Babies/Children with Eczema - can you answer some questions? Post Reply

[katiets1]

I'm conducting some research for a project I am doing on eczema in babies and children and I wondered if any of you mothers out there who unfortunately have little ones that suffer from this, would be able to help me by answering some questions?

When you saw that your little one might have eczema who did you go to first? Your pharmacist or GP?

What did they recommend you treat it with? An emollient? If so which one did they recommend?

Did you stick with this emollient or try several? What has made you stick with the one you still use?

Thank you very much for your help.

Katie

[Mumabuba]

Hi katie,

My little boy was diagnosed with eczema when he was about a month old. It was our GP that made the diagnosis. We were prescribed 'double base' as an emollient and eumovate as a steroid cream to use when flare ups are severe. Double base didn't seem to be effective enough so we changed to epaderm ( also prescribed through GP). We use epaderm 3 times a day and still use eumovate when we need to, my little one is now 1 year.

Hope this helps

Sarah

[Asmeret]

My son had since birth I went Gp they gave him several ointments but it did not help at last I stick to the one it worked and still using it at age 5 .... also I found perfume and perfumed products make it worse so I use all the time non perfumed shower gel for him and I wash his clothes with non perfumed washing powder (sensitive skin) , he start itching if I use perfumed products ......I hope this information help ....good luck.