Eczema

I posted this in the allergies thread but I don't know how many people actually go in there.

My son has developed eczema pretty much all over since we started solids. About a week ago I cut right back to just feeding him fruit and veges and the really bad patches seemed to improve, but it is still all over him. I have just been reading about how if you are breastfeeding you should cut things out of your own diet too. His eczema didn't start until he started solids though - do I still need to cut things out of my own diet to try and figure out what it is? Why wouldn't he have reacted when he was exclusively breastfed?

TIA

I second the J&J soothing naturals lotions. They are fabulous at clearing up the horrible dry patches, plus it smells yummy   We have found it much better than any of the creams/lotions prescibed by the doctors on.

Sam's is caused partially by diet - I know dairy sets it off big time, but it is also very seasonal. The weather at the moment is terrible for it and she is covered!

Floyd has had eczema since he was a few weeks old but Ive also noticed it has gotten worse since starting solids and he is rubbing his eyes too, so I'll be very interested to know if you figure it out!

I use a product called Hope's Relief (I get Eczema around my eyes and Psoriasis on my elbows)

It's a bit on the expensive side ($25 for a 50gram pot) but you only need to put a tiny amount on and it clears it up pretty quick.

 

I would say you would have to remove things from your own diet as well as babies to totally eliminate the reaction.

My theory is that with BM alone, it probably wasn't enough to set the reaction off, but now that it has been set off with solids, anything thats in your BM will but enough to just fuel the reaction.

Thats my theory anyway, be it wrong or right.

I used weleda calendula lotion on his tummy this morning as a moisturisor and it seems to be quite good - still very rashy but less dry and scaly than it was.

ohhh - i always wondered if that pot of gold was any good!!!

Thanks for that Sarah, I've ordered a trial pot too!

Yeah when I have to use stuff then I use lemnis fatty cream and alpha keri oil in the bath, alpha keri is paraffin based so not as nice as the natural ones but I only use it now and then and it clears them up quickly, is nice if they get nappy rash as well. Someone was recommending almond oil in one of the other threads, I haven't tried it as we are not to go near nuts and I would suggest as it might be allergy related that you stay clear of anything containing nuts as well. Some zinc and castor oil type creams have peanut oil in, so is always worth asking the pharmacist/checking the label.

Thanks - chonny I thought pumpkin was a pretty safe food to have?

Apparently lemnis fatty cream is not sold anymore, although I overheard the pharmacist saying they were hoping they'd get it back.

Good point about the nuts cuppatea, something else to watch out for!

His tummy is looking much better with the calendula lotion

I got it on script from the paed, I have the standard one and one with 1% hydrocortisone (which I have pretty much never used). The standard one you can just buy at the pharmacist, just is free on script. Is only about $6-10 to buy though and it's a massive tub.
I use the lemnis when I get sore dry hands, seems to do the trick