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[quote=Anonymous]She’s 9 months old. She has eczema but we’re controlling it as much as we can. We use vanicream and Vaseline two or three times a day and any rashes she has are always very mild. We use hydrocortisone when she has a flare. We use free and clear laundry detergent.  We run air filters in every room. We keep her nails short. We give her baths with no soap. If she really needs soap we use the gentle vanicream soap recommended by the dermatologist. She only wears bamboo and cotton onesies since she gets itchy when her skin is uncovered. We filter her bath water. We pat her dry and put her creams in immediately while her skin is still damp. We use dust mite covers on her mattress and ours since she spends a lot of time in our bed. We have had her tested for allergies after she had a reaction to eggs (skin and blood test) and she is definitely allergic to eggs and possibly peanuts, but not milk. I give her formula and breastfeed and I avoid her allergens and we read all ingredients in what she eats to make sure there are no eggs or peanuts. But she’s still SO ITCHY all the time.  She’s generally a happy baby but sometimes she seems so miserable from the itch and it’s so hard for us to see. It gets especially bad at night. We often have to bear hug her or hold her down so she can stop scratching and get to sleep. Her doctor says to try giving her Zyrtec for a week or two to see if it helps. We tried last night but she was still up scratching in the early morning.  Has anyone else had a baby like this? Any advice?[/quote]

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