Feeling so down....
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Topic: Feeling so down....
Posted By: peachy
Subject: Feeling so down....
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 5:37pm
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about the state of Laurens skin.
Her eczema is out of control as far as I am concerned. The only place she doesn't have it is on her face thankfully. The worst parts are her whole back, forearms and thighs. She cannot wear t-shirts or shorts as her skin looks hideous. I dress her in 100% cotton all the time, use 1% hydrocortizone on the bad patches and also use Lemnis Fatty Cream for moisturising and Aqueous Cream for bathing. I religiously apply the creams, like up to 3 times a day when its looking really bad. Thankfully she doesn't scratch it, so it must not be itchy. I have sent a sample of her hair away yesterday to a Natropath to test for allegies as I do not know what else to do and it just seems to be getting worse. My doc assured me yesterday that I am keeping it under control and he is 100% certain she will grow out of it, but I feel like such a bad mother every time I undress my baby and see the state of her skin 
What else can I do?? Thanks for listening to my novel  ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 5:39pm
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www.potofgold.co.nz
or might be pots. not sure about this stuff, but they are doing a sample lot at the mo for $5 incl. p & p |
Posted By: mummy_becks
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 6:04pm
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What about that stuff that goes in the bath that turns the water yellow??? I am having a mind blank and can't remember the name of the stuff (and I know someone on here will know the name). My sister has really bad eczema and she bathes in that. ------------- I was a puree feeder, forward facing, cot sleeping, pram pushing kind of Mum... and my kids survived! |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 6:08pm
Pine tarsol, or for something less smelly then keri oil.
 I would definitely pursue the allergie route but think you would be better getting your gp to send her for a skin prick test rather than the hair strand.
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:08pm
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Thanks for your replies.
I have thought about Pinetarsol, but it stinks lol!! I have used Alpha Keri Oil and that was quite good, maybe I should try that again. cuppatea, I am trying the hair strand test route first and will try to eliminate the things they say she is allergic/intolerant to. I still wonder whether its the formula she is on. She is on Heinz Nurture and they changed the processing of it a few weeks back and maybe this has triggered her skin to flare up. Its only been this bad for maybe 6 weeks, prior to that she barely had any eczema. This is the only thing in her diet that is different really. Its a bit of a guessing game, but I am prepared to try anything! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:26pm
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Is it red and raw or just scaley? -------------  |
Posted By: popcorn
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:35pm
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aaaa that horrible new heinz nurture formula!
so many people i have spoken to now have changed to a different formula because of spilling, vomiting, skin irritations ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 7:43pm
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Busymum, its red and scaly, not raw at all. She very rarely scratches it so it doesn't get raw like I know it could do.
SimoneF I am just thinking of what has changed with her diet and that is the ony thing! Damn them for changing if that is what has caused it to be so inflammed. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 8:38pm
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Caitlyn had very bad excema, i bathed her in Pinetarsol (call me a freak but i like the smell !) and applied aqeous cream i got her allergies tested , (dust mites and tomatos) and just eliminated those as much as i was able .
Now shes six and her skin is clear as anything , keep doing what your doing , sounds like your doing everything you possibly can  ------------- 
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 8:48pm
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Aw that stinks about the formula, I would definitely try a different one and see if it helps things improve. You could perhaps try the HA one and see if that helps. (I think it is HA or might be AR, its a hypo allergenic one).
Hope it clears up soon. -------------
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Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 9:14pm
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Grrr that really does suck if it is the formula.
I'm finding Xma-ease reduces the amount of hydrocortisone we have to use and has cleared up A's arms so they are nice and soft. Someone on here also recommended sulphur soap - you can get it from a health shop and it is cheap. I haven't tried it yet, but thought I would get some. A still has excema on her head, ankle, behind her knees, kneck and sometimes forehead and she is bf, gluten free and has only had a small amount of dairy a couple of times... sigh. I don't know what else to fo either. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MummyFreckle
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 9:25pm
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Have you tried licorice cream or coloidal (sp) silver cream? One of the ladies in my coffee group has a girl the same age as Oli / Lauren who has had really bad allergy based excema, which she cleared up using these creams. Could be worth a try?
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Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 09 September 2008 at 11:46pm
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Rowan's eczema is nowhere near as bad but we use alpha keri oil in the bath and get pretty good results. -------------  
 
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Posted By: Kazzle
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 7:48am
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[QUOTE=peachy] I still wonder whether its the formula she is on. She is on Heinz Nurture and they changed the processing of it a few weeks back and maybe this has triggered her skin to flare up. Its only been this bad for maybe 6 weeks, prior to that she barely had any eczema. This is the only thing in her diet that is different really.
QUOTE] interesting you should say that on the TM boards lots of people have been having problems with this formula and its even going to fair go.....have you tried changing the forumla to see what happnes? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: fairsk8
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 7:48am
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You could try a homeopath, they are great. I know a couple of ladies whose children suffered from bad eczema and they have had awesome results from homeopath, it has all cleared up. ------------- http://www.bump-and-beyond.com/"> 
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 7:49am
Kaz thats where I have got the idea from. I have been following the thread on TM and it got me thinking....... I am going to change formulas today to see if it helps. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Kazzle wrote:Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 7:50am
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SimSam yes I have Relief cream which is a licorice based homeopathic cream! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: CuriousG
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 8:10am
You know what, Charlotte is on this too (she has constipation probs so we were advised to leave her on it), and I also noticed that they changed it recently. Since then, her skin is kind of bumpy almost as tho she has the same problem and she is itching it! I never thought about it till just now..... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: ElfsMum
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 8:39am
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hmmm sounds like possible dairy/egg allergy ? ------------- Mum to two amazing boys! |
Posted By: Shezamumof3
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 8:48am
Wow really? caden has been on it since 1 month old, but so far hasnt had any probs with the new stuff, but I was quite peeved off they changed it, I just dont think they should mess round with formula as it can effect the babies health. ive been thinking about changing cadens formula..... aww peachy im so sorry about laurens skin, I dont have any advice as I havent had to deal with this before, I gues sits good that its not itchy so she isnt making it worse by itching...I think you are doing well with it so dont feel bad **hugs** ------------- |
Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 10 September 2008 at 9:47am
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Have you tried Advantan? It's brilliant, I use it for my skin and it clears up within 24hrs tops.
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 2:41pm
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Mel, no I haven't tried that cream. Is it a natural type one?
Well we changed formula brand yesterday to Karicare, so she has been off Heinz Nurture for nearly 2 full days now and although her eczema has not gone away it has calmed down alot and no more has come up. Its early days yet to judge whether the formula was the cause, but I am actually glad I have changed brands. The Karicare powder is of much nicer consistency and doesn't leave big undisolved granules all throughout the bottles like the Heinz Nurture does! I am much happier now that her skin is not looking so inflammed. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: .Mel
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 3:50pm
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I'm not sure if it is a natural one sorry. It has certainly worked really well on my hand and arm though...
That's great that it seems to be calming down now though, it's such a shame that Heinz have changed their formula. ------------- Mr Mellow (16) Miss Attitude (8) Destructa Kid (3)
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 4:15pm
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Definitely try a different formula. If you can try a non-dairy one then give that a go.
Egg is a major eczema causer. Do you have pets? I haven't ever found a cause for Han's eczema... though it was never bad enough to warrant a skin prick or other allergy test... I keep it under control by adding oil to her bath (almond smells yummmm but not helpful if your little one has a nut allergy - you can use any type of oil) and moisturising as often as possible with emulsifying cream. If I was going to buy in to a magic cure, I'd get Lucas Paw Paw ointment. |
Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 4:16pm
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Oh, and I've heard good things about linseed/flaxseed oil but haven't used it properly before.
I may get some next time I am near a health shop. |
Posted By: Leish
Date Posted: 11 September 2008 at 9:08pm
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*penny drops*
Noah's excema has flared up recently and couldn't put my finger on what on earth had caused it. I didn't know that there had been a change with Heinz but that is the formula he is on too. Might have to try changing and see how we go. Thanks for all the advice ladies. Will give the alpha keri a try and have also heard good things about Lucas pawpaw cream so maybe even that. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 9:45am
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That's great that her skin is looking a bit better - sounds like it might have been the change in formula that caused it. Pretty slack of heinz to just change like that without informing people.
We use Cetaphil cleanser & moisturiser for Matt - that seems to be the only thing which helps his skin, but Bella responded better to the lemnis fatty cream. A homeopath also recommended evening primrose oil supplements to help with excema for Bella. He said to just prick the capsules & squirt in her mouth. I've just been taking them myself & she's been getting that through breastmilk & I have to say her skin has been much better since I've been doing that, so that could possibly be something to look into for Lauren too if the change in formula doesn't help. It's so frustrating ay, especially not knowing what sets it off & it can't be pleasant for them either! ------------- http://lilypie.com">  http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Nefertiti
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 10:55am
Isn't AR an anti reflux formula? I used an AR when my now 8yr old was a baby. Is it also hypoallergenic? ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: nikkitheknitter
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 11:41am
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I was inspired to buy Lucas Paw Paw after this thread so will let ya know how that goes Leish.
If all else fails, it's a damn good lip balm 
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Posted By: Peace
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 1:42pm
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Yeah when it comes to eczema in babies it is not about treating the skin but more about finding out what is causing it. I see your DD is getting close to a year old, this is when RAST tests are most definitive and can help you get a clearer picture of what she is allergic to, you can request one from your Dr. Good on you for sending her hair off to a Natropath, I hear they do fantastic work too. Do you think that your DD might have an allergy to milk protein? Have you thought of switching to Soy (if she is on a full solids diet) or Goat formula? Karicare even make a Hypo Allergenic one as well which you could try. Be weary that if it is from a change in Heinz formula then there are some foods that she could be consuming that will make her flare up a little more now. Hope your DD is feeling better! ------------- DD1 May 2006 DD2 March 2011 DD3 August 2012 |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 3:26pm
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Thanks so much for your feedback.
I can report back today that Laurens eczema is clearing up fabulously!! I have started her on Karicare Follow on, but am still awaiting the results from the hair strand test. She's always had eczema just not as bad as she has lately, prior to Heinz changing the formula her eczema hardly ever flared up and I could keep it under control quite easily. Stupid Heinz for changing the formula 
Peace we have been down the Goats milk track and she still got eczema. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 12 September 2008 at 10:40pm
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heinz formula will be changing again in about 6 weeks time as the new awfull 1 is manafactured in the UK, and now they are changing to manafacture in aussie.
J ended up in hospital in june due to something heinz changed in their gold formula! he was really sick and dropped 3kg, culdnt keep anything down and now has a very limited milk protien tollerence ever since then has been fine on only the heinz 2 formula untill now! i cant put him onto heinz 3 due to the whole milk content in it and im so scared to try a different formula
also fluoride can be a trigger for excema  so if you have a child/baby with excema id reccomend a baby tooth paste with no fluoride,plunket recently have be telling parents to use a tiny bit of adult fluoride toothpaste insted of the baby pastes but they also fail to tell you that fluoride can trigger excema------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: miss
Date Posted: 13 September 2008 at 10:32pm
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I spoke to a woman in a parent room once about her boy - he was head to toe healing excema. I asked what had started the healing, she said it was an usana product, she had tried everything (and was a nurse, so really had tried everything) and nothing worked. T he only part of her boy she could kiss was the very tip of his nose. Then she went to an usana (some natural product) conference and started her son ont heir multi vit (it is for slightly older kiddies so she halved the dose) and has never looked back.
Might be worth investigating as another option, I am sure google would bring info up on the stuff (I have no idea myself just filed it away in case I needed it in the future as my side of the family suffers from excema). -------------  
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Posted By: FrankieHJ
Date Posted: 13 September 2008 at 10:50pm
| Hey, I get quite nasty excema myself. One thing i have found really helpful is the Aveeno creams. Esp the menthol butter. It really soothes the itch as well. You can get it from pharmacies and some supermarkets. |
Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 1:49pm
There's a hypoallergenic one and also a thickened one for reflux, so two seperate formulas, I can just never remember what the letters are for each. The hypoallergenic one was recommended to us whilst we waiting for the neocate script to come through. If you want you can buy pepti junior and neocate from the chemist to trial but they are really really expensive, $85 for a tin of neocate and its half the size of the normal tins of formula. -------------
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 1:53pm
The paed told me to keep Spencer off of cows, goats and sheeps milk, cheeses etc as the proteins are too similar, so if they have a reaction to the cows one its more than likely the goats will cause the same. We went down the goats milk route with Spencer when we followed the advice of plunket before going to a paed and if anything it made the whole situation worse not better. Did heinz change the base they use? some formulas are casein based and some are whey based. I think the whey ones are worse for causing reactions if my memory serves me right. -------------
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 2:33pm
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Thanks for all your advice, I am reading it all and doing lots of reasearch.
Just when I thought things were getting better, last night she flared up the worst I have ever seen. She was covered from her neck to her ankles in bright red and ITCHY eczema. I stripped her down to a singet and nappy to keep her cool and lathered on aqueous to try to help. It took her 3 hours to get her to sleep as she was just clawing at her skin. She woke up this morning with massive claw marks and bleeding all down one arm from scratching so much in her sleep. I was in tears all last night and this morning as I just don't know what to do. Today she is not itching it at all and all I have her in is her nappy and a 100% cotton t-shirt. Yesterday she was outside in the garden with me all day, happily playing in the mud and grass. I am starting to think she could be allergic to everything possible, even grass. I am going to look into seeing a dermatologist, money is no object I do not care how much it costs as I have to do something for her, I feel terrible. I am really looking forward to getting thie hair strand test results back although I am also worried that they will say "yep she is allergic to everything" ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: cuppatea
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 2:39pm
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They can test for grass etc on the skin prick test. If I was you I would go straight to an allergy specialist as allergies are sooooooo common these days and they can do the test in 10mins and rule it out or tell you exactly what it is.
I don't know any docs in Auckland but if you post in the allergies section i'm sure one of the ladies will have a recommendation for you. Really hope you get it sorted soon for her.-------------
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Posted By: BuzzyBee
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 2:44pm
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I'm allergic to grass, it's more common than you think darl. I hope for Laurens sake she isn't ...its a PITA when you're growing up as a child.
Fingers crossed these results come back conclusive, so you have some kind of lead as to what you should be avoiding with bub. I was much the same as a baby/toddler ....child and even adult. My back is covered in Eczema at the moment, ever since pregnancy my skin has been incredibly rashy - some kind of reaction to the diff hormones being released my Dr. told me. Best thing you can do for bub is try not to stress too much, and use the elimination process (which you are already doing by the sounds of it) and try to determine what triggers it off so you can avoid it. I too find that the Lemnis Fatty Cream, 1% hydrocortisones etc never really do the trick. Aqueous was the only thing that stops me itching and it really stings when you first put it on! I second the Aveeno range (someones mentioned above) ...was my lifesaver during pregnancy when I was being cautious about using steroid creams. My bump was COVERED in eczema ... Anyway I will stop babbling on here, best of luck hun! |
Posted By: DJ
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 3:25pm
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Oh no Peachy! How awful! Hope you can find the cause, and something that works to help her skin ASAP. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 4:09pm
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Oh reeally, they will do the allergy testing at her age? I would have thought she was too young.
Guess its worth a try! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: jaycee
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 4:20pm
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There is an actual Allery Clinic in Auckland. I went there when I was about 14 and in a real state. Their webiste is http://www.allergyclinic.co.nz/.
Hope you have a better night tonight - poor poppet.  -------------   
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 5:03pm
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I too suffer from chronic eczema and so does Eden, it's truly horrible and like Steph/Mum2Lucas, it got worse through pregnancy and hasn't gotten any better since.
It's not a natural remedy, but the one thing that I've found that helps both Eden and I incredibly, is Coal Tar with 1% Hyrdocortisone and Lemnis Fatty... It's amazing, I swear. Edens skin actually FEELS like a baby's skin should, not like worn out leather. And it clear everything up overnight. I swear to you, it's incredible. And as a moisturiser I use what's called Non-Ionic Cream and it comes in those big 500g tubs from the pharmacy. The coal-tar cream w. 1% hydro you'd have to talk to your doctor about, as it's only available through prescription. But if your little Lauren is anything like my Eden, then it's most certainly worth looking into. Other than that, I can't offer much more advice or information... Oh, I could add that these two creams weren't actually prescribed to ME. It was a friend of mine whose Son suffers from bad eczema too, and they went and saw the big specialist up in Auckland who prescribed them. When they got home, she thought of me and passed on some of her creams in the hope that they would help us, and they have... So certainly something to think about. Hugs to you both, I know how it feels, it's horrible! ------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 5:09pm
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Oh thanks for that link. What an interesting website!
Definately an avenue I am going to go down. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 5:13pm
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Serenity, I am reasearching all the different types of creams everyones recommended, there are so many and I guess its trial and error to see what works!
Eczema is so FRUSTRATING and I stress big time about it, I think its a reflection that I am a bad mother, even though I know its so totally not, I just can't help it
DH gets so angry with me for even thinking like this. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 5:34pm
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Oh goodness, seriously. You are so not alone in feeling that way!
I get all down and out because I feel the same alot of the time. It's so depressing. When I went and saw the specialist, I came back feeling worse than I did when I went in... I thought I was doing well by creaming her up 4-5 times a day, but when she told me I'd have to amp it up to about 7-8 times a day, I nearly started crying right then and there. It's such a hard job, and once they start getting wriggly and they're scratching etc, ugh... It just makes like so much harder. I have a whole bunch of info that the specialist gave me. If you'd like me to scan it and e-mail it to you I'd be more than happy to do so. There's a whole bunch of stuff on prevention and the eczema cycle etc. Just let me know - It's no trouble at all. ------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 5:39pm
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Here's one website that I found really useful.
You may or may not have come across it during your research, but it was one of the sites recommended to me by the specialist. http://eczemacontrol.com.au/managing/breakingCycle.aspx - Eczema Control ------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 5:53pm
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7-8 times a day, I thought I was doing well applying it 3 times a day! She screams and cries and crawls away from me when I am putting it on. Then she goes and stands up by the couch and walks along it rubbing herself against the couch to wipe it all off so I have to do it all over again.
That info would be great thank you. If its easier, just copy it and pop it in the post, whichever is the easiest for you
The whole thing that gets me is what actually triggers it. Her trigger used to be apple (it was so obvious, she would go bright red even if I ate an apple in the same room as her), so I ruled that totally out of her diet, but recently I tried her on it again and she didn't react to it, but out of habit I still don't give her anything with apple in. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: MumsyMoo
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 7:20pm
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Yeah, finding the trigger really is the key.
But it's so funny the kind of conflicting advice you get about treating eczema. I was told to not shower her, as it strips the skins natural oils and washes them down the drain, and to bathe her in the hottest water that she can handle. That's because the pores open right up and when you apply the moisturisers etc it's more effective. Basically, she was saying that with eczema, it's just the skin's not functioning how it should, and that it's not necessarily an allergic reaction to anything. It's just the way it is unfortunately. Anyways, back to the bathing. Hottest water that she'll handle, and moisturiser STRAIGHT away... head to toe, then once you've done that, do it again. Tedious? Yes... Worth it? Absolutely. The other tirck is to use emulsifier in the bath... I melt it down completely on the stove or in the microwave and add it to the bath water. You have to use heaps though. Like a handful or two of the emulsifying ointment. As the bath cools the emulsifier will normally start to solidify so there';; be little solid floaty bits, catch these and use them as her soap. Rubbing it into her skin and it'll turn white. You can then rinse it off with CLEAN water. Umm, I'll think of some more stuff to post once I've finished with dinner... But if you have any questions, please feel free to PM me or just post here. I'm more than happy to help you out in any way I can My heart and thoughts go out to you. It's so tough.------------- My wee girl is the love and light of my life!
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Posted By: kobec
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 8:05pm
| Oh Peachy that sounds really tough. My little girl gets eczema but only on the back of her knees and lightly in bits all over her body and my mum told me she watched a documentry or something about a little boy covered in it and they put him on flaxseed oil every day and apparantly it cleared up in no time. Also I think safflower oil is the same. Hope it helps.... |
Posted By: peachy
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 8:07pm
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O.k I will PM you!
Thanks so much for your support and advice everyone! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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Posted By: busymum
Date Posted: 14 September 2008 at 9:10pm
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Briona gets it scaley, basically all over her tummy, back, buttocks, and it's like that full-time. But it doesn't ever develop into anything sore or even itchy, so I don't worry about it too much. She hasn't ever had formula (refused it as a baby LOL) and obviously at 3yrs is on a slightly different diet now, but I just cream her up after baths and leave it at that. Just stick with once a day, I doubt it will actually make much difference.
The good news is that they gradually grow out of it. Not always totally (I still have the odd excema issue but really only in summer with the heat) but Briona's is far better now than ever. ------------- |
Posted By: Nic01
Date Posted: 15 September 2008 at 9:00am
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Oh poor Lauren. Hope you can get to the bottom of it. Don't think that it reflects badly on you - you're obviously doing everything you can to try & treat it or prevent it.
I second that emulsifying ointment in the bath that Serenity suggested. It's really messy to use but does moisturise the skin really well. You haven't changed your washing powder or anything lately have you? Also with it coming into spring, I guess there's a lot more pollen etc around which could potentially be a trigger... Hopefully the hair strand test will come back with some results. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> http://lilypie.com">
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