infant Eczema

If your baby has eczema, it will be okay.

My daughter was born with short hair and bad eczema. (We'll revisit the hair in a later post.) Before we left the hospital, her skin started peeling. The hospital doctor's and nurses all assured us it was normal, it would be okay, don't put anything on it... etc., etc., blah, blah.

Time goes on. She was diagnosed with eczema like her older brother. Pandemic hits. Still peeling. I think her entire body peeled within 2 months of birth. Now we are using lotions, creams, coco butter, shea butter...you name it, we tried it. I don't want her to get sick with the unknown virus, so we only went to the doctor for wellness visits.

At her 2 month appointment, the nurses and doctor's examined her skin like, "do you ever use lotion on this baby??" They didn't actually say this, but their facial expressions said it *smh*. I told her that it seemed as though no matter what I put on her newborn skin, she was dry within a couple hours. ALWAYS. We already use sensitive skin everything and All Free and Clear detergent; but it wasn't enough. Her pediatrician recommended we try plain Vaseline and the Dove white bar.

2 years later, Dove white bar is all I use on her and my son. Vaseline helped, but her skin still wasn't baby soft. By the end of the day, certain parts of her little body would still be dry. A
​co-worker recommended Melaleuca based lotion. It worked!

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