Eczema anyone?

[bennikki]

DS1 has a small patch of eczema on the back of his thigh, just below his butt cheek that will flare if his diet goes a little wonky (i.e. too much sugar over the holidays).  When it does flare, a coating of vanicream at diaper changes takes care of it.


I have eczema that keep under control with a grain free/whole foods diet.  I'll get flares on my neck and chest when the weather gets bitter cold, as it is now, but again vanicream, coconut oil, or shea butter takes care of it.


DS2 has eczema everywhere!  The vanicream and coconut oil keep it fairly under control, but it's not getting any better.  I don't really want to go the steroid route, but I'm thinking this is what I have to do to get it under control before I can try anything preventative.

I'm wondering if any of you have experience with your LO, tips, or tricks on dealing with widespread eczema on a newborn. 

ETA: Thanks!

[cjsmom]

Have you tried Waxalene? It works really well for DS.

www.amazon.com/Waxelene-9-Oz-Jar/dp/B004P58IB4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1424376038&sr=8-1&keywords=waxalene

[bennikki]

privacy, DS2 is breastfed, and I follow a Primal diet, though I have cut out dairy since the outbreak on DS2. Both my sons, DH, and I all deal with skin issues (DH has psoriasis), and our diet keeps it pretty well under control. We really only see flares when the weather gets bitter cold and the air drys out. We're in MN, so we've been dealing with sub-zero temps and very low air moisture for the past couple weeks, and it's looking like a week more before we get back to average temperatures. I've started running a humidifier in DS2's room at night, and my mom is bringing over more humidifiers to run throughout the house all the time in hopes we can tackle this a little better.

I know eczema is an auto-immune disease, but in our case, I'm thinking stress on our bodies requiring the inflammation is coming from the weather rather than our diet. In short, I feel we are treating the system, but I'm looking for a better way to treat the symptom as well.