After reading your last message, it reminded me of a question that I had regarding your son's baby formula. After changing to the Nutramigen, have you noticed a change in your son's bowels? Is he regular (daily) or constipated? How long has he been on the new formula? My nieces eczema breakout was in direct correlation to the formula. The constipation was the key indicator of a problem. The right baby formula will promote regular (daily) bowel movements. You would have known within 24 hours if the formula was working with his system correctly. I will be a lot more confident in your success in treating your son's eczema, knowing that he indeed has the right baby formula for his system. I should have made this fact more clear in my earlier postings to you. I didn't realize that you were still using steroid creams, so what I assumed was a healing process may have been suppression. You should notice major improvement within 3 days. If this is not the case post me a message to let me know the progess. I just want to make sure that the allergen has been removed from his system and that the proper nourishment is being replenished. This may very well be the case for you already. I never asked you the question and I just want to make sure that you are aware of how important this step (the right baby formula) is in your son's healing process. You are going to conquer this; and the process will not be as long as you think!!! For us, that was the biggest blessing and the biggest surprise.