at 2 months my son began to get red patches in the creases of his skin. the worst were on his neck, behind his knees and under his arms. when i showed his health visitor she said that keeping him clean and dry in the areas would do the trick. on subsequent visits she remained unconcerned even though he now had large sore patches on his chest. i was fed up with her lack of effective advice and went to a different health visitor for a new opinion. the change in attitude was amazing. i was told immediatly that he had infantile eczema and treatment was essential. so straight through to the doctor i went and he was prescribed aqueous cream and oilatum for his bath. the change in him was terrific not only his skin but also his mood improved almost overnight. it must be horrible to be constantly itchy, no wonder he was an unhappy bunny alot of the time. unfortunately aqueous cream and oilatum were not enough for my little boy. he had been scratching and his skin had become infected so he needed steroid cream aswell. he needs the steroid cream less and less, now it is used just to zapp any pink bits before they get to the red stage. it is the aqeous cream that is the real saviour, oliver is now 1 year old and he likes having his creams put on - especially when mummy sings the 'this is the way we do the cream' song!! infantile eczema is supposed to fade at about 18 months so me and oliver are hoping that this is the case for him. though when it is under control it is no problem at all
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My 8 month old son was born with eczema and he has aqueous cream and needs oilatum for his baths. He has eczema all over his body people have told me the eczema will go away as he gets older I hope so. Good review
quizzeyq 18.01.2003 01:45
Good op, Its great stuff for all sorts like dry skin also. Hope you little one is ok now.
Relief of symptoms of dry or chapped skin.Cream containing:Emulsifying wax 0 -Liquid ... more
paraffin 0 -Petroleum jelly,white 0 -Phenoxyethanol 0 -Water purified 0 -Dosage:Adults, the elderly and children: apply to the affected area of skin as required.
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Mar 22nd, 2001
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