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featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
featuring Parenting Advice, Child
Care and Child Raising Advice. Sara
not only has children and grand
children, but also has a degree in
Psychology, a masters degree in
Family Counseling and was a family
specialist in Lousville, Ky for more
than 10 years.
Dear Sara answers parenting and child raising
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published May 24, 2010
Dear Sara,
My baby has eczema. His baby
doctor keeps giving him 1%
hydrocortisone cream. I would like
to try some home remedies. Is
there anything you can suggest?
Kitty
Dear Kitty,
You might try some preventative
measures if you haven’t already.
Detergent seems to be one of the
things that irritate eczema. You could
try something like All free and clear or
Ivory Snow. If you think detergents
could be an irritant try switching to
pure soap for laundry and bath. If
you use a fabric softener you might
try Downy’s free and sensitive. Also,
when you bathe your baby try to find
a soap that is mild, unscented and
moisturizing as children with eczema
tend to have very dry skin.
If you have a cat or a dog be aware
that their dander can be irritating to a
baby with eczema as well as cigarette
smoke so try to avoid these things
around your baby. Cow’s milk, eggs,
citrus fruit and peanuts could bring
on a flare up so it’s best to keep
these out of his diet.
To control the itching associated with
eczema, you might try an oatmeal
bath. You can do this on your own by
grinding oats in a food processor or
coffee grinder. Add the oats to a
warm water bath and let your baby
soak for about 15 minutes. Again, If
you wash your baby, try to find a
product that is soap and not
detergent. Dry him off gently and try
a lotion with vitamin E or Aloe Vera.
You might find a lotion made with
blueberry leaves in a health food
store. This is supposed to help with
eczema. Be sure and check with you
baby’s doctor before you try anything
new.
Since his skin is so sensitive, you
should consider using only 100%
cotton clothes with the labels cut out.
I hope that your baby’s skin clears
soon. It’s difficult to watch your baby
trying to deal with this problem. Most
babies outgrow eczema by the time
that they are 2 or 3 years old so
maybe it won’t last too much longer.
Sara
questions from readers, new columns are
posted on Mondays and Thursdays, this column
was published May 24, 2010
Dear Sara,
My baby has eczema. His baby
doctor keeps giving him 1%
hydrocortisone cream. I would like
to try some home remedies. Is
there anything you can suggest?
Kitty
Dear Kitty,
You might try some preventative
measures if you haven’t already.
Detergent seems to be one of the
things that irritate eczema. You could
try something like All free and clear or
Ivory Snow. If you think detergents
could be an irritant try switching to
pure soap for laundry and bath. If
you use a fabric softener you might
try Downy’s free and sensitive. Also,
when you bathe your baby try to find
a soap that is mild, unscented and
moisturizing as children with eczema
tend to have very dry skin.
If you have a cat or a dog be aware
that their dander can be irritating to a
baby with eczema as well as cigarette
smoke so try to avoid these things
around your baby. Cow’s milk, eggs,
citrus fruit and peanuts could bring
on a flare up so it’s best to keep
these out of his diet.
To control the itching associated with
eczema, you might try an oatmeal
bath. You can do this on your own by
grinding oats in a food processor or
coffee grinder. Add the oats to a
warm water bath and let your baby
soak for about 15 minutes. Again, If
you wash your baby, try to find a
product that is soap and not
detergent. Dry him off gently and try
a lotion with vitamin E or Aloe Vera.
You might find a lotion made with
blueberry leaves in a health food
store. This is supposed to help with
eczema. Be sure and check with you
baby’s doctor before you try anything
new.
Since his skin is so sensitive, you
should consider using only 100%
cotton clothes with the labels cut out.
I hope that your baby’s skin clears
soon. It’s difficult to watch your baby
trying to deal with this problem. Most
babies outgrow eczema by the time
that they are 2 or 3 years old so
maybe it won’t last too much longer.
Sara