hi just a question what do you use to wash her clothes? and your own? when my daughter was around the same age she had what appeared to be something similar to this (only on her face also)...come to find out grandma washed her clothes in tide (or something like that) so when she held her (pretty soon after she broke out). if you think this may be the case any time someone else holds her you could put a blank that you washed in safe detergent or soap over their shoulder so she doesnt come into contact with their harsh detergents. hope that helps.

it sounds like you are doing a really excellent job with your daughter. Our son was very similar. It turned out that he was reacting to foods in my wife's breastmilk. its best if you can figure out which foods, and eliminate them. your daughter will then heal and the sensitivities will fade. the longer you expose her to the offending food, the worse the reactions will be. An ELISA IGg and Ige blood test is an easy way to do this. otherwise a good kinesiologist might be able to identify the foods. and, there is always the elimination diet. dairy and cod liver oil could be it.... or it could be anything really. thats why you need the test. its very very importatant to determine which food is causing the problem.

John

Try these...

Just helping identify every possible lead.

On your diet - which is fed to the baby:

Drop the cookies - total artificial junk
Drop the ice cream - worse junk
Drop the raw milk - adults don't need milk, I know weston price foundation, but you have to self experiment and see for yourself.
Drop all your supplements - probiotics, cod liver oil, eat raw ocean salmon instead or whatever fresh raw wild fish is available in your area.
What water are you drinking? Distilled is best + squeeze an orange or a lemon in it.
You may want to try a Homo Optimus Diet
http://homodiet.netfirms.com/

Get rid of all grains in your life which is inflammation causing, gluten being passed on to your baby. Stop eating nightshades.

On pollution:

Air is freely flowing in baby's room?
Only soap is used on baby's clothing and bedding? No fabric softeners?
Do you use a clothes dryer? It is polluting.
Pets in the house? Kick them out.
Did you do a full sweep of your house and personal care products as Hulda Clark said in her book Cure for All Diseases?
Baby's crib has paint? varnish? plastic?
Do you have Amalgams and root canals left in your mouth?
Too many people kissing the baby on the face? Kiss the feet only.

Question: Have you ever done a parasite cleanse? Re-post this on Barefoot Herbalist MH forum ASKBAREFOOT and ask his opinion.
Question: What birth control are you on?
Question: Do you have access to an anthroposophic doctor? They're pretty thorough.

Hi
This is Seanine. My son started with the face on the cheeks. He is 8 now and still has eczema all over. I have tried everything and have seen dermotologists, dieticians, immunologists and naturapaths. Your daughter definatley has eczema, I believe. The great news is she got it before 6 weeks old therefore the likelihood of her growing out of it before 6 or 7 is extremely good. I had it as a child and my son is severe. We have treated him everyday.I will give you some pointers.

Like everyone else, our whole lives are filled with experimenting with everything.Dermotologists only want to shove harsh steroid creams or immunosuppressants into our son. Thats not a life. We have seen immunologists, dieticians and Dermo's for years. Just recently a naturapath. The Dermo's have only treated the symptoms after the reactions. We all know eczema is a disease so we need to take control of it, Not treat the aftermath.

The naturapath was the best so far. She has the right idea...eg lets get to the bottom of whats causing it and eradicate any possible causes in the mean time. She also looks at stress and other factors. I can tell everyone a few pointers from everything Ive learnt over the years and even from my mum who treated me when I was severe and flown to Camperdown wrapped up like a mummy. Now my poor son has it and we have treated him for years.

TESTING
Get her tested (Pricktested) for allergies Even I did and I found out I had allergies to things I wouldnt even think of such as Blue Gum and Eucalypt trees. Simple..my son has it done atleast once a year.

TEMPERATURE
Stay cool. I know from experience, hot skin causes flare ups and itchiness. In fact that was the only time I ever scratched.

FOOD
Eat a balanced organic healthy Diet and don't put any stress on your liver with fatty foods and too much gluten or sugar. Sugar suppresses the immune system.
Apparently out of all the eczema sufferers they tested in a study, most had bowel problems and their bodies were not digesting all the gluten, sugars, colours, preservatives and processed foods, therefore stressing the body. When the body stresses it comes out through the skin. Oh and try not to eat foods high in natural flavours (salicilates and amines). Any acidic fruits, tomatoes, honey. There is a huge link between these foods and allergies. I can tell people what foods these are. The dietician at the hospital took these out of the diet and slowly introduced them again one by one. I read articles at Uni and half of every person taken OFF cows milk had their eczema go away. My new son is on breast milk and goats milk.

ENVIRONMENT
Eradicate as many dust mites as possible. Rip up carpets. Get dust covers for the matress and covers. Get leather lounge etc. Only ever wet wipe to clean dust.

Never have pets in the house. I found out it is not only the pet saliva but pets shed dander. The dust mites feed of this dander and it makes their faeces so much stronger. People are allergic to dust mites faeces, not the dust mites themselves.

Dont use chemicals if possible inside or outside the house. YOU WILL SURVIVE! People think they need to kill everthing with strong bacteria sprays and so on, when they have proven recently that we are actuually causing more allergies by not exposing our children to everyday bacterias and allergens. I clean everything naturally. Eucalyptas oil is great for everthing. Disinfectant, toilet, killing dustmites, find old wife tail stuff. Ask people. BUT if they are already allergic, DONT expose them.

I could go on for ever talking about this stuff.

How we treat our son
quick shower, sorbolene all over body. He is covered with wet and dry bandages all over neck to toe. We do this three times a day to avoid steroids.Moisturising all the time is very important.
My son drinks lactose freemilk. eats less gluten.no preservatives colours. only real meat no processed foods bad stuff. please ask me about anything i have written, but my advise for you,

keep her cool moisturised with sorbolene and glycerin cream 10%.Glycerin is the closest to our skin oils.Only breathable cotton clothes.never wool!Eradicate as many dust mites as possible.bath her in QV flare up bath oil. put oats in a stocking in the bath with her. it is a natural anti inflammatory. DONT EVER USE SOAP ON HER.it is taboo with eczema.soap causes eczema. soap makes the ph balace in the skin go down causing dry itchy skin.from now on only ever use soap free products. there are plenty of soap free washes. i have a new baby 5mths now and he had a little bit of eczema it has just completely gone.

your diet is very important.she drinks what you eat. try to eat healthy avoiding dairy, nuts, soy and colours preservatives and definatley processed foods. eat only real food. make sure you supplement your calcium. and you should have the omega 3 it wont effect her.

where do you work.make sure you or her are not stressed out. stress causes eczema. try not to let her cry.your pets need to be outside re: the information above.

I hate to say it but she could have it for mnths maybe years as my son has, so i am more than happy to explain why i told you these things. please contact me.

ps we found that the wet and dry bandage dressings have been the biggest gift to control the problem. i will explain. good luck

seanine

what beautiful baby you have;-)
i'm no expert, but i have an 18-month old baby who used to have rashes just like your baby. Here's some of the things that work for my son depending on types of rshes he's having.. you'll
1.i visited a chinese medicine shop, showed my baby to the 'sinseh' and he/she prescribed some dried roots, tree barks, leaves, etc-etc to boil, and bath my son with it. it worked..
2.went to see a paeditrician, which costed me RM120(USD1=RM3.279). she prescribed the candacort (apply on affected area for 3 days or until the redness gone) and the candazole (apply for 2 weeks,after candacort) creams which i later found out only cost below RM10 each at pharmacies.
3.if u use talc, try tapioca powder. they seem to work magic on rashes.
4.as i 80% breastfeed my son, i watch what i eat-try to avoid seafood (except certain fish).
keep her fingernails short all the time, cut them while she's asleep.
don't worry, your baby will be fine..she'll grow out of it.

i am going through the same thing with my 10 month old son it seems to get real good and then he scratches and it comes back so much worse i am so lost on what to do i have come to this site and found your story and was wondering if you have found anything that works i have been told so many different things form so many doctors that i have no clue what to beleieve anymore, i have been givin creams lotions and steriods all works for a few days then like i said comes back agian i also have been told it is due to teething..have you tried aleo vera from the plant at all? that seems to be were i am heading with this .....