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Talking of wipes, Lauren is allergic to them. I use cloth wipes with water and only use wet wipes when out and about as they are easier.

I would just keep an eye on it, but sometimes Laurens exzema can look like raised blisters especially if shes scratched it a bit.

Hydrocortizone is a normal exzema prescription. As I say its just not for prolonged use. I use it very occasionally on Laurens bad patches, otherwise I went to the Homeopathic shop and got a natural exzema remedy that I use a couple of times a day and generally it stops it in its tracks and its definately ok for babies skin!

Interestingly Lauren s trigger is apple. I cannot eat an apple anywhere near her, her exzema becomes so red and aggressive, and I dare not give her any apple or she gets really bad!
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hmm im always washing his hands with wipe..i better stop..going to cloth naps soon..maybe should go to cloth wipes.. :( poor him being allergic like me to things:( just all the people with bubs i know got lemmis or aqueous.. his rash looked like red raised hives...his hand looks like a pimple sortof..and his eczema looks..well patchy:) are you on a special diet?

hmm apply? i know pear is very non allergic food..dunno about apple.....bummer that is in a lot of food:( hope he isnt as hes only allowed fruit vege and meat till 1
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L's exzema is very patchy, mostly on her torso. No I am not on a special diet, I am just avoiding apples!

She is fine on pears and bananas so thats all I give her fruit wise.

Cloth wipes are just as easy as cloth naps. I use both cloth naps and cloth wipes, only disposables when we go out and at night cause I can't be bothered with her wetting through the bed.

We use aqueous cream twice a day and Alpha Keri Oil in her bath water.
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i am getting baboozooles(sp) for night Tiff says hers last all night..atm i change his bum twice in the night:( ! i must get some cloth wipes too then:) so her excema isnt food related? (i assume as you arent avoiding any food except apples?)
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On speaking to the naturopath today she seems to think she might be allergic to pectin that is in apples and is a preservative in most food. Her other trigger is stress, if she gets uptight about something, wham she has it all over her torso.

I had exzema as a baby, so no surprise that she has it too. I grew out of it by 3 years old.

As for cloth wipes, I just got some cheap baby cloths from Farmers and they work a treat.
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cool thanks I'll do that..thats good as excema triggered by food (allergies ) sucks.. is she still fully bf?
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Yeah the pectin can affect reflux babies quite badly as well.

Kerri-anne i bought some cheap face cloths from baby factory and use those as wipes except when out then I use babywipes.

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Yep KA still fully b/f, apart from one bottle a day of Goats milk formula for her late afternoon feed to keep her taking the bottle! I decided to just drop one feed totally as I cannot be bothered expressing anymore!

B/f just comes so easy to me now (not in the early days thats for sure) I am reluctant to give it up!
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fair enough.. :)
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Rohann's excema can get raised bump like patches that can come and go, but at the moment I'm finding the Lemnis cream and aqueous is maintaining very well. However Peachy we use the aqueous cream in the bath and find it a bit tricky (though getting better now) and was wondering, the Alpha Keri oil is that all you use in the bath? And do you just get from the chemist?

And yep, we use cloth wipes with water etc works really well. I also find them a bit more 'grippy' when cleaning a pooey bum. Though I got a special pack designed for use as cloth wipes, came with a tub for the water etc.
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its hard to explain..his excema has raised red pathces but its patchy the allergic reaction is more like measles or hives..
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In regards to the blister on hand, he could of told you to keep an eye out for more, in case it is hand, foot and mouth disease. Just an idea.
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Tiff yep just Alpha Keri Oil in the bath water, and its available from the chemist!
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Yeah and if the Alpha keri oil doesn't work then there is some stonger stuff you can get, that's made from Pine Tar I think, it smells really strong but apparently is really really good.

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Yep cuppatea its called Pintarsol and absolutely stinks!!
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Cheers, I'll get some next time I'm there!
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fairsk8...hmm I've never seen it in blister form..normally looks more like measles.. (preschool teacher) but its gone now..
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Xanda had hand, foot and mouth and they looked like little blisters, he was not allowed back at daycare until all the blisters had popped. But apparently there are two diffrent strains of it.

Glad to hear it is gone now.
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hmmm didnt know that..:( he visited my old preschool twice but otherwise dunno where he would get it from? its just been one so far anyway:)
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