Well, we have been battling a vague diagnoses of eczema and possible food allergies with Little Man. Each time I bring it up, my pediatrician does not seem too alarmed- and this can get maddening. Especially when I have a little boy with skin like this:
Alarming, no?
I am frustrated because I keep getting the standard "did you switch laundry detergent recently?" rundown from the doctors. Look, this is not my first rodeo- I am hip to the Dreft routine, kids. I simply cannot figure out what is causing him to react so fiercely. So let's have it- call the doc in the morning? Do you have THE ANSWER?
My son had skin like that from
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You need to start by writing down everything you feed him and what his skin looks like 30min after and then an hour after and so on. You have to be armed when you go to the peds. Pictures are a great start though.
My whole fam has eczema and that's what it looks like. I agree with Adrienne about keeping a log of what he eats and the reaction shortly after, just to see if it MIGHT be an allergic reaction. If not, just the same old dye-free, fragrance-free, sensitive skin, blah blah blah for everything that might touch his poor skin. I'm sure you've already heard of every product out there, but my sibs and I could only use Eucerin on our skin. It's SUPER thick and worked really well. Try it out, if you haven't already. Good luck and I hope you can get it under control!! :)
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