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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi, I had a baby like this. First of all, I will let you know that he is now 16 years old, swims competitively, and only uses topical steroids 3-4 times a year for chlorine rash, but is otherwise eczema free.

He was allergic to dairy, soy, eggs and some nuts, so I breastfed and avoided those allergens. He also had reflux, so he vomited a lot. He is still allergic to some nuts, but has outgrown the rest.  We kept him in mittens and cotton seamless onesie, did vanicream and hydrolatum, the whole 9000 yards. We couldn’t sleep train him because he was so itchy and then he would cry and vomit. He would scratch the backs of his knees with his feet, so we wrapped his legs in muslin blankets to keep them separated and then swaddled him way past the normal stopping time. I held him to sleep every night. It was a lot.

A very experienced dermatologist told me not to be too sparing with topical steroids when he needed them, and that helped us a lot. Anytime we saw a flare, we treated right away and that helped him be more comfortable.

And then…I am not even sure when it happened that he became less itchy. I know that by the time he was 2.5, he was going to bed on his own, because that is when our second was born. I was worried that the new baby would be the same, but he had no allergies, no eczema, and was so easy to put to bed. Curiously, he has a tiny bit of eczema as a 13 year old, more than his older brother.

Your post brought up a lot of memories of how hard it was to take care of an itchy baby - you are doing a great job and it will get better! My advice is to not be too hesitant to use topical steroids. Our dermatologist assured us that most doctors are too conservative and that he had not seen thinned skin with judicious steroid use in his 40 year career, and that it was important that our baby be comfortable. [/quote]

Thank you so much for your post. I can’t tell you how helpful it was. [/quote]

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