What it's really like when your child has eczema
by Joanna Venditti posted in Products & Prizes
By the time we had our twins, I already knew that about a week or so after babies are born, their skin gets dry and peels a little, especially on their toes. But something seemed a little off with one of my twins, Mia.
Although my three other kids had pretty typical skin types, Mia was experiencing something more extreme. Her skin began to feel very dry despite using moisturizer. It felt like alligator scales. Then random, circular red patches began to develop on different areas of her skin. She would even have recurring flare-ups that almost made her look like she had a black eye.
When I pointed this out to Mia?s pediatrician, he immediately diagnosed her with eczema and filled me in on products made specifically for babies skin with eczema moisturizers and skin care routines.
As Mia grew, her eczema stayed with her. I have found, more than anything else, that consistency is key. Moisturizing her skin at least once a day is one way that I am able to keep her eczema from flaring up. We only use very mild soaps on her skin, and keep her bath water at a warm-but-not-too-warm temperature.
On occasion, Mia has reacted to certain weather conditions and sunscreens even when it didn't bother her twin sister at all. One time in particular, we were in Disneyworld on a very warm and humid day. We took all of the precautions necessary, including slathering her up with sunscreen (a brand we had not used before), we dressed her in light...
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