Summer Tips For Infant With Eczema?
My lil one (3 months) has been diagnosed with eczema. We pretty much have it under control except for the once or twice a week flare ups but its still fairly cool where we live. I was wondering what I should do during the summer. What kinda or sunscreen is best? What kinda insect repellent is best??? Do you still lather them up with lotion even though they sweat??? Anyway need some or any advice. Thanks!!
We put her in light clothing and bathe her everyday vs every other day in the winter. We lather up the lotion at least twice a day. It worked out fine for us.
Hi,
UV light can also help with eczema too. Expose the area to some sunlight each day for a short time, say 15 minutes or so. Sunscreen is designed to prevent UV rays from getting to the skin, so no thanks to the person with Eczema. A little unprotected sun is good for them. However if the person has to work outside, say as a ditch digger, then a hat or long sleves are good. But for the baby, with only 30 minutes of outdoor exposure per day, then getting the UV light onto the eczema area is good for them.
Yes stress is the root cause of eczema in many cases.
I have been helping a friend get rid of his psoriasis’ on his skin, it covers about 2 square feet of his arms and hands.
He has been spraying on 2.5 PH water for about a month now, and it is working. He is also drinking 9.5 PH water. His wife has MS, and is also drinking the 9.5 PH alkaline water, and is doing much better.
You can get free alkaline water – place a wanted add on http://craigslist.com Ask for 8.5 PH drinking water. Usually the same machine can make the 2.5 PH water to spray on the skin condition.
Here is a demo video to watch for the eczema cure as seen in Japan. Sorry but the hospitals in the United States and Europe are not this advanced at this time.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxLW-HKgQ…
Allergies to food include shellfish, garlic, and others. Stop eating things like cheese, then milk products, then anything brewed (beer, yogurt, breads made with yeast). When it goes away, then you have some idea of what you should stop eating.
Or use the process developed in Japan, and eat what you want to.
Exposure to UV light can also help many who have eczema. Yes walking out in the sunshine, without UV protecting sunblock on will expose your skin condition to UV light.
Good Luck !
My two-year-old has had eczema from birth. We give her oatmeal baths every other day and we do not use any soap with dyes or preservatives or alcohols. We also use the Eucerin lotion that comes in the tub. It is very thick; we put it on at least twice a day. And, we keep her nails cut very short so she can’t scratch too hard!
Good luck; eczema is very uncomfortable for little ones and it’s hard to see them like that!
put lotion all over her, but you need to talk to your doctor about what kinds of things to use, I wouldn’t rely on random people for the health of you baby, but you can get opinions
… also I would try and keep her as covered as possible, hat, clothes umbrella, etc. and maybe a little fan or something to try and keep her cool cause she has more clothes on then just a swim suit
Put a small amount of bath oil in her bath water. Sweet almond oil or apricot kernel oil have fats in them that are similar to the skin and really help support skin hydration – especially important in eczema. Avoid mineral oil as this just coats the skin without providing any moisture to it. It is pore-clogging and a petrochemical.
A lot of infants outgrow eczema. Keep your fingers crossed!
at 3 months no sunscreen is best, instead keep them out of direct sunlight. not sure about bug spray but make sure it has NO DEET in it
Over moisturizing can actually inflame it. I used a regular cortisone cream on myself (i have Eczema from time to time on my hands), and on my middle son when he was a baby, and my daughter who has it on her cheeks.
I also have a prescription cream called, Betamethasone Dipropionate (mouthful), that i got from a dermatologist for my own flare ups w/my hands which hurt like crazy, and i asked for some for my kids. It works really well and is the best cream I’ve used so far.
The best material for Eczema indoors or outdoors, daytime or bedtime is cotton. It’s breathable and can come in a thin or thick blend depending on the weather. I wore white cotton gloves to bed every night w/my cream put on my hands to help keep bacteria off while i slept. You can do this w/hre if she gets it on her chest or under her arm pits etc. I would suggest cutting baths down to every other night as well, since being in water too much during a flare up can make it worse. (Which is why my hub’s does the dishes for me).
Sunscreen, just use anything appropriate for infant, but she needs to be at least 6mths of age. And i wouldn’t use a bug repellent on her till she’s a year old. best way to guard against bugs is to not take her out when it’s humid (when mosquitoes are out) but when you have to, make sure she is wearing something that covers her pretty well, or you can get one of those mesh covers for strollers and car seats.