Jack's Eczema

Poor Jack... Over the last two months Jack's skin has gone from inflamed to finally under control. Jack caught strep about a month and a half ago and that is when his skin problems really started. After he was prescribed some antibiotics for the strep his skin looked a little better, but never looked healthy. One night Jack's skin became so inflamed that he was up 4 or 5 times crying because he was so itchy and uncomfortable! I felt so bad for him! Plus, Paul's work has him traveling a lot so waking up with Jack was taking it out on me.

Finally, I found a forum on www.babycenter.com that helped immensely. This forum on Babies and Children with Skin Problems had some awesome information! We got him on a routine with a bath every night without soap. The non-soap "cleansing bar" from cetaphil is great! Plus we started lathering him up with CeraVe lotion. This lotion is AMAZING! I tried all different kinds of "eczema" lotions (with his medicine) that did nothing for his skin. I definitely saw a transformation over night with this lotion and the steroid cream that the doctor prescribed us.

Jack is doing MUCH better now that we have him on a good routine to keep his skin hydrated. Check out the photos.

The morning after that very hard inflamed, itchy, and uncomfortable night! Poor guy, this was all over his back and a little on his tummy too!!




The day after we started him on "the routine" ... his face is much better and he is able to catch up on some rest!

Two days after starting on the "routine" ... his skin is doing even better!



Now Jack is doing great! We use a lot of CeraVe lotion... I think I may buy some stock in it.