Baby Eczema: What Do You Do?
Baby skin is really fragile. Temperature, clothing materials, environment (unfiltered water and mold), detergents, and food intake (dairy and gluten being the top allergens) can all impact their skin. Here are some of my tips: When bathing… don't dry your baby off with a towel. Simply use the towel to take them out of the bath and massage them with a non-toxic oil (I love under luna oil) and then can apply a high quality area, (like Eugenia shea butter) so their skin is more moist. Limit soap usage as soap can by drying. I also love weleda products.
Things to consider investing in:
Better Laundry detergent (I love Mollys Suds unscented- use code DRORGANICMOMMY)
Water filter on bath/shower (My water filtration blog here)
High quality Air purifier like the IQ air
Merino wool and/or 100% organic cotton undershirts/pants/pjs)
My 3rd child suffered from mold exposure and we worked to heal her gut with her functional pediatrician. She also had inflamed tonsils as they were structurally too large for her mouth. Once we removed them, it was night and day. She not only breathed better, but I saw a dramatic improvement in her skin. So it was a combination of those 2 things and having a genetic predisposition to it. It’s important to figure out what is causing the inflammation and get to the root cause.
Some children with eczema are deficient in zinc and omegas, so taking this cod liver oil, or this one , or this vegan omega may help, but of course always ask your doctor. If breastfeeding, may consider taking Mary Ruth Organics Ionic Zinc so that your baby gets through your breastmilk, but again ask your pediatrician.