Comments on: Red Raw Skin Problems

By: komodo dragon

komodo dragon — Sat, 14 Jun 2008 20:11:23 +0000

aww, poor little baby … i hope everything turns out alright

By: Bass Lake Real Estate

Bass Lake Real Estate — Wed, 07 May 2008 00:06:20 +0000

Epson salts baths will relieve the itching substantially until the doctor can find out why he has the problem. And don’t be afraid to speak out for your son or yourself. You are a customer paying for a service!

By: RachelV

RachelV — Tue, 06 May 2008 23:17:34 +0000

Keston is too cute! I love seeing pictures of him!

Here’s my advice to add to everyone elses Pick up some Calendula Cream from CaliforniaBaby.com It always clears up my kids eczema. It’s a little pricey, but totally worth the purchase. In fact, I need to order some more

Hey Nathan, tell Yolanda that I’ll be going on AIM (hopefully) in the next day or two and I’ll be looking for her to talk to her!

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By: background checks blog

background checks blog — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:56:03 +0000

Poor little guy! I am not a doc, and have no advice on clearing up the problem, but if you put little gloves on his hands at least he can't scratch himself up as badly. background checks blog's last blog post..When a Resume is Just Not Enough

By: Sara

Sara — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 03:45:37 +0000

Hey! I didn’t think of it until I read the posts above, but Paige’s allergist did say that there was a huge connection between skin conditions and respiratory stuff like asthma and allergies. (only that they are triggered by the same thing, don’t worry that if you don’t solve this mystery you’ve given him the plague for the rest of his life.) Basically the body sees something mildly irritating (eek fragrance!) and gets all charged up (attack!) and makes so much the body puts it to use doing other things (hrm…there’s a whole layer of skin to fight! get ‘em guys)

As mentioned above lots of it at this age is diet related. Don’t forget that a lot of formulas aren’t just milk based, if he has egg allergies too, formula might be affecting him. Unfortunately, though some allergens run in the family not all do, but that’s a good place to start, though I guess the kid’s not probably eating scrambled eggs. You have pet allergies, is the cat around him at all?

Offhand the only two other things that were brought up when Paige’s body freaks out is take them to the chiropractor and/or get them those awfully cute glove-y mitts (I had to keep Paige’s on with hair ties for awhile)

By: Nathan Pralle

Nathan Pralle — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:50:59 +0000

Chris: Very interesting — we always figured that it was probably a systemic root cause. Your information certainly gives food for thought. I’m not sure his skin would take the vinegar solution, but it’s something to think about.

Mel: We haven’t tried it yet, but we’ll look into it…very interesting. I don’t think it’s nappy rash — he had bad nappy rash early on but the application of our homemade petro jelly + baking soda did the trick and still does. Plus, it looked so different. But a good thought.

Carly: Interesting; I guess I hadn’t heard that. The doctors were saying that the same gene sequence that causes eczema is the same one that causes asthma, hence the connection. But it’d suck if it was brought on by the medication!

Janet: Yeah, that’s what we’re exploring now. He’s already had to switch to a special formula due to milk allergies; we’re exploring switching him yet again to an even MORE sensitive (and expensive) formula, in case that’s what it is.

Nicheplayer: I hate the fact that there’s many areas that are black-and-white with healthcare and so many others that are completely subjective based on the day and how the doctor is feeling. Drives me up a wall.

By: nicheplayer

nicheplayer — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 17:00:56 +0000

Well, that isn't cool at all. Not even a little bit. We had a similar problem with Ava when she was younger, and we were just about to the point where we stopped breastfeeding (a huge deal for Leah) when we got a second opinion that totally changed our course of action. Doctors. Sheesh. They're just people with white coats! Like butchers, except with framed diplomas. nicheplayer's last blog post..Tree removal

By: janet

janet — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 00:11:37 +0000

He is so cute!!

Have you looked into food allergies? Maybe cutting things out of his diet would help (although ugh, that seems like an un-fun process to test out).

By: QueenieCarly

QueenieCarly — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 23:45:37 +0000

Poor little guy…

In regards to the excema – asthma connection, I believe it is the medication that is used to treat the skin condition that is thought to be responsible for the appearance of asthma later on. It’s probably worth looking into.

By: mel

mel — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 12:51:43 +0000

Landa… have you tried the cream I emailed you about? Honestly I know you are probably getting a tonne of information about what you should and shouldn’t use .. if you are anything like me in the end you are just about willing to try anything. We went for weeks and weeks lack of sleep from Lara itching.. and itching so bad she bled. If you can’t get the cream over there (Its called Calendulis Plus and I know its expensive as hell) I’m more than willing to send you some in the mail.. just let me know and i’ll grab you some. We had to treat hers with an antifungal first and then used this after and it has yet to come back!!! Anything is worth a try.. so let me know!!

It’s a terrible feeling to watch your child be uncomfortable… Good luck guys!!

OHHHH and did you know that Nappy Rash can be systemic?? It’s not that is it?.. I never knew this until i was researching Laras rash!! I thought you could only ever get nappy rash down stairs!

By: chris

chris — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:57:36 +0000

Hi Nathan,
I have had eczema since I was around 12 years old and I have always felt the doctors weren’t that concerned – I believe it’s because they don’t know how miserable it is and don’t feel it’s a serious disease. I don’t of course know if your son does have eczema or what his exact symptoms are. But eczema is as you described, and it itches the worst at night- it can be horrible! Over the counter steroid cremes like hydrocortizone help a little, but not completely. From my own research into it, I’ve learned it is caused by your immune system being out of balance, not enough good bacteria and too much of the bad, and the skin, being a non-vital organ for life (at least not initially) is sacrificed- the body will rob nutrients from the skin to sustain life, causing skin problems. Usually people with eczema have too much yeast in their intestines, and the steroid cremes they prescribe just add to the problem and deplete your immune system even more. Diet is key to controlling it, as there is no cure. Typical foods that can cause an outbreak are dairy products, especially milk and cheeses, eggs, orange juice, any product with yeast like breads, and chocolate. refined sugar also increases the over-growth of yeast so it’s recommended to stay away from it. I wrote an article on it; if you’d like to read it, here’s the url:
http://www.healthmad.com/Conditions-and-Diseases/Help-for-Eczema.71554
For instant relief, try the red apple cider vinegar and baking soda mixed into a paste – it really works. After dry, wash it off, then apply hydrocortizone cream, and an antifungal cream such as used for ringworm or athlete’s foot (like lotrimin) is helpful to relieve the skin and help it start healing. The vinegar/baking soda combo won’t burn like pure vinegar would. You might want to thin the vinegar down with a little water for the baby, just in case. My eczema is more blistery or like hives, and after 3 or 4 days of the vinegar/baking soda treatment, it will be dried out and the skin peels, and looks normal again–until the next break-out.

I’m not sure what you could give, supplement wise, to a baby, but plain yogurt is excellent, or taking probiotics (both increase the good bacteria), omega 3 fish oils, vitamin D, magnesium, zink among other things are all recommended for people with eczema to boost the immune system. You’ll find a lot of information on it online too. I could never get any real answers out of doctors so I took matters into my own hands. I hope some of this helps you…Good luck.
Chris

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By: Nathan Pralle

Nathan Pralle — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:56:57 +0000

We ended up getting an Evenflo Triumph LX in Harbortown. We kinda wanted a Britax, but the price + how much room they take up was a negative, so we felt this was the best of the choices.

By: Shelley

Shelley — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 19:33:06 +0000

What a pain in the ass! I’m sorry you guys are having to deal with so much. I am totally with you on the wishing every so often that you had that type a personality. There’s been *many* times where I’ve wanted to tell the world what I thought of their behavior toward my kids (friends and doctors) and have held back.

On happier notes, glad to hear you got the car seat. Did you end up with the one like Nick’s (Evenflo)?

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By: The Wife

The Wife — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 17:53:04 +0000

The wifes take on the day……….
The Dr was so air headish. She would start on a subject then get herself all off and lost talking about other patients of hers. Like how the 15 yr old girl she sees puts some bleach in her bath water, and how teens hate taking baths, and that we shouldn’t do that with Keston cause he is a baby and doesn’t have any infections right now. So since he is a baby and doesn’t have infections, then WHY TELL US??? It went on and on with lil stories. Oh and the classic one. If we get to annoyed with his skin ( ummmm hello, we are here aren’t we??) then we can admit him to Mayo and have him treated, but just to be warned the creams used can cause cancer?? WTF???
It nice to be told we are on the ball, we are doing amazing well and we seem to know all about allergies and bad skin and how to treat it, but we came to see the best of the best for a reason. I think if she said “When your annoyed enough with dealing with this problem you come back to me” one for time i would have SMACKED HER!
So we are told he has eczema, and is allergic to fragrances, and to keep him away from them and people wearing them. I still dont believe its eczema at all, it looks nothing like it. Arggggggggggg I’m pissed!!!! I’ll shut up now. The END!