 and 2 years old. (The allergies remained but showed up in other ways.)

Answer 6

My 11 year old daughter has had eczema very badly since birth. I took her to a dermatologist at three years when it got really bad. He said she had extream eczema due to very sensitive skin. You are doing everything I have tried. The aquaphor has worked best for us but nothing has ever made it go away completely. Make sure you apply it right after the bath, that is very important. It helps lock in some moisture. You are very lucky that it dosn't really bother him much. My daughter can't sleep at night some times because she itches so bad.

Answer 7

some kids outgrow it but some people dont my husband still has it but he also has really bad allergies and its more common with people who have allergies. my son is two and has eczema and i asked the doctor to prescribe me something im sorry i dont remember what it was called but ask them for a milder off brand version of elidel it stopped the redness and dryness but it may never go away. i hope in your case it does

Answer 8

I have a prescription for my son who is now 22 months old and his too has not cleared up. He gets it especially on his feet due to his sandals. His Dr wrote a prescription for TRIAMCINOLONE .1% it really works. over the counter lotions do not work for us. Niether parents have this his grandma does.

Answer 9

Try using Aveeno baby wash or the lotion.