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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, you are already doing/have done many of the recommendations, so pls know you are trying your best. Only other ideas I can add are: agree on twice a day water only (no soap, not even the soap-free cleaners) baths, which should be lukewarm not warm, and add a capful of mineral oil to the bath. Literally the minute DC is out of the bath, barely pat dry and then coat, and I mean coat, his little body with whatever cream works best for your DC (we have always had best success with aquafor baby ointment, or the alba unpetroleum you mentioned - it has to be an ointment for my DC, creams don't lock in the bath moisture enough, although his allergist said that we should switch to cream in the summer, but the eczema would always flare when we tried that). Also if you are not already doing this, 100% cotton clothes - especially make sure pj's are all cotton. We also use an air purifier in DC's room. I think you should take DC to an allergist, not a derm dr. Last, You may also want to keep a food log and see if you can find a trigger. GL.[/quote]

Thanks for the suggestion.  We were trying the water only baths, but I found that her eczema was getting worse in areas where she sweats.  We started using cetaphil restoraderm in the bath because I want to get off any bacteria that is accumulating from her sweat. We do lather her up with cream/ointment after the bath when she's still wet, but maybe we should it it literally right when we pull her out.

We also make sure she only wears  cotton and we have an air purifier.

We've seen an allergist and they've told me to keep eating all foods and just keep lathering her up with lotions and creams.  [/quote]

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