An Eczema Infant: What To Do?

An Eczema Infant who has Infant Eczema is characterized by dry itchy skin. Infantile Dermatitis or an Eczema Infant is basically a baby with inflammation of the skin that will not stop itching. There are periods of no symptoms and then periods of non-stop itching.

The eczema infant is highly sensitive to itching. Three quarters of infant eczema suffers also have other allergic reactions that manifest, as they get older. It is common for an eczema infant to develop asthma, food allergies, hay fever and other allergic ailments.

No one knows exactly how infants get eczema but it usually start to appear on the face of the infant as an itchy red rash. From the checks it spread to the rest of the face down the back of the neck to the arms legs and chest. The rash is usually dry but can become infected with bacteria called impetiginized eczema. Once the eczema becomes impetiginzed pus develops. As soon as you notice it is becoming infected contact your pediatrician immediately.

Babies become more agitated at night because of the discomfort of the itching. Also because they lack control, babies will scratch and scratch making the infant eczema worse. With mild to moderate cases of an eczema infant can be treated with the regular use of a good moisturizer daily. Keeping the baby’s skin moist is very important. Within 3 minutes of bathing a moisturizer has to be applied to the infants skin. Sometimes the Dr. may give an anti inflammatory medication to apply to the skin like hydrocortisone, which is a steroid as well. Use hypoallergenic mild, mild soap to both bathe the baby with as well as wash the babies clothes with. It is good to dress the baby in breathable cottons.

If a baby has an aggressive case of eczema they should be bathed twice a day. The water should be luke warm no more than 85 degrees. Do not use a washcloth or rub the skin. If you need to use a soap use a moisturizing hypoallergenic one with no chemicals in it. Hotter water aggravates the eczema causing the skin to release histamines, which in turn makes the skin redder and itchier.

The eczema infant does not need to bathe too long and upon three minutes of being removed from the water pat dry but left damp. Apply a moisturizer to the damp skin. If it is a very severe case then you can apply Aquaphor or Vaseline petroleum jelly, which is the best for severe cases. Sometimes you can make a soak wrap with clean cotton that is soaked in salt water and put on the areas and wrapped in plastic for a half an hour but consult a physician before you do it to make sure it is the right procedure for the type of eczema your baby has.

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