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[quote=Anonymous]Our 8 month old DD has had eczema since around 4 months or so. It started to get bad around 5 months, but we were able to contain it with lotions. Then around 6 months, she had a topical reaction to some egg on my DH's hands. We got worried, took her to the ER and the allergist. She had a positive blood and scratch test to egg, but a negative blood and scratch test to dairy/soy/dust/dogs/cats. Her eczema got REAL bad after the egg, and we had to give her a ton of benadryl, zyrtec and topical cortisone. The allergist said that I should eat eggs (and dairy and soy) because we don't want to inadvertently create an allergy if our baby is unable to process an allergen. I should also mention that our baby has no other sign of a food allergy: no spit up, no reflux, no mucus or blood in poop, no family history of allergies. And the allergist thought that the pattern of redness on our baby looked a lot more like regular eczema, not allergy related eczema.

But since I had read so much  about giving up dairy, I gave it up. I was vegan for about seven weeks and it didn't really seem to make a difference in her skin. I didn't give up soy but I also didn't eat a lot of soy on a daily basis.

We have tried EVERYTHING at this point and I am really at a loss as to what to do. Here is a run down of what we've done:

1) We used all free and clear from day 1 of her birth (My DH has sensitive skin so we were prepared)
2) Started out using California Baby Super Sensitive wash, but then transitioned to little to no soap, now we're using cetaphil restoraderm
3) DD had a bad reaction to aquaphor, so we stopped
4) We used vaseline 
5) Now we're using an alba organic unpetroleum jelly
6) We use cerave often
7) Cetaphil restoraderm lotion makes her skin soft but it burns if she's red in certain spots
8) We've tried a Chinese herb mixture called yin care, which she liked but it made her super dry
9) We've used 2.5% cortisone ointment and 1% cortisone cream. It makes the redness go away, but then it comes right back. It has also caused a lot of pigmentation
10) We've tried epsom salt baths
11) We haven't tried bleach baths, but our DD goes to the pool with our babysitter several times during the week 
12) We put our DD in the natural hot springs (not too hot) for mineral protection 
13) We're trying this cream called Meta Care that has Neem oil in it 
14) When she was really little, we were using a California Baby massage oil

NOTHING seems to be working and we're really at a loss as to what we should do. Anyone have any additional ideas? Argh.[/quote]

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