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Eczema in Babies and Toddler Eczema: How to Treat Baby Eczema

If your baby suffers from baby eczema, then you should know that eczema is one of the most common skin conditions in infants, toddlers and small children. It can affect children of any age, starting with newborns. In the majority of cases the eczema is mild, but there are children who suffer from symptoms so severe, that parents feel heartbroken just by looking at their precious baby’s skin.

It can be truly devastating for parents to see their child with itchy, red splotches all over the body… head, face, legs, back, arms…everywhere. 

When parents consult their pediatrician, they are often given prescriptions for various creams, lotions, oils, baths, even the steroid hydro-cortisone creams! These medications may provide some relief, but the important thing to keep in mid is that they only really treats the symptoms without getting to the reason of the problem.

The thing that you should be trying first and foremost is elimination diet for you (if you are breastfeeding) and/or your baby.  You may be able to help your baby by making a simple change, such as eliminating diary, soy, nuts, wheat, gluten and eggs. 

There are many stories that you can find on the internet about successful treating of eczema with elimination diet, and here is one of them.

Treating eczema in babies and toddlers: Lessons learned

As I said I was never allergic to anything, and I never gave much thought to what causes allergies and how they are cured – but this case of my son’s eczema taught me a powerful lesson how our diet can have a profound effect on our health.

It also taught me that sometimes the simplest answer is the right answer, and that I cannot trust my instincts 100%. Because I dismissed the fact that my son may be allergic to milk, I was looking for some obscure culprits – ingredients in detergents, creams, etc.

For me the solution turned out to be very simple. If your baby or toddler suffers from eczema I urge you to look at your child’s diet or – if you are breastfeeding – at your own diet FIRST.

Since then I educated myself about the allergies and diet, and although I cannot always stick to healthy choices, at least I’m trying to move in that direction.

Later on, I also discovered the importance of fresh RAW fruits and vegetables and juicing in our diet. (See also my hub about juicing and my best juicer recipes website). If I could do it all over again – the first foods that I would introduce to my son would be fresh sweet fruits eaten RAW – and not the processed cereals and fruits found in boxes and jars on the supermarket shelves.

Eczema in Babies and Toddler Eczema: My Son’s Story of Treatment for Baby Eczema

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Baby Acne: How to treat baby acne naturally

Baby acne is quite a common occurrence. When your precious baby is around four weeks old, their beautiful face may – to your dismay – break out with red bumps. This usually comes as a complete surprise. It can also be confusing because they may seem to come and go at different times – they may be more visible more when your baby is overheated, fussy or upset, and be practically unnoticeable at other times.  Acne can also appear worse if baby’s skin comes into contact with cloth washed in harsh detergents, or becomes wet from saliva or milk.

You may be concerned about how these pimples look and about their significance.  Although the appearance of baby acne may be troubling to you, it is a very common condition that is completely harmless and usually takes disappears without a trace within a few weeks or months.

Doctors agree that baby acne is a direct result of the mother’s hormone levels when she is giving birth. In other words, they are a fleeting reminder of your past bodily connection between yourself and your baby. Just before birth, mother’s hormones cross the placenta and enter the baby’s bloodstream. What you may not know, this stimulated vital, last-minute physical development of the baby’s vital organs, such as increasing the size of the lungs in order to prepare them for breathing air. It just so happens that the same hormones also stimulate oil production in the baby’s skin, in many cases causing the pimples to appear on your son’s or daughter’s face.

Fleshy or red pimples can be present at birth, but typically appear at 3 to 4 weeks of age. They occur predominately on the cheeks, but are also quite common on the forehead and chin. Whiteheads are sometimes present. This condition tends to come and go until the baby is between 4 and 6 months old.

It’s best to let the acne run its course. You may gently cleanse your baby’s face once a day with water, and perhaps a mild baby soap. Do not use lotions or oils, as they can make the condition worse. The oil glands will disappear, and you won’t see the acne again until you precious baby becomes a teenager. This time, however, their own hormones will be responsible for the acne onset.

If baby acne does become severe or it lasts for more than six months, you may  consult a pediatrician. The pediatrician will assess the severity of your baby’s acne and offer a gentle medication to assist with healing or they will recommend that you allow it to run its course.

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