Ever heard the saying “ smooth like baby skin”?? well, that statement does not apply to my
baby. Since the day my son was born he has had numerous skin issues; from
birthmark to eczema. Eczema has so far been the only one that I have no
solution for and feel defeated by. My
little boy gets really bad flare ups all over his body, from his head to his
toe. It causes him to scratch until
he bleeds; he wakes up in the middle of the night itching; my heart just cries for him. I feel so helpless; I’ve been to the doctor
and all they say is “ use Vaseline and hydrocortisone cream” well genius, I did and Vaseline caused baby
acne.
Anyways, I decided to take matters into my own hands; went
to a natural remedy shop that gave me a herbal cream, made with beeswax, extra virgin olive oil, sunflower seed oil, chickweed herb and vitamin E oil. That was just a waste of $12.25 for a 50ml pot; I then decided to cut out dairy from
my diet, used baby detergent, gave cool baths, did the whole oatmeal bath thing,
used all sort of creams (aveeno, aquaphor, cetaphil, burts bee…). I am writing
this post now, which means, none of that worked. Right now, I am trying out
dove baby bar soap for his baths (doctors recommendation) and moisturizing his
skin with coconut oil, glaxal base, aquaphor and using cortisone cream for the
really red patches and prayers .
This post right is a cry for help, please I welcome any
suggestions/ solutions on how to deal
with eczema.
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