What to do if baby has eczema

Infant eczema and flaking are common skin allergy symptoms in babies from birth to about one year old. Therefore, when the baby suffers from this symptom, mothers should strictly control the baby's diet and clothing to prevent the condition from getting worse. At the same time, go to the children's hospital for treatment in time. Receiving treatment as soon as possible will stop the baby from suffering from eczema and flaking. So what are the causes of infant eczema and flaking? What should mothers do when their baby has eczema? Let’s find out together.

The rash oozes a yellowish oily liquid, which later forms into scabs. It is most common on the top of the head, between the eyebrows, beside the nose, and behind the ears, but the itching is not very obvious.

Prevention of baby eczema

Prevention of baby eczema is important. Children's underwear should usually be made of soft and loose cotton or fine fabrics, not chemical fiber fabrics. Avoid wool fabrics and knitted clothes for both inner and outer clothing. It is best to wear cotton padded jackets, cotton-padded jackets, flannel shirts, etc.

Pay close attention to the child's digestive status and whether he or she is allergic to foods such as milk, eggs, fish, and shrimp. Breastfeeding mothers should avoid eating such foods that are likely to cause allergies.

Children should avoid irritation from alkaline soaps, cosmetics or perfumes. Do not receive BCG or other preventive vaccinations during the illness period. Avoid contact with patients with herpes simplex (commonly known as "fever sores") to prevent the development of herpetic eczema.

After getting baby eczema, the following treatment measures should be taken:

1. The general treatment principle is: find out the cause, treat the symptoms, feed reasonably, and provide careful care.

Generally speaking, we should first observe whether there is food allergy, especially allergy to animal protein such as milk, breast milk or egg white; secondly, the mother can eat fish, shrimp, crab, chicken, etc., which can also be passed to the baby through breast milk. After eating these animal foods, we should observe whether the baby's skin disease worsens. If it is related to the above situation, the baby should change the feeding method; if it is allergic to breast milk, use milk instead, if it is allergic to milk, use breast milk instead, or the mother should not eat fish, shrimp, crab and other foods during breastfeeding. At the same time, the baby's indigestion, constipation and diarrhea should be treated in time.

2. Commonly used internal medications include diphenhydramine syrup, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, etc. Antibiotics should be added when secondary infection occurs.

3. The topical medication should be determined according to the condition of skin lesions. When there is water exudation, erosion, redness or swelling, apply wet compress with 2% boric acid aqueous solution or 0.1 reflavonoid aqueous solution. After the exudation and erosion disappear, apply topical corticosteroid preparations, such as eczema cream, dehumidifying oil, skin relaxing cream, etc.

From this we can see that baby eczema is not a major or difficult to treat disease, but just a small problem that the baby will inevitably encounter during the growth process, so mothers don’t need to worry too much. However, in daily life, mothers should also observe the physical changes of their babies. Once any abnormalities are found, countermeasures should be taken according to the doctor’s instructions, and do not be careless and delay the best period of treatment.