When my son was born, he had dry patches of skin on his face that really seemed to bother him. He would try to scratch his face, but because he was so young, he wasn't quite coordinated enough to do it. Of course, I didn't want him to poke himself or accidently scratch his eyes, so I put those cute little baby mitts they gave me at the hospital on him.
I took him to the doctor and found out that he had baby eczema. I don't have a history of eczema in my family, but found out that it is quite common among newborns and children typically grow out of it. The doctor prescribed some hydrocortisone cream for him, but I really didn't want to use that since it had some steroidal components and my son was just a few months old. I went to a determatologist to get a second opinion and they suggested that I try Aquafor, Eucerin, Cetaphil, Gold Bond or good old fashioned vaseline. I tried them all, and they worked for a while, but not really long term. I then read up on a product line called Pure Baby that sold eczema baby bath, eczema cream and cradle cap shampoo. I had the hardest time finding it but finally found it in a Rite Aid drugstore. So many people swore by it that I just had to try it. Well, I tried it and it worked really well and provided my son with lots of relief, at least for a while.
After trying all of those remedies, I broke down and used the hydrocortisone cream. I must admit, it did work, and I only had to use it for a few applications, every now and then. It provided the greatest relief for my son out of all of the products that I tried.
Have you had a similar problem? What did you find was the most effective treatment?
I took him to the doctor and found out that he had baby eczema. I don't have a history of eczema in my family, but found out that it is quite common among newborns and children typically grow out of it. The doctor prescribed some hydrocortisone cream for him, but I really didn't want to use that since it had some steroidal components and my son was just a few months old. I went to a determatologist to get a second opinion and they suggested that I try Aquafor, Eucerin, Cetaphil, Gold Bond or good old fashioned vaseline. I tried them all, and they worked for a while, but not really long term. I then read up on a product line called Pure Baby that sold eczema baby bath, eczema cream and cradle cap shampoo. I had the hardest time finding it but finally found it in a Rite Aid drugstore. So many people swore by it that I just had to try it. Well, I tried it and it worked really well and provided my son with lots of relief, at least for a while.
After trying all of those remedies, I broke down and used the hydrocortisone cream. I must admit, it did work, and I only had to use it for a few applications, every now and then. It provided the greatest relief for my son out of all of the products that I tried.
Have you had a similar problem? What did you find was the most effective treatment?
