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Mary asks…
Eczema? What to do now? Long Please read if you can help?
My son is 5 months old and has eczema since he was about 2 months. His ped told me to wash him in a mild soap like Dove and moisturize with Eucerin. I have been doing this ever night, never miss one and every morning. At night I give him a bath, 3 times a week with soap other nights without, then I slather on a lot of lotion. He also wears only cotton clothing I was his clothes in All Free and Clear. The humidifier is on pretty much 24/7. For the first week or so it was getting better and better. Now it is just getting worse and spreading. He is now covered head to toe, literally. Diaper area has none. He is very nonconvertible hes always scratching and rubbing. I try to keep his nails short and even use scratch mittens but he just takes them off. What can I do to help? What are the best ways to help the eczema get better or get ride of it all together? What are the best lotions, soaps for eczema that are save for his age, and anything else I can do to help with this.
answers:
Sounds like he has it bad. Unfortunately it will never go away but it can lessen my brother in law has this and he has it all over also he has scars on his arms and legs and hands. He uses fragrance free everything also if you bath with other things in the shower that have fragrance in them he may be getting some of that. Also lotions you wear and when you wash his clothes use very little soap and never use fabric softer and you cant give him baths very often. My daughter has a little but its just a few bumps.
Sandra asks…
How cold would you keep your toddler’s room if he had croup?
My son has croup. It isn’t awful yet, and hopefully won’t get that way. The dr said that cool, moist air is best for it. I want to avoid giving him steroids if possible. I have a humidifier in his room…and have had the door closed…keeping the heat out from our pellet stove, during his nap. When I went in, it was very humid and chilly in there. It made me think it would be a good idea for him to sleep like that all night…so long as I bundle him up all nice in a warm sleeper and a blanket. What do y’all think? I imagine it won’t get colder than 55-60 degrees in there with no heat tonight.
My thought was that when you go camping…it is usually colder than that at night…and you just bundle up.
answers:
Sometimes it’s the cold air that they respond to, sometimes it’s the steamy shower they respond to. With croup, there isn’t a one size fits all. With the room temp down that low he’s going to have some sinus drainage, if that gets into the bronchial tubes. It will cause more issues. Also if more of the bodies energy needs to be diverted for heat, less will go to fighting off the virus. For myself when I was a child, normal room temp around 68 with a cold water vaporizer worked best. I loved sticking my face over it, it felt so cool and really helped with the breathing.
Michael asks…
Eczema? What to do now? Long Please read if you can help?
My son is 5 months old and has eczema since he was about 2 months. His ped told me to wash him in a mild soap like Dove and moisturize with Eucerin. I have been doing this ever night, never miss one and every morning. At night I give him a bath, 3 times a week with soap other nights without, then I slather on a lot of lotion. He also wears only cotton clothing I was his clothes in All Free and Clear. The humidifier is on pretty much 24/7. For the first week or so it was getting better and better. Now it is just getting worse and spreading. He is now covered head to toe, literally. Diaper area has none. He is very nonconvertible hes always scratching and rubbing. I try to keep his nails short and even use scratch mittens but he just takes them off. What can I do to help? What are the best ways to help the eczema get better or get ride of it all together? What are the best lotions, soaps for eczema that are save for his age, and anything else I can do to help with this.
answers:
It appears that your son has atopic eczema, which is a genetic eczema, and he’ll have the tendency to have the condition for life (with periods of flares and clearing). The standard of care for eczema is the use of cortisone salves; however, in a 5 month old, it might be better to look for alternative measures, in order to avoid exposing his skin to excessive cortisone products and causing skin damage. However, the alternative medicines, such as Protopic or Elidel, aren’t so effective as the cortisone products. You should take your son to a pediatric dermatologist for the best treatment. Obviously, your son is not on a true therapy at the moment; merely a moisturizer regimen.
