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Baby Eczema Breastfeeding
My baby is 5 months old and has had eczema since he was born but since he started solids it has worsened. HELP
He is only eating Banana pear avacado and apple. I am not sure if it is one of these irritating it or the fact that I have cut down on breastfeeding? He has been given Diprobase cream and 0.5% hyrocortrizone as well as Oilatum for the bath, but it is still persisting, It is worst on his face and back and elbows. Please help i feel i am doing something wrong?
I also have tried covering him in aqueous cream but that seems to make it worse?
No fun, poor little guy. I know, you could pull out your hair with all the possibilities... This problem is getting to be very common now, though. Most kids grow out of it and even really severe cases lessen considerably and rarely leave any scarring at all. Remind yourself that this is just a season and he will grow into a healthy boy.
A genetic predisposition may be present, but identifying causes is very difficult, so until you know more, limit exposures to everything. Soaps and shampoos aren't necessary for babies. We kicked out the animals, limited the use of cleaning chemicals in the house, washed in hypoallergenic laundry soap with extra rinse cycle, cotton only, limited exposure to perfumes, hairspray, cosmetics from others. We even asked relatives and visitors to prepare in advance to help us avoid unnecessary exposures. You may not want to hear this, but breast is best. Solids are exciting, but he will get the best and most easily-digested nutrients from you. We had to limit all foods until our child was near 12-months-old. She was just so reactive to everything and nothing.
Since anything placed on the skin has the potential to enter the blood stream, try to lean more toward pure and organic moisturizers. petrolium may not be the best option. We currently use organic virgin coconut oil and palm oil. Unfortunately, we still resort to steroid ointment at times for difficult areas. Protopic and Elidel, prescription tacrolimus ointments, may also be helpful. We placed socks over the hands while sleeping to prevent scratching.
Causes you may not have considered... Why mess with a perfectly good baby? Vaccines have many toxins and vaccination now begins right at birth. One preservative in particular is common in pediatric vaccines and can cause dermatitis, blisters, burns, and eczema!
http://www.vaccinetruth.org/2-Phenoxyethanol.htm
Other ingredients like Formaldehyde (carcinogen) and Aluminum (toxin) are potential irritants as well. It is unnatural for a tiny baby to be exposed to 4 or 5 viruses all at once, killed, mutated, or whichever. Asthma, eczema, allergies and other immune-system issues, among other things, are much more common in vaccinated children. See the full list of vaccine ingredients here...
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/pubs/pinkbook/downloads/appendices/B/excipient-table-2.pdf
Imagine my shock when discovering that I may have been able to protect my daughter from this suffering. We found it necessary to suspend all vaccinations indefinitely shortly after she was 6 months old. I wish I had known sooner. We are still working toward immune-system recovery 4 years later. Our youngest... no vaccines, no problems. She is almost two. You might consider a delay in additional vaccinations at the very least. His little body is dealing with enough right now without the extra load on his immune system. Good luck in your search for answers and God Bless.
P.S. There is research to support what we personally experienced... post-vaccination immunological damage.
Breastfeeding - Breast is Best
Women have been feeding their children this way from the beginning, and it is of course natures intended food, therefore the best nourishment for your child. The decision to breast-feed is entirely up to you and each woman should make up her own mind, it is an individual choice.
There are a number of reasons why a mother would decide not to breastfeed, including infection e.g. hepatitis or HIV this can be passed onto the baby through the breast milk, or if the mother is on long-term medication for an illness, in this situation it is advised to bottle feed instead. Some mothers can't produce enough milk and others just do not like the idea at all, either way it's a personal decision.
In the 40s and 50s it was very unfashionable to breastfeed and mothers were encouraged to bottle-feed. It's a different story now days with our health conscious society, more and more mothers are deciding that for them and their infant's breast is best. Breastfeeding benefits not only the child but the mother also.
It is the baby's natural food and is easily digested limiting stomach problems and wind causing pain and discomfort to the baby. It is also provides antibodies reducing the risks of gastro-intestinal infections, urine infections, chest and ear it infections, breathing difficulties including asthma, diabetes, eczema and childhood obesity.
There are also lots of benefits to the mother for breastfeeding including a close maternal bond between you and your baby, a reduced risk of breast cancer, ovarian cancer and osteoporosis. Breastfeeding also helps the womb to contract back to its normal size much quicker than if you were not breastfeeding.
You need to keep in mind that when you are breast-feeding it is not safe to take the combined pill but you can take the mini pill for this duration, this of course dispels the myth that you cannot get pregnant during breastfeeding you definitely can. Another positive note is that breastfeeding aids in the loss of the body's fat stores that were stored in preparation for breastfeeding, this will speed up loosing the pregnancy weight.
Although keep in mind that eating a well balance diet with daily vitamins and minerals is fundamental for producing high quality milk for your baby, this is not the time for any crash diets.
One of the big concerns for mothers when breast feeding is that they are unsure of the amounts of food the baby is consuming, once the baby is breastfeeding well and he or she is having wet and dirty nappies be assured all is well. Your midwife or maybe friends and family can help and advise when you are going through those anxious few weeks of breastfeeding, there are also breast feeding support groups that you can go along to and speak to other mums with the same problems or concerns as you.
Another concern for mothers is breast-feeding in public, most people are okay with breastfeeding in front of friends and family but the thought of breastfeeding in public makes them a little nervous. Do not let this put you off, if you and your baby are comfortable with it that's all that matters. There is always a discrete table you can sit at in a restaurant and or on the train and there is always the option of planning your outings around feed times to avoid it completely.
When you decide the time is right to wean your baby onto bottles and get some routine back into your life you need to decide if you will be expressing your own milk or using formula.
Expressing is said to be a difficult and tricky task that takes a bit of time and patients, however if you decide to go down this route you can build up a store of breast milk and freeze it in specially adapted freezer bags. Breast milk can last up to six months in the freezer. This way you can be more flexible with your time and your baby gets all the goodness of breast milk.
Although a lot of women actually want their breasts back and to feel it's their body once again so they go with formula. Bottle feeding using formula is not a bad idea as you can stop worrying about those embarrassing wet patches and get back into your pretty smaller size bras again.
Not all women want to or can breast feed but I think you should give it a go. It is a wonderful bonding experience for both mother and child providing a lot of health benefits, its extremely rewarding all round.
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