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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
If you have questions about this, please email help@theknot.com.
Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
moms of kids with Eczema (calling you Amanda)
I ended up taking Michael to Children's Express last night, after daycare said that he had a rash and that all day he was complaining about "my boo boo." He'd had marks on his skin for a few days, and since he marks and it goes away pretty often due to his dermagraphic skin, I didn't think much of it.
The doctor there diagnosed him with fairly severe eczema. he prescribed a steroid cream and suggested following up with the pedi at his 2 year appointment.
Any tips on treating it at home? Do you have particular creams you think work well to moisturize? Have you found lower temp baths to help? I'll take any and all advice, as I'm new to this.
Re: moms of kids with Eczema (calling you Amanda)
Garrett has eczema on his face - sometimes it's pretty clear, other times it gets pretty bad. We use the prescription steroid cream when it starts to look like it's getting bad (and sometimes once or twice a week as preventative depending on how it looks). We use aquaphor every day, and we also use over the counter cortisone cream for maintenance to give him a break from the higher steroid cream. It seems to be getting better as he gets older, so now our method is to watch closely and determine which cream to use based on how it looks. When he was younger, it was more severe and we used the prescription cream more regularly.
He has his 2 year check up next week and I was going to ask what else we could be doing - I'll let you know if I have any other approaches to share!
I am sorry your little guy has sensitive skin! It can be a real bear to treat. Mostly because you don't always see results right away. I am happy to report at at age 5 EJ's skin is no longer the all consuming issue it had once been.
So our care routine was like this:
Baths nightly (I would say we did a comfortable temp, not too hot but normal) with Cerave cream after patting skin dry. Then steroid cream in bad spots. in the morning we would repeat the cream and steroid application per the drs suggestion. We also took off the weekends from the steroid (may have been due to the strength of the cream prescribed) per the drs instructions.
We noticed that with being in the pool all summer, EJs skin got a lot better. The dr had always suggested a twice a week bath in water with a touch of chlorine bleach mixed in. I thought they were crazy, but have done that when she has a flare up and it seems to help. The logic behind it is that the rash/itching introduces bacteria into the skin and can make it more uncomfortable. And eczema gets worse the more it is itched. I would say I add less than a quarter cup to her bath water. Enough I can sorta smell it, but not enough that it bleaches her hair
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When she gets itching a spot and can't leave it alone, we give her an ice pack. It helps to reduce the sensation causing the itch. We have also had times through the years when her rash would get out of control, especially on her hands which would crack and peal. Often she was put on antibiotics after being diagnosed with a skin infection due to the eczema. But that was during the times it was at its worst.
I also found twice-weekly nail clipping helped to keep her itching form being harmful to her skin.
If you have any more specific questions, let me know. I am happy to guide you through this!
Madi has had it worse this year than I ever remember. Hers is on her legs the worst. I felt like I had tried everything and started mixing he heavy Eucerin cream with some hydracort cream at night. That helped big time. In the mornings I do Aveeno's eczema lotion that isn't as thick and heavy. Our ped said lather her up 4-5 times a day but with daycare that is hard to do.
Good luck!
Ditto the Cerave. This pretty much describes what we do except in the winter we try to bath every other night. Also, if you can keep a humidifier in his room. We also keep one in the family room.
yes, I buy it at Walgreens but I think other stores carry it as well. It is in a tub, and kept with the face creams/cleaners and not with the body lotions. It contains ceramides and is a nice thick lotion that doesn't leave you feeling greasy after application.
Hugs! that is a heartbreaking call to receive. I hope the changes help him quickly too!