theherd123 Posted March 25, 2009 Author Share Posted March 25, 2009 Thank you, thank you, thank you! It turns out my cousins future MIL works for a medical company and can get us a silk sleep suit for nothing so thats saved us 70 quid and may help. I have made a list of all the creams and potions you have suggested and will go to the doctors armed with said list and take it from there. Im sure there wont be a problem getting him to prescribe any of the creams as he is quite good that way and we will hopefully be referred to the dermatology consultant too - fingers crossed. Thanks agian you are all stars and the OH and I realley appreciate all your advice and guidance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 15, 2009 Author Share Posted May 15, 2009 I just thought i would add a quick update here as we have had some positive progress. The last few weeks have been incredibly tough and there have been tears on all fronts on a regular basis After getting to crisis point again i made another appointment at the doctors crossed my fingers and hoped for an appointment with the consultant dermatologist. Thankfully the doctor referred us and we then waited another few weeks. Last Friday we spent the best part of the afternoon with a specialist dermatology nurse who diagnosed Isabelle within 5 minutes as having seborrhoeic dermatitis/eczema - at last we actually know what it is! The nurse was brilliant and gave us a management plan to follow. We now have to 'wet wrap' Isabelle at night and this involves smothering her in a new cream, filling little leggings, vest tops and clavas with the cream & then attempting to slide her into them! This is not a pleasent job for either her or us but it is helping to soften her skin and when her skin is more moisturised the nurse will give us the very expensive dermasilk suits. The nurse also referred us to a dietician for indepth advise on weaning Isabelle and to look at allergy testing too. I dont want to jinx things but i think we are finally making some progress! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
..lay a little egg for me Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Wet wrapping is very effective even if it is a fiddle to do. Sounds like you have got some good advice and things will start looking up. The eczema usually clears up by around the age of 2 yrs, so although it is very hard to cope with now, it will get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted May 15, 2009 Share Posted May 15, 2009 Sounds a bit better for your poor babe. Hope she's more comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClaireG Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 My DS Adam had terrible eczema when he younger. A lot of his problems were caused by food allergies and we also had to do the wet wrapping and had a lot of success from it. He is now nearly 10 and has no food allergies and only gets a tiny bit of eczema when he is ill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 I'm glad things are getting better for her, I can imagine that it's a lot of hard work, but well done so far! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillicat Posted May 16, 2009 Share Posted May 16, 2009 Hi Been there, done all of the above. DD1 is now 11 and has had eczema since she was 2. You get to your wits end and it becomes sooooooo stressful. My friends badgered me into seeing a chinese herbalist and he explained to me in simple terms that you need to heal from within..........and obviously keep up the moisturising as this treats the skin. He prescribed a powder that we made into a tea...........a totally vile, bitter substance that she took twice a day for a month. This stuff apparently re-balanced her liver and she has been so much better since. She still has a little dryness and itchiness on the backs of her knees in hot weather and it can quickly get out of hand, but with the moisturising management that we are very familiar with helps keep it in control. If you are at the end of your tether, a chinese herbalist may be worth a try. It worked for us. I wish you the best of luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theherd123 Posted May 16, 2009 Author Share Posted May 16, 2009 Thanks Chillicat. I think Isabelle is too young for a chinese herbalist at the minute - 7 months - but its something we will consider in the future My little cousin had to do that wrapping thing - he also had to have loads and loads of cream put onto his hands before bed, and then had to wear gloves. He looked like a little mummy all wrapped up . Yes this is what she looks like! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshinesupernova Posted May 17, 2009 Share Posted May 17, 2009 your little one is about ages with mine. Oliver will be 7 months on the 25th. Try Vasogen nappy rash cream. Normal, over the counter. Lloyds chemists keep it. THankfully Oliver doesn't get Eczema - but m flare ups disappear when I use Vasgen literally overnight. It's not greasy at all and has calamine lotion in it too which should help sooth the itchiness. Very cheap too. Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
