red flakey rash on face and head

[IndigoRose]

Hello Mums and Dads,

I need your help please....my little girl is 10weeks old and breast fed.
Two days ago she developed a patchy,flakey red face and head.The redness is around her ears and cheeks and back of head and seems to be moving down to her neck.She isnt scratching her face and doesnt seem to be uncomfortable.At bath time we use Johnson&Johnson no more tears and just once we used little Johnson&Johnson baby oil in the water also.
We are taking her to the Docs for a checkup today,but i would love to hear from parents that may have had the same problem.

Concerned Dad,
Steve.

[Ana Gram]

It does sound like how eczema looks yes. But it could be something else. There are alot of things you can try. It could be a reaction to something you are eating as that goes into the breastmilk.

Stop using the Johnson's and Johnson's for a week as eczema requires a no soap bath, and see if that makes a difference.
Lather her in moisteriser as often as you can.
She may be getting too hot, over heating is a trigger too.
Keep those nails short, she probably isn't scratching because she has worked out how to do so, once they start it is hard to get them to stop.

There are a million different trigger for eczema and it is a lot of trial and error. There are tons of creams on the market.

Good luck and most important is keeping her moisterised as much as possible.

[almond eyes]

My son had rashes (atopic dermatitis) on his face when he was about 4 weeks old. Sounds like this could possibly be your baby's problem as well. I was breastfeeding then too but I was also giving him formula as a supplement. Are you breastfeeding exclusively? If you are, Chellegoth is right, it could be something eaten and is in the milk. in my case, since I was supplementing with formula, we had to change my bub's formula to a hypoallergenic one (partially hydrolysed formula) and when I stopped breastfeeding, this is what I gave my DS. Discontinue use of any soap or bath gel, even Johnson's. Water is best or if you must use something, try the Johnson's sorbolene wash. That is good for sensitive skin. You can also use Avent Hair and Body wash---it is hypoallergenic too. Finally, see a GP and ask if a mild hydrocortisone cream could be good for your baby's condition. I applied a 1% hydrocortisone cream on my baby's cheeks and it was gone in a few days. In the meantime, before you see your GP, use plain water on your DD. Babies that young don't get dirty anyway and use a hypollaergenic moisturiser.

Hope everything turns out well. I feel for your little one. I experience eczema once in a while and i KNow how itchy and uncomfortable it can get.

:fingerscrossed: things are better soon.

[IndigoRose]

Hello and thankyou for the feedback,

We took our little girl to the Docs yesterday and confirmed it is a infantile dermatitis called Seborrheic dermatitis.The Doc suggested natural fragrant free products like sorbelene cream and also a 1% cortisone ointment.Hopefully this will clear her beautiful little face up.

Thanks again for your advise,

Steve(concerned Dad)

[satsmum]

Hi almond eyes,

You mentioned in your reply to Steve that you had to change your baby's formula to an hypoallergenic one. Did her skin get better?
Did you use NAN HA as that is the only hypoallergenic formula I know. Also do you know whether they sell these in stick packs.

I have 5 month old son and he has ezcema. i started him on s26 gold and his ezcema seems to get worse with it and i want to change to something that will suit his skin condition.

:shame: confused mum

[almond eyes]

Hi satsmum :wave:

Yes I switched to Nan HA 1 Gold. It is the hypoellergenic one (partially hydrolysed formula). And yes it did wonders for my son's skin. However, if your bub already has eczema, best to have some kind of medication to put on it as well just to help it clear. When it does, best to moisturise, also with a fragrance-free hypollaergenic cream or lotion. Switching to a hypoallergenic formula is good if your family has a history of allergies and if your bub seems to have sensitive skin.

Also, my doctor told me to hold off on solids until 6 months (again if family history of allergies is existent). At 6 months, I inroduced different foods slowly, giving them one at a tme for at least 3 days, switched to Nan 2 HA Gold then whenever he gets a tiny rash/reaction to anything I 've fed him, I put medication on it right away (make sure you only put a very light film). I used a 1% hydrocortisone cream. Ask your GP about this when you can.

Oh, I've never seen stick packs of nan. You can get a milk dispenser though and just put the number of scoops that your bub consumes. :)
Hope this has helped. :)