Rash on face and neck! Help!

Gabrielle - posted on 11/30/2009

what did the doctor say it is? Depending on what it is would be what to do. Try an oatmeal bath. It should help the itching.

Jazma - posted on 11/30/2009

If that is not working. Try to see if it is something environmental like: detergent, perfumes, pets. That very well maybe what is causing the rash.

Chama - posted on 11/29/2009

sounds like eczema...my 2 1/2 yr old has it really bad. we just got the test done. my baby girl has the starts of it too. she's breastfed. i would not bath him that, if you must let it be a quick barely warm water, little or no soap, pat dry him and lotion him up. i use afrikan shea butter it's organic at Afrikanrepublic.com $21.00 for 16oz. it's looks like lard, but a little goes a long way. my son is allergic to peanuts, timothy grass, cat and dog hairs. he bleeds when it flares up cause it itchy, being that your child is too small, i would stay with one laundry soap for the whole house (save money and not stress about having to get specail just for one person) Aquafine, eucrine, shea butter (organic) should be good. vaseline on the face when you go outside to protect the skin from wind. my kids looks shiny, but it works. i would keep an eye on yoiur heat, to much will dry out the skin. it's funny how that works, my hubby is white and can't have anything like lotions, my oldest has good skin and then there myself (black) and my 2 youngers and they need the lotions. the oither thing i was told by the allergist was if there's a trait of asthma from mom, milk allegeries, they baby might develop eczema. keep breastfeeding......... but keep in mind some of the other things. check to see if it's baby acne too. good luck..... :-)

Lindsay - posted on 11/28/2009

I hate to say this but it seems to be going around alot now this happened to my friend and it was bed bug bits you should look in his bed or you'rs where ever he sleeps the most at night take a flash light and look in the corners and under the mattress in the dark and they are tiny little red like bugs that leave little red bumps all over and then spread, and they are very itchy , just a thought , its becoming really bad everywhere.

Ebonise - posted on 11/28/2009

i believe that it may be an allergic reaction to the formula you should check with your pediatrician.

Mary - posted on 11/28/2009

Sounds like heat rash to me, perhaps exacerbated by something in the laundry products you are using in his clothes or bedding. Is he in a hat to sleep, or too much clothing? Heat rash is worse where one gets the hottest. Neck folds, double shirted areas. Don't overdress. Rule of thumb is to dress baby in similar layers to what you are wearing. I'd back off on all creams and cleaners, lots of plain, warm water, you can blow dry (low) areas that might retain moisture. See if this clears up. Then you can start adding products back.

CJ - posted on 11/28/2009

You mentioned that you are breastfeeding, are you using any cream or balm for yourself that contains lanolin?

I ask because I have a sensitivity to wool, and so does my 12month old boy. He developed a red polka dot rash that kind of looked like acne on his head, then neck, and started going down his arms when I finally put two and two together and stopped using anything with lanolin in it. After a week or so it cleared right up. So, if you are using something that contains lanolin and nursing your boy could have an allergy or sensitivity to it as well.

Mary - posted on 11/28/2009

Does your son appear to be running a fever or has he been sick in the past week? Check his trunk ( chest and back) to see if the same spots/bumps are present. Could be Roseola(sp?)

I have a child (9) who has ecezma and we have used Aveeno baby wash, shampoo, and the entire line . The Aveeno I used for my dd at that age was an over the counter anti- itch cream, it is generally located in the same section as the other anti itch creams..close to the pharmacy window.

Hope things get better for your little one:( Hang in there.

Mary

Erica - posted on 11/28/2009

Try eliminating dairy from your diet. This is usually the culprit. Doctors will just give you steriod cream. They are usually not very good about natural remedies and finding the reason behind things. I have not figured out the trigger for my daughters eczema (v. mild) but since starting her on probiotics she has not had any further outbreaks that required steroid cream (red bumps).

Lucy - posted on 11/28/2009

Go and see the doctor... My little boy developed an all over rash that started on the face at 4 weeks and then worked its way over his entire body. I went to the hospital and saw a doctor who diagnosed eczema and gave me Piriton to give to him if the itching got really bad at night time. They also gave me aqueous cream to bathe him in and Diprobase to moisturise although I have found calendula cream best and also Salcura do some natural products which I used when it was at it's worst. Over time the rash died away and patches of dry skin developed. The backs of his legs got really bad during the Summer and the doctor prescribed hydrocortisone cream which would take away the inflammation for about 1 or 2 days and then flare back up again whilst I was still using it. I went to see another Doctor and he prescribed another cortisone cream which has an antibiotic in as well called Fuicidin and this worked really well on this part of his body as I think that bacteria from sweating irritates the eczema in this area when he gets hot - maybe you could ask for this? The only problem with the cortisone is that it just takes it away for a while and then it comes back up again but I can now keep on top of his legs but just putting a little bit on when they flare up for just a day or two and then don't have to use it for quite a while. The suspects for his eczema may potentially be the chemicals in the water as we live in a hard water area and the rash developed around the time when I started to bath him everyday- I bought a portable water filter from America (Watersticks.com) and it softens the water and I use this for his bath now and that seems to have really helped. Keep a food diary of what you are eating to see if you can see a pattern in flare ups too. I know it's so worrying and hard to deal with and it's so difficult to see your little baby suffering but if you try different things and keep nagging the Doctor I am sure you will find a way to manage it until you can get to the bottom of what is casuing it.

Renate - posted on 11/28/2009

No baby oil. Just plain aqueous. It started on his forehead, then moved all over his head and down onto his cheeks, and now down the neck and onto the upper chest and back. I don't get why it would be only in this area if it were an allergy. Surely it would be all over the body too?

Michelle - posted on 11/28/2009

I use everything free of chemicals and stuff, as we are allergic to things. We buy laundry soap free of everything, we buy organic baby products from SaffronRouge.com that are unscented and undyed and without any chemicals whatsoever, and I am reading a book called The Unhealthy Truth, which explains food allergies well. You could be eating something that irritates the baby. Do you use baby oil because I found out that is not good to use after I have done research. It contains mineral oil, which is very bad for your skin. You had mentioned it started up on his head.

Renate - posted on 11/28/2009

He's a breast fed baby. Can he be allergic to something I am eating? It's worse when I take him out of the cot after a sleep. Could it be a heat rash? I have not changed a single thing with regards to soap powder etc. Have started bathing him in plain aqueous cream (not perfumed).

Erica - posted on 11/28/2009

My nephew had similar symptoms. It was related to allergies. They are too young to be tested. Probiotics helped a little and eventually he started on goats milk which from that point on his rash (eczema) resolved. Lots of lotion helps....try organic coconut oil weird texture but lots of moisture.

JAEN - posted on 11/28/2009

Pop to the docs to make sure everythings ok, but it sounds like an allergy. Have you changed soap powder, softener,do you use different soap to wash your hands, changed baby bath liquid. Does it seem worse at a particular time of day? Good luck with it., Jaen x