Eczema

just keeping eczema areas moisturised seems to help in our house. i'm a long time sufferer and jack has it too. every morning the lemnis fatty cream goes on and it seems to help keep it under control. hydrocortisone gets used when flare ups are bad.

maybe a skivvy under her pj's might help?

Also, have you started solids and what have you introduced that is new around the time just before the eczema started - might be worth looking at.

I agree with Miss there can often be a food thing related to eczema.
Rohann is in the same boat (her adad has a history of eczema)and we were given the lemnis cream but without the hydrocortisone to apply at least 2 - 3 times a day - so maybe you could try it with out the hydrocortisone?
Just to thread jack (sorry!) we were also given the aqueous cream which we to lather it on nice and thick before a bath, let it soak in a bit then wash it off in the bath (basically use it as a soap, as regular soap stuff can be too drying). But Rohann absoloutly hates it when we put it on her (I think she finds it too cold) and it winds her up and has made what was a great time in the bath awful! Those with eczema experience what do you use in the bath?

And for the bath, if Eden's had a flare-up, we just add about 1-2 tablespoonsof baking soda, it acts as an alkali and neutralises any acidity which may cause stinging.

The other thing we used is either Cetaphil or we use Oilatum (which we get on script, but not subsidised, so again - quite painful in the pocket area at $26.90 a bottle)

You should also know that you can also apply for a disabilities benefit to help pay for all the creams etc. But you need to get your doctor to write something for you

Caitlyn had bad excma for 3 and a half years, I used pinetarsol in the bath for flare ups and aqeous cream as moisturiser after every bath.In the between times i would just bath her in water and just put aqueous cream on .

I also had her tested for allergies, in case that was causing some flare ups (she was allergic to dust and tomatoes.)
Not sure why, but since just before she turned four it disappeared, and its been gone since

Everyones pretty much covered everything we do here for Laurens eczema, Aqueous Cream and hydroquartizone for the inflammed areas.

Laurens trigger is apple. Go figure, don't know why this would be, apple of all things??!! Try finding baby food, especially breakfast type things that don't have apple in them, just about all of them are apple or apple juice based!!!

I personally don't know if I believe in the pricey wonder cures.

I think that eczema needs to be kept under control with a good moisturiser any time you get a chance - I use emulsifying ointment (steroid free and free on script) and prevention - keeping her away from all fragrances, chemicals etc. - then if she has a flare up I quickly get it under control with hydrocortisone. Now, I'm not suggesting using hydrocortisone, maybe use a wonder cure here to get the flare up under control, but I have found that they haven't worked on Hannah's flare ups.

Anyway - best of luck.

My doctor also suggested to dissolve some aqueous cream in the bath water. That would be nice too. Maybe a bit slippery.

Thanks for all your great advise. Isn't it just a pain when you're not quite sure what triggers it. I am still convinced, it's wool for Alani. Since I have her only in cotton the eczema seems to have stopped and since I am using now XMAease only for two days it's already improved heaps. I hope we can avoid the cortison cream. Thanks serenity, XMAease really seems to work for us.

Thanks - I'm going to get some XMAease too - will report back on success or otherwise!