Anonymous wrote:Hi OP. You seem to be doing everything you can. I'll throw in my two cents in case a random thing clicks.

I tried all the creams and lotions and my favorite by far is Cera Ve (the cream, not the lotion), recommended by dermatologist in my family. It comes in a big round container like Aquaphor.

My child was older and had obvious gastro issues so maybe this isn't the key for you the way it was for me... I met with a nutritionist and got some high quality probiotics recommendations. We used two different probiotics for a couple of months and then just one, which we continue to use. The doses he took were many, many times higher than what the children's probiotic bottle I bought at Whole Foods recommended. (Of course I had my ped approve everything before I tried it.)

We also do a high dose of fish oil. Again, we do a "therapeutic dose," recommended by nutritionist and approved by ped.

My son had HORRIBLE eczema, a year past elimination of food allergens, and bath regime, etc, and with introduction of probiotics and fish oil it went away in a couple of weeks and never returned.

Anonymous wrote:I'll weigh in on the wheat suggestion. My DD tested negative for everything, yet had small eczema break outs monthly. It took four years to connect them to gluten, which also gave her constipation. No break outs or constipation since going GF, it's been almost two years. To me eczema is like an alarm, something is going wrong inside the body and you just have to figure it out. Also, consider soaking all of your grains to reduce phytic acid. Fermented cod liver oil with high vitamin butter oil (FCLO/HVBO) might be a good replacement for the fish oil - you can read some reviews on amazon. Good luck - I hope you find some relief for DC soon.

Anonymous wrote:Check out northwestern university for its eczema protocol. Completely turned things around for us.

Anonymous wrote:cod liver oil? my niece has very bad eczema and it works for her. she's had minor flare-up with cod liver oil, but it's been pretty much kept at bay since starting. you can buy it with lemon flavor -- carlsson's is a good brand.

Anonymous wrote:We had the same issues with our DS. Do you eat peanut butter? Never made the connection, yet my eczema and DS' totally gone after he experienced an allergic reaction at age two. I ate it almost everyday on toast during pregnancy and after. I miss the peanut butter. I dont miss the eczema.

Anonymous wrote: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.