rashes all over her face...allergy or baby acne?

Cheryl - posted on 10/19/2009

Quoting Cherie:

Sounds like eczema to me, reacting to detergents in clothing, the foods you are eating-eg dairy, nuts etc. also could be the heat and humidity. keeping baby cool, watching your diet carefully or if bottle fed, look for formulas that are soy based. clothe in natural fabrics like cottons etc. And of course, moisturise often. Avoid lanolin based creams, olive oil is good!

I've heard about using olive oil to moisturize, but the down side to that is that it's fiarly expensive .  I use olive oil to cook with and at least where I live it runs about $10-$15 for 20 oz. The walmart version of the eucerine cream worked really well for us and it ran $4 a tub. we still have more than half of it now a year later.

Allison - posted on 10/19/2009

I had the same problem when I was an infant. Turns out, I have Eczema. I would break out in the crib on my face from sweating. And during school, on the back of my legs from sitting in the desks all day. I would wear shorts because in South Florida it gets so hot.
There is a steroid cream called Elocon which would clear up any breakouts within a couple of days.

I still have eczema, it isnt curable. Someother things that work are cortizone cream, although it isnt as strong as the elocon, and also Aquaphor baby ointment, not lotion will help protect the skin.

Everyone can have different reactions to things such as laundry detergent, bubble baths ( i cant use any =( ), hand and body soap ( I can only use Dove, regular) and contact with water. I have to limit my contact with water to strictly bathing for 5 minutes, briskly washing my hands and wearing gloves while cleaning anything, and sometimes bathing my son.

Good luck! Hope this helps!
Allison

Cherie - posted on 10/19/2009

Sounds like eczema to me, reacting to detergents in clothing, the foods you are eating-eg dairy, nuts etc. also could be the heat and humidity. keeping baby cool, watching your diet carefully or if bottle fed, look for formulas that are soy based. clothe in natural fabrics like cottons etc. And of course, moisturise often. Avoid lanolin based creams, olive oil is good!

Bobbi - posted on 10/19/2009

Hi, I would say allergy to laundry detergent or heat rash. These are the most common. I used dreft detergent for my daughters clothes and washed her things seperately from everything else.Also I kept her really bundled up a lot and she did get heat blaches. The Dr. told me to not bundle her up so much and I used Eucerin cream on her and it cleared right up! Good luck , hope this information helps! Bobbi

Cheryl - posted on 10/19/2009

One other thing to look foris if it seems to be a "dry" rash. If the skins seems dry and kinda flaky it could be a form of eczema. All of my boys had it when they were infants. For some reason TIDE detergent made it worse. But I was told by a doctor to get some of the eucerine cream lotion in the plastic jar (not the bottle) and put that on 2-3 times a day. Otherwise it sounds like a cross between heat rash and baby acne like the other moms said. Best of luck.

Jenna - posted on 10/19/2009

thank you guys!!!!

Dawn - posted on 10/19/2009

it could be a number of things it could be heat rash, baby acne, or a allergy to your clothing. when they are new borns everything could cause a skin irratation. try to keep her cool. if it persists ask your dr.

Emily - posted on 10/19/2009

My daughter, now 9yo, had that when she was around a month old.
At first the doctor thought it was just a rash from the hormones but it slowly got much worse. It turned to be dermatitis. They gave me a perscription cream and it cleared up within a couple of days.
Good luck.

Nicole - posted on 10/19/2009

I meant to add into mine, baby acne isnt cured by anything u have to just let it go but if its from heat the baby powder will help!! sorry

Katherine - posted on 10/19/2009

Heat rash, do they have little white bumps?

Nicole - posted on 10/19/2009

it sounds like if its small little red bumps then its most likely a mix of baby acne and heat rash combinging, baby powder works great even tho its annoying on cheeks and such but it absorbs the water away from her skin and the rash cant last without moisture... my daughter had a similar rash when she was an infant born in the summer, thier little bodies just dont know what to do especially that little, they are so used to being in a controlled temperature belly... good luck!!!

Jenna - posted on 10/19/2009

thanx tricia!!! :D

Tricia - posted on 10/19/2009

The doctors told me it was baby acne and nothing would make it better, they get it because of all your hormones leaving their body, i have a two month old and she still has it its worse some days then others but its starting to go away now