![]() In 2013, we relocated back to the Midwest. Unfortunately, I had not heard of Vanicream. At the time, we lived in the Pacific Northwest. This worked for a time, but also destroyed all of his clothes because they became laden with oil. I resorted to making our own soap and only using plain oils to hydrate his skin. I went as far as Japan and Australia for creams designed specifically for eczema. IĬontinued to spend hundreds of dollars on skin creams and hydrocortisone creams from around the world to find one he was not allergic to. Two pediatricians, three dermatologists, and two homeopaths later his skin was worse. I would have to hold him all night to keep him from scratching as he screamed and cried because of the intense itching. His skin continued to worsen and I was forced to put socks on his little hands to stop the intense itching. He was allergic to whatever additive was in the hydrocortisone cream. I then turned to our local pediatrician who prescribed an antibiotic, told me to pick up hydrocortisone cream at the local pharmacy and referred us to a dermatologist. I then turned to a sensitive skin laundry soap and double rinsed all of his baby clothes. Thinking he was allergic to something I was eating because he was only nursing- I gave up all known allergy food triggers. By four months of age, he was covered in a severe skin rash. It began as a patch on his cheek and soon spread to his entire body. ![]() My son has battled childhood eczema since he was two weeks old. ![]()
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