My 9 month old daughter has exzema!What can I use?

Question

She has a couple of dry reddish spots on her elbows and knees,my doctor told me to put cream on it but I was wondering if there was anything else that could help besides just plain old cream?

Answer 1

I have a 5 month old son with excema on his left knee and left elbow?Nothing on his right?Very weird,but my pediatritian told me to put vaseline on it as soon as he got out of the bath .She also told me to use Aveeno Baby With Natural Colloidal Oatmeal Bath,(I use the Calming Comfort with Lavender&Vanilla on him)then Aveeno Baby With Natural Colloidal Oatmeal (Fragrance Free or Lavender&Vanilla) all over his whole body.During the day she told me to put hydrocortisone cream on it and to not let it get wet after that until he had his next bath.My son is alright with the Lavender and Vanilla but you may want to start out with the fragrance free for now.It has worked awesomely fo my son,good luck to you,I may also suggest seeing another doctor or maybe asking what kind of cream he was thinking of?

Answer 2

Shea butter is the best thing I have found that is over the counter. Country Bunny has an unscented cream that works really well and it may be a little pricier than you want but a little goes a LONG way! You may want to try looking for an Independent Rep. in your area or you can go to www.countrybunny.com and order it. If you can find a Rep in your area ask her for a sample first so you can see if you like it. Also a "special treat" could be to give her an oatmeal bath. All girls like "special treats" you could let her put her own oatmeal in and let her be a big girl and make a big production of it and she'll really enjoy it!

Answer 3

Use baby aveno. Not only the lotion, but also the bath products. They do have one that is for exzema. Use the lotion everyday. It wouldn't hurt to use it twice a day until the exzema is gone. Also limit baths to about 3 times a week. Make sure you dry off all skinfolds after cleaning your baby after she eaten. For example after you wipe off her chin, make sure you pat the area under her chin dry. Make sure you wipe up any breastmilk/formula that may have dripped onto her during feedings. Another thing that helps a little is rubbing a small amount of olive oil onto your baby's skin. Sometimes there's not much you can do, but if you live in a very dry climate, make sure you limit her baths to about 3 times a week. Babies who live in dry climates are more prone to exzema. Olive oil will go a long way, just don't use too much. Use a small amount in your hand and rub it all over her. You don't need to grease her up, just enough to slightly soften her skin.

Answer 4

Did your pediatrican say what KIND of cream? Excema is not treated with regular old lotion, so you might want to see a dermatologist. And is it excema or is it atopic dermatitis?

Most of the time you need to use a steroid prescription creams for excema. Over the counter Aquaphor or Eucerin calming cream will help soothe her skin. Excema is forever, so you need to find out what it is for sure. Excema can be treated, but not cured.

Whatever you do, do NOT put anything like baking soda in her bath water. That will set her up for infections for sure.

Dove soap for sentive skin is what the dermatologist in my family recommends for all children. Those with skin conditions should launder their clothing, bed linens and towels in dye free, perfume free detergent. Downy makes a dye free perfume free fabric softener as well.

If the skin on he knees and elbows is broken, put ointment and band aids on then call the dermatologist.

Answer 5

Yes, there is some other things you can do. When it comes to bath time DO NOT USE PRODUCTS WITH SOAP!!! Rub soberlene into baby's skin until it's all white, then just rub her in the tub. If you like you can use a soap free bathing agent like QV products you can get from the chemist.

Give baby alot of water, and try to keep her away from heat. Cotton clothes are also good as it lets the skin breath.

Keep her away from dust, and when washing baby's clothes, use somthing for sensitve skin. Limit baths to once daily.

And when applying cream, be consistent and do it twice or three times daily.

Answer 6

Try Aquaphor. You can even try the aveeno oatmeal bath and then the aveeno moisturizing cream. But keep in mind babies skin is tender so be careful what you use. Also the fact that they are on elbow and knees if she is crawling it could also be from that. You may want to wear long pants and shirt to protect her skin.

Answer 7

Aveeno Baby cream

Answer 8

Took my daughter to the dermatologist for really red and dry hands. It ends up her hands were drying out from the soap she was using. He suggested using Free and Clear Soap instead. And then rub either Eucerin Cream or CeraVe Cream on it. We stopped using the soap and started rubbing on the Eucerin cream and now her hands look great!

Answer 9

wellif I am not mistaken that is where she has that dry skin...and she more than likely will be allergic to body lotion from victoria secret ect. smelly lotions but there is a lotion that is specially made for that type of skin irritation but there is nothing to worry about if she does have what I am talking about... it will only get bad in the summer possibly with her being sweaty and things like that but they do have creams out there just for the irriation...but they are kind of expensive...you may be able to find some what at kroger.

Answer 10

my niece has extremely bad exzema and Aveeno Oatmeal bath followed by soothing Aveeno Cream is the thing that works the best!