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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