My new born suffers from eczema, does anybody have tips?????

Answer 1

Breast feed them. It is sometimes caused by an intolerance to formula.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

There's a lot of answers about lotion, which is great - use whatever works - but you may also try a humidifier, even if only at night. In the winter the air is really dry and sucks the moisture right out of their delicate skin. When they get older this won't happen so much. Meanwhile, put some moisture back in the air for at least part of the day.

Between the humidifer and lotion, my baby's eczema was gone in a week.

Answer 4

Always wash yours and the babys' clothes in a very gentle powder eg. Fairy OR buy a non bio powder from a health Store as these contain less detergents and chemicals.
Diprobase cream, available from GP is excellent; you can use it in the bath and as an emollient afterwards too.
Sometimes milk can be a trigger. You will need to speak to your health visitor about that but soya milk CAN help. If you are breast feeding then watch what you are eating eg nuts and bananas in your diet won't help.
Pets fur can also aggravate.
And some children DO grow out of exzema.
All the best.

Answer 5

Go to the doctor coz they can help in different ways.

I had horrendous eczema and it turned out I had a milk tolerance and needed soy milk, the doctor detected this.

I have also for years had a medicated bathwash which is soap free and very good for sensitive skin. If this would be suitable the doctor can prescribe it. I cant rememebr what it was called though. Whatever you use make sure it is baby safe and not scented

If it is warm enough try letting your baby just wear a nappy coz I was told my clothes always irritated me and I prefered not to wear any (when I was a young baby/girl) When you do wash the clothes make sure its non bio and suitable for sensitive skin

Hope all this works and helps

Answer 6

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 7

First, go see your doctor who will prescribe you some creams and special bath stuff.

Second, keep your eye out for asthma developing, as the two are closely linked, probably best to ask your doctor to check your baby's chest whilst you are there.

Third, don't go into panic about the asthma possibility, asthma is not a huge problem these days.

Fourth, trial and error. Your baby will react to all sorts of things, fabric conditioner on the bed clothes for example. Keep trying different brands until you find the one that lessens the reaction.

Hydrocortisone cream is really good, but use it sparingly as they build up a resistance to it over time.

Hope some of this helps, oh and dust and animals, try to keep both as minimal as possible.

Answer 8

My son has it too. He started getting it on his face at about 6 months. My doctor gave him some cortisone cream. I don't know if they will give it to a newborn. If you use it, you have to use it sparingly because if you use it too much
it can turn your skin white. But that's if you use it excessivley. Eczema tends to be worse in the hotter weather. You can also try that udder cream that you can get at the pharmacy it's a great mosturizer. Also, I think Aveeno makes a wash that has little oatmeal in it. It's important to keep the infected area very moist.

Answer 9

Are you sure it is eczema and not just dry skin that newborns often suffer from? Firstly I would change soap powder to mild non-biological powder as this often irritates newborns skin. I would wash all clothes when new prior to use because often they have starch in that can irritate skin. Then if no improvement see your doctor as baby may need some simple water based moisturiser such as aqueous cream to help dry skin. I wouldn't use any baby bubble bath/shampoo to wash the baby as initially this can be quite irritating and drying to their skin, as can baby wipes. Another person you could ask for advice is your health visitor as if you are bottle feeding baby maybe a simple change from cow based formula to a soya based formula may help.
Good luck.

Answer 10

My sister had eczema all over her face and as she got older my mother gave her goats milk instaed of cows milk. They have an intolerance to dairy. I know that doesn't help with a new born because they can't have that yet anyway, but when she gets older. Ask the doctor though.

Answer 11

Buy Keri it works wonders. Put it on 2x a day and you'll see a difference within 2 days.

Keri helps by putting oil back into the skin.

You need to find out what causes the eczema. Mine is caused by stress, the baby could be stressed. Another cause is temp, if its too cold it can cause it as well.