https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Mon, 09 Nov 2026 12:50:17 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1533600 Mon, 31 Mar 2014 07:58:23 +0000 Ash 1533600@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleveesmommy: @yoursilverlining: I bought some cerave - loooooove it! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1502797 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 19:14:46 +0000 littlecasita1122 1502797@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with all the other suggestions, but just wanted to let you know that my son had pretty bad eczema last year but it cleared up dramatically this year. We made no changes to his diet, so some kids do just outgrow it on their own. Our doctor recommended we use Hydrolatum, which we get behind the pharmacy counter (it's non-prescription but still have to ask for it). Using a combo of that, Aquaphor, and hydrocortisone seemed to work the best! We almost never have to use hydrocortisone anymore and only use the Hydrolatum at night after his baths. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1501827 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 14:09:36 +0000 yoursilverlining 1501827@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: oh sorry, derp, I probably misread! :silly: I usually only lotion her up once a day at bedtime. If her arms feel rough at all during the day I'll put a little extra on, but usually once a day is good. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1501687 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:40:53 +0000 Ash 1501687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yoursilverlining: gah, I worded that wrong; I meant to ask how often you slather on the lotion. Currently I do it a few times a day but I didn't know if you do it say, every time you change a diaper or maybe just am/pm.<br /> I use shea moisture body wash but I've never seen the face cream. I'll have to look into that! </p> <p>@troberts1021: lo loves bath time too - I'd hate to take it away. Because we slather cream on his head I always feel the need to wash it daily. Maybe that's a bad idea. </p> <p>It sounds like I just need to find the stuff that works for him! Thanks everyone! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1501625 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:30:25 +0000 yoursilverlining 1501625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: we've never used any lotion/ointment/creams for diaper changes. Her exzema isn't in her diaper area though, and she's never had diaper rash.</p> <p>For the CeraVe, we use the lotion most often, sometimes the tub of cream. The Shea Moisture that I use on her face comes in a small tube, so it's more like a cream or super thick (but not sticky) lotion. I get the Shea Moisture products at our local health food store, but they have a store locator function on their website. Good luck!</p> <p>ETA: LO's dermatologist said to make sure I was really slathering her up with lotion - he seemed to think slathering was the key, and using more lotion than I did previously has helped! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1501622 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:30:02 +0000 bebe 1501622@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree with quick baths every 2-3 days. My little has very sensitive sking and eczema was the worst on her face. Initially we had to use prescription hydrocortisone. Since then, we ONLY use California Baby Eczema Shampoo and Body wash and use Cetaphil 2x a day. Luckily this combo has kept her eczema at bay and we haven't had to use prescription hydrocortisone since she was a few months old (she is now 20 months). Hope you find a great combo for your little one to get rid of the Eczema! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1501565 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 13:21:03 +0000 Tanjowen 1501565@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I battled eczema spots all over my son's body and have mostly won the war (still battling a few spots on his legs). I've found the key is moisture, moisture, moisture! He gets a bath every day because he loves his bath time, but I only use soap every 3 days. I am a BIG fan of the Aveeno baby oatmeal baths and they seem to really help his skin. When he gets out, I coat him in Burt's Bees lotion on his body, then use the Baby California Calendula cream on his face, then use Aquaphor on the bad spots. In the mornings I repeat the lotion process again to start off the day. It's a pain and my LO fussed about it at first, but now he seems resigned when I drag out the lotion bottles :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1500402 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 09:00:26 +0000 Adira 1500402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If you're trying to moisturize, ointments are better than creams, and creams are better than lotions.</p> <p>For Xander, we mainly use Aquaphor, but will also resort to hydrocortisone ointment and also have prescriptions for stronger hydrocortisone ointments. One thing you can do if you're concerned about the hydrocortisone is apply a layer of that and THEN apply Aquaphor on top of it. We do that with some of the stronger prescriptions for Xander.</p> <p>Also, agree with the bath info. Xander bathes twice a week in luke-warm water and we try to keep his time in the bath to 5-10 minutes. We also use Aquaphor body wash, which is very gentle. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1500360 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:50:32 +0000 littleveesmommy 1500360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: We used the CeraVe Moisturizing Cream (the one that comes in a tub). I applied it liberally at every diaper change! We only did Aquaphor on the tough spots on top of the CeraVe cause of the globy mess lol. I agree with the cotton - we try to only dress DD in cotton for the layer directly in contact with her skin since it's breathable. One other thing I also did during the worst period was put old-fashioned oatmeal in a clean sock during bath time and squeezed the "oatmeal juice" (sounds gross I know...) onto those spots to help sooth. :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1500236 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:06:45 +0000 purrpletulips 1500236@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: I believe it is. I had it leftover from when DS was nursing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1500211 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 08:00:16 +0000 Ash 1500211@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@purrpletulips: I have earth mama angel baby nipple butter. Think that would be similar? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1500186 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:56:01 +0000 purrpletulips 1500186@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Ash: DS has it really bad around his chin/mouth. I've been using some leftover MotherLove Nipple cream because if he ends up eating it, it won't hurt him. I only put it on at night but notice a difference when I use it vs when I forget </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1500126 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:32:25 +0000 Ash 1500126@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleveesmommy: @yoursilverlining: Lotion or cream? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1500121 Tue, 18 Mar 2014 07:31:20 +0000 Ash 1500121@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littleveesmommy: Thanks so much! We were bathing every other day and started doing every day. His main problem is his poor forehead and head. Dh did his bath last night and lubed him up so much he was just a glob of aquaphor. I'll look into cerave. :)</p> <p>@yoursilverlining: do you lotion every diaper change or every few hours? I usually put the eucerin on every time I change him but it looks like I'll be picking up some cerave! Thank you! </p> <p>@dookie32: we do cotton pjs :) any idea what caused your son's eczema? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1499843 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 21:26:09 +0000 dookie32 1499843@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son had really bad eczema from the time he was about 3 months old. We met with a pediatric dermatologist and she had us doing a regime of steroid cream &amp; Aquaphor 2x a day that worked really well at preventing flare ups. I know cotton PJs were also big for helping everything absorb at night. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1499810 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:49:37 +0000 yoursilverlining 1499810@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Agree with everything @littleveesmommy said about the bath. We also use CeraVe, and Shea Moisture baby face cream on her face. We have an Rx for her real rough patches, but since switching to a bath every 2-3 days and really lathering her up with lotion, I have rarely needed to use the Rx. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1499795 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 20:41:27 +0000 littleveesmommy 1499795@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Sorry you are dealing with this! DD had the same issues and a couple things helped ease her. I only bathed her every 2-3 days and in barely lukewarm water since hot water dries out the skin. Skip the soap and if you want to soap his bottom, wait until the very end to soap rinse and get him right out to avoid soap exposure to his eczema patches. When he's out of the bath wrap him loosely in a towel and lotion up while he's still damp (no need to dry him first). I went through every lotion possible and CeraVe worked best along with Aquaphor for the spots to seal it all in. We also used a ZipadeeZip for over a year, during when DD's eczema was worst, so her hands were covered and couldn't scratch at her face in her sleep. Hope this helps some and feel free to PM me if you want to chat. We did elimination diet too to isolate her trigger foods. Much :heart: to you! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/tips-to-help-with-eczema#post-1499660 Mon, 17 Mar 2014 19:29:36 +0000 Ash 1499660@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>For the past 1.5-2 months lo has had eczema on his face/head, arms and legs. The pedi recommended aquaphor and eucerin and if needed we could use hydrocortisone. His arms and legs just have a couple random patches but his poor face and head is so itchy and scaly - he is constantly scratching at it! It keeps him from getting comfortable. I'm afraid to put hydrocortisone on his face for fear he'll rub it and then get it in his eyes or eat it. </p> <p>I know I've heard eczema is a sign of an allergy. He's on nutramigen, just as an fyi. I bathe him in shea moisture gluten free fragrance free body wash. </p> <p>Anything else I can do to make my baby less miserable? </p>