Hey Gataloca, we recently brought her to a doctor as her skin flared up after she arrived in hk. The doctor was recommended by a friend who is an eczema sufferer. The doc advised for me to bring my child for allergy testing at about 3 as the tests for 2 year olds are v limited. Once they reach three, the tests are more extensive and accurate as often they outgrow their allergies when v young. Do you have any advice for me? I am open and would like to try out any possibilities. Thanks so much!!
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Hey Gataloca, we recently brought her to a doctor as her skin flared up after she arrived in hk. The doctor was recommended by a friend who is an eczema sufferer. The doc advised for me to bring my child for allergy testing at about 3 as the tests for 2 year olds are v limited. Once they reach three, the tests are more extensive and accurate as often they outgrow their allergies when v young. Do you have any advice for me? I am open and would like to try out any possibilities. Thanks so much!!
Gataloca
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My baby is currently 13.5 month old, and he has eczema since he was 1 month old. Some doctor suggested that it might be something on his diet that might have triggered the condition. As I was breastfeeding, some suggested me to stop (as it might be something on my diet), and feed the baby some soy formula. I didn't do it, cause by that time, my baby has already started solid anyway... and since they really didn't know IF he was really allergy to anything, i didn't want to stop breastfeeding just to give it a try (he even had a skin test, and he didn't have any reaction to any of the food tested).
Few weeks ago, we took him to a delayed food allergy test (http://www.hkbiotek.com). We just got the result, and he came positive (mild reaction) on few foods: bamboo shot, carrot, whey, milk, wheat, egg. We will now try to take those food out of his (and my) diet, to see if his skin would improved.
Few weeks ago, we took him to a delayed food allergy test (http://www.hkbiotek.com). We just got the result, and he came positive (mild reaction) on few foods: bamboo shot, carrot, whey, milk, wheat, egg. We will now try to take those food out of his (and my) diet, to see if his skin would improved.
Hi Gataloca,
Can they run test for a 4 month old too? My son has also eczama and is exclusively breastfeed so far. If so, perahps I could take him there for a test too. Let us know if his skin conditions improve after you change your diet.
Have you try adding Omega-3 in your diet, like taking supplements? I read in DR. Sears book that that might help but I never try, as we just found that that he has eczama.
Can they run test for a 4 month old too? My son has also eczama and is exclusively breastfeed so far. If so, perahps I could take him there for a test too. Let us know if his skin conditions improve after you change your diet.
Have you try adding Omega-3 in your diet, like taking supplements? I read in DR. Sears book that that might help but I never try, as we just found that that he has eczama.
There is very good info here to manage ecmaza on babycenter.
http://community.babycenter.com/post/a146755/eczema_starter_guide?cpg=4&csi=2043826144&pd=1
http://community.babycenter.com/post/a146755/eczema_starter_guide?cpg=4&csi=2043826144&pd=1
Gataloca
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Hi Carey. According to the web site: "In general, infant after 6 months starts to produce its own antibodies. Thus, kids age after 6 months and start eating solid foods can take the test."
Actually I am taking Omega-3 supplement. And I started taking it,not because of my baby eczema, but because I was hoping that it might help with my "baby brain" condition, lol!
Actually I am taking Omega-3 supplement. And I started taking it,not because of my baby eczema, but because I was hoping that it might help with my "baby brain" condition, lol!
My daughter has eczema since 2 weeks old. I take Omega 3 DHA since 3rd trimester for the same reason as Gataloca. However, I realised when she was 6months that seafood may have contributed to her flare up and Omega 3 is fish oil! So, i stopped taking them and noticed her eczema didn't flare up as much as before. Now, she still gets the occasional flare up but not that bad ( she is now 8 months ). so I take them every 2nd - 3rd day depending on her skin condition.
I had my daughter tested for allergy when she was 6 months old and she came back positive on egg White. I intend to re-do the test when she turns 1. She did the blood test and not the skin test.
Probiotics also helps her eczema. What works for us is a mixture of creams - California baby ( contains aqua which is good for the eczema skin which doesn't know how to retain moisture/water) as a base, then we seal it with either burts bee or repcillin crocodile oil. We use qv bath oil as well. Once a week or on days she has flare up, we bath her in honeysuckle brown sugar water + qv bath oil as it seems to soften her skin.
We give her Chinese herbal water (some sort of grass + sugar pumpkin) to detox her body weekly. Since she started taking this, we see a significant reduction in flare up. For us, that was her "miracle potion". She still has mini flare up but that is due to allergy to food with starting solid.
All our clothes are now washed with extra rinse cycle. We used to "double wash". We change our bedsheets twice a
week. We have a humidifier turned on 24/7 as air conditioner drys their skin. The air purifier is also turned on at night.
I had my daughter tested for allergy when she was 6 months old and she came back positive on egg White. I intend to re-do the test when she turns 1. She did the blood test and not the skin test.
Probiotics also helps her eczema. What works for us is a mixture of creams - California baby ( contains aqua which is good for the eczema skin which doesn't know how to retain moisture/water) as a base, then we seal it with either burts bee or repcillin crocodile oil. We use qv bath oil as well. Once a week or on days she has flare up, we bath her in honeysuckle brown sugar water + qv bath oil as it seems to soften her skin.
We give her Chinese herbal water (some sort of grass + sugar pumpkin) to detox her body weekly. Since she started taking this, we see a significant reduction in flare up. For us, that was her "miracle potion". She still has mini flare up but that is due to allergy to food with starting solid.
All our clothes are now washed with extra rinse cycle. We used to "double wash". We change our bedsheets twice a
week. We have a humidifier turned on 24/7 as air conditioner drys their skin. The air purifier is also turned on at night.
Gataloca
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Hi Carey. I am taking a cheap brand that I bought from Bonjour (around 100 HKD for 300 pills)... It says "Konkabao OMEGA-3 Fish Oil". One day I was there looking for something else, and saw it... I know that the quality might not be that good, and the DHA content might not be that high, but I was thinking about taking it just like a supplement (something better than nothing), so I gave it a try.